In the nature of a substitute.

SA 3748. Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. Reed) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026''.

SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF
CONTENTS.

(a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into four divisions
as follows:
(1) Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations.
(2) Division B--Military Construction Authorizations.
(3) Division C--Department of Energy National Security
Authorizations and Other Authorizations.
(4) Division D--Funding Tables.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act
is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.
Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees.
Sec. 4. Budgetary effects of this Act.

DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS

TITLE I--PROCUREMENT

Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.

Subtitle B--Army Programs

Sec. 111. Strategy for Army tactical wheeled vehicle program.

Subtitle C--Navy Programs

Sec. 121. Procurement authority for Columbia-class submarine program.
Sec. 122. Procurement authorities for Medium Landing Ships.
Sec. 123. Recapitalization of Navy waterborne security barriers;
modification of prohibition on availability of funds for
legacy waterborne security barriers.
Sec. 124. Modification to limitations on Navy medium and large unmanned
surface vessels.
Sec. 125. Limitation on availability of funds for TAGOS ship program.
Sec. 126. Limitation on availability of funds relating to amphibious
warfare ship requirement.
Sec. 127. Temporary unavailability of amphibious warfare ships.

Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

Sec. 131. B-21 bomber aircraft program accountability matrices.
Sec. 132. Bomber aircraft force structure and transition roadmap.
Sec. 133. Requirement for an intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance roadmap for the Air Force.
Sec. 134. Annual report on Department of Defense unified datalink
strategy.
Sec. 135. Plan for open mission systems of F-35 aircraft.
Sec. 136. Modification of prohibition on retirement of F-15E aircraft.
Sec. 137. Prohibition on retirement of A-10 aircraft.
Sec. 138. Extension of limitations and minimum inventory requirement
relating to RQ-4 aircraft.
Sec. 139. Expansion of air refueler fleet.
Sec. 140. Requirements relating to C-130 aircraft.
Sec. 141. Information on future large and oversized air cargo
transportation services.

TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.

Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 211. Modifications to defense research capacity building program.
Sec. 212. Program for the enhancement of the research, development,
test, and evaluation centers of the Department of
Defense.
Sec. 213. Extension of authority for assignment to Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency of private sector personnel with
critical research and development expertise.
Sec. 214. Limitation on use of funds for certain Navy software.
Sec. 215. Limitation on availability of funds for Under Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering.
Sec. 216. Prohibition on contracts between certain foreign entities and
institutions of higher education conducting Department of
Defense-funded research.
Sec. 217. Western regional range complex demonstration.
Sec. 218. Modification of requirement for Department of Defense
policies for management and certification of Link 16
military tactical data link network.
Sec. 219. Advanced robotic automation for munitions manufacturing.
Sec. 220. Dual-use and defense advanced manufacturing innovation hubs.
Sec. 220A. Advanced manufacturing and additive manufacturing programs.
Sec. 220B. Improvements relating to advanced manufacturing.
Sec. 220C. Limitation on availability of funds for fundamental research
collaboration with certain academic institutions.

Subtitle C--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters

Sec. 221. Catalyst Pathfinder Program.
Sec. 222. Extension of period for annual reports on critical technology
areas supportive of the National Defense Strategy.
Sec. 223. Evaluation of additional test corridors for hypersonic and
long-range weapons.
Sec. 224. Technical correction.
Sec. 225. Congressionally directed programs for test and evaluation
oversight.
Sec. 226. Prohibition on modification of indirect cost rates for
institutions of higher education and nonprofit
organizations.
Sec. 227. Enhance international coordination for advanced manufacturing
techniques, technologies, and adoption.

Subtitle D--Biotechnology

Sec. 231. Biotechnology Management Office.
Sec. 232. Department of Defense biotechnology strategy.
Sec. 233. Defining guidelines and policies on the use of biotechnology
for the Armed Forces.

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Sec. 234. Enhancement of international biodefense capacity.

TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.

Subtitle B--Energy and Environment

Sec. 311. Department of Defense guidelines regarding implementation of
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
Sec. 312. Requirement to support training on wildfire prevention and
response.
Sec. 313. Use of solid waste disposal systems by Department of Defense.
Sec. 314. Modification of availability and use of energy cost savings.
Sec. 315. Authority of Department of Defense to destroy or dispose of
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Sec. 316. Modification to restriction on procurement or purchasing of
personal protective equipment for firefighters containing
perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Sec. 317. Provision of bottled water to communities with private
drinking water contaminated with perfluoroalkyl and
polyfluoroalkyl substances from activities of Department
of Defense.
Sec. 318. Repeal of prohibition on procurement by Department of Defense
of certain items containing perfluorooctane sulfonate or
perfluorooctanoic acid.
Sec. 319. Repeal of temporary moratorium on incineration by Department
of Defense of perfluoroalkyl substances, polyfluoroalkyl
substances, and aqueous film forming foam.
Sec. 320. Interim responses to address releases or threatened releases
of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment

Sec. 321. Surface ship sustainment and readiness.
Sec. 322. Technology enhancement for surface ship maintenance.
Sec. 323. Delegation to United States Transportation Command of
mitigating vulnerabilities and risks associated with
contested logistics for Department of Defense.
Sec. 324. Requirements for Department of Defense aircraft operations
near commercial airports.
Sec. 325. Extension and modification of semiannual briefings on
operational status of amphibious warship fleet.
Sec. 326. Prohibition on closure of Army organic industrial base sites.
Sec. 327. Establishment of Defense Personal Property Management Office
under Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Personnel and Readiness.
Sec. 328. Integration of commercially available artificial intelligence
capabilities into logistics operations.
Sec. 329. Pilot program on arsenal workload sustainment.

Subtitle D--Reports

Sec. 331. Modification of report on improved oversight for
implementation of Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization
Program of the Navy.
Sec. 332. Modification of readiness report to include summary count of
certain mishaps.
Sec. 333. Annual report on funding and status of interim remedial
actions of Department of Defense relating to
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 341. Provision of sports foods and third-party certified dietary
supplements to members of the United States Special
Operations Command.
Sec. 342. Limitation on use of funds to establish or expand Space Force
Special Operations Component Command.
Sec. 343. Requirements for contracts relating to permanent change of
station moving process.
Sec. 344. Limitation on transformation by the Army of primary
helicopter training program at Fort Rucker, Alabama.
Sec. 345. Conveyance of certain aircraft from Air Force to Arizona
Aviation Historical Group, Phoenix, Arizona.
Sec. 346. Limitation on use of funds by the Army until submittal of
plan to integrate Joint Munitions Command and Army
Sustainment Command.
Sec. 347. Limitation on use of certain funds of the Air Force until
acquisition strategy submitted to maintain Airborne
Command Post capability.
Sec. 348. Pilot program for contracted amphibious air resources for the
area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific
Command.
Sec. 349. Naming of certain assets of the Department of Defense in the
Commonwealth of Virginia.

TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

Subtitle A--Active Forces

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.

Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

Sec. 411. End strengths for selected reserve.
Sec. 412. End strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the
reserves.
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status).
Sec. 414. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on
active duty for operational support.

Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 421. Military personnel.

TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

Sec. 501. Statutory adjustment to reflect transfer of certain general
officer billets from the Air Force to the Space Force.
Sec. 502. Notice of removal of Judge Advocates General.
Sec. 503. Qualifications for judge advocates.
Sec. 504. Modification of waiver authority related to joint qualified
officer requirement prior to promotion to general or flag
grade.
Sec. 505. Notification of removal of officers from selection board
reports and promotion lists.
Sec. 506. Space Force general officer management.
Sec. 507. Temporary increase in fiscal year percentage limitation for
reduction or waiver of service-in-grade requirement for
general and flag officers to be retired in pay grades O-7
and O-8.

Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management

Sec. 511. Expansion of authority to waive limitations on release of
reserves from active duty within two years of retirement
eligibility.
Sec. 512. Disestablishment of Navy Reserve Center system.
Sec. 513. National Guard personnel authorities.
Sec. 514. National Guard personnel disaster response duty.

Subtitle C--General Service Authorities and Military Records

Sec. 521. Chief of Naval Personnel.
Sec. 522. Enhanced efficiency and service discretion for Disability
Evaluation System reviews.
Sec. 523. Technical correction related to convalescent leave for
academy cadets and midshipmen.
Sec. 524. Recognition of remotely piloted aircraft crew.

Subtitle D--Military Justice and Other Legal Matters

Sec. 531. Notification of military sex offenders at military
installations.
Sec. 532. Quarterly reports on sexual assault prevention and response
efforts.

Subtitle E--Member Education, Training, and Transition

Sec. 541. Military service academy nominations.
Sec. 542. Asynchronous instruction in distance education option for
professional military education.
Sec. 543. Army University.
Sec. 544. Integration of the Secretary of Defense Strategic Thinkers
Program.
Sec. 545. Improvements to information-sharing to support individuals
retiring or separating from the Armed Forces.
Sec. 546. Mandatory training on government ethics and national security
law.
Sec. 547. Prohibition on consideration of race, sex, color, ethnicity,
national origin, or religion in service academy
admissions decisions.
Sec. 548. Prohibition on participation of males in athletic programs or
activities at the military service academies that are
designated for women or girls.
Sec. 549. Pathway for cadets and midshipmen to play professional
sports.

Subtitle F--Military Family Readiness and Dependents' Education

PART I--Dependents' Education

Sec. 551. Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit
dependents of military and civilian personnel.
Sec. 552. Management of special education in schools operated by
Department of Defense Education Activity.
Sec. 553. Enrollment of children of certain American Red Cross
employees in defense dependents' education system.
Sec. 554. Regulations on the use of portable electronic mobile devices
in Department of Defense Education Activity schools.

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Sec. 555. Administration of college admissions tests by the Department
of Defense Education Activity.
Sec. 556. Support for expanding early child care options for members of
the Armed Forces and their families.
Sec. 557. Improved counseling and access to information relating to
foster care for military families.
Sec. 558. Pilot program on recruitment and retention of employees for
child development programs.
Sec. 559. Report on unmet need for child care in areas with significant
populations of members of the Armed Forces.

PART II--Other Matters

Sec. 561. Legal assistance for guardianship transfers.

Subtitle G--Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps

Sec. 571. Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps instructor
qualifications.
Sec. 572. Temporary authority to provide bonuses to Junior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps instructors.
Sec. 573. Number of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps units.

Subtitle H--Decorations and Other Awards, Miscellaneous Reports, and
Other Matters

Sec. 581. Honorary promotions on the initiative of the Department of
Defense.
Sec. 582. National Week of Military Recruitment.
Sec. 583. Clarifying the calculation of enlistments for persons whose
score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test is below a
prescribed level for the future servicemember preparatory
course.
Sec. 584. Recruiter access to secondary schools.
Sec. 585. Compliance with travel charge card deactivation requirements.

TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

Sec. 601. Modifications to calculation of basic allowance for
subsistence for enlisted members.
Sec. 602. Inclusion of descriptions of types of pay on pay statements.
Sec. 603. Increased awareness and improved calculation of rates for
basic allowance for housing.
Sec. 604. Military compensation educational campaign.

Subtitle B--Special and Incentive Pay

Sec. 611. Reviews of designations of imminent danger pay areas.
Sec. 612. Implementation of aviation incentive pay for members of
reserve components.
Sec. 613. Pilot program on improving retention of members with degrees
in their fields of specialty.

Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 621. Extension of enhanced authority for selective early
retirement and early discharges.
Sec. 622. Extension of temporary early retirement authority.
Sec. 623. Extension of authority to provide voluntary separation pay
and benefits.
Sec. 624. Designation of United States Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll as
remote and isolated military installation.
Sec. 625. Designation of Creech Air Force Base as a remote or isolated
installation.
Sec. 626. Provision of counseling on housing for members of the Armed
Forces.
Sec. 627. Program to provide Government-funded transportation for
certain members of the Armed Forces stationed overseas.
Sec. 628. Prohibition on procurement and commissary sales of seafood
originating or processed in the People's Republic of
China.

TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

Subtitle A--TRICARE, Brain Health, and Other Health Care Benefits

Sec. 701. Inclusion of additional requirements in notifications to
modify scope of services provided at military medical
treatment facilities.
Sec. 702. Expansion of eligibility for hearing aids to include children
of retired members of the Uniformed Services enrolled in
family coverage under TRICARE Select.
Sec. 703. Assessment of behavioral health and social health conditions
of military personnel and their families assigned to
Creech Air Force Base, Nevada.
Sec. 704. Authority to provide sexual assault medical forensic
examinations on a nonreimbursable basis to certain
otherwise ineligible individuals.
Sec. 705. Fertility treatment for certain members of the uniformed
services and dependents.
Sec. 706. Restriction on performance of sex change surgeries.

Subtitle B--Health Care Administration

Sec. 711. Codification of position of Director of the Defense Health
Agency.
Sec. 712. Establishment of policies for priority assignment of medical
personnel of Department of Defense.
Sec. 713. Graduate medical education partnership demonstration program.
Sec. 714. Modification of administration of medical malpractice claims
by members of the uniformed services.
Sec. 715. Improvement of transition of medics in the Armed Forces to
the civilian workforce in health care occupations.
Sec. 716. Improvement of provider directory accuracy for specialty care
providers under the TRICARE program.
Sec. 717. Review of disclosure requirements under processes and forms
relating to health care provider credentialing and
privileging of Department of Defense.

Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters

Sec. 721. Strategic infectious disease medical research plan.
Sec. 722. Extension of authority for Joint Department of Defense-
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility
Demonstration Fund.
Sec. 723. Pilot program on wastewater surveillance system of Department
of Defense.

TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED
MATTERS

Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management

Sec. 801. Transition of program executive officer role to portfolio
acquisition executive.
Sec. 802. Capstone requirements.
Sec. 803. Modification to acquisition strategy.
Sec. 804. Modifications to modular open systems approach.
Sec. 805. Alternative test and evaluation pathway for designated
defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 806. Department of Defense member of Cost Accounting Standards
Board.
Sec. 807. Combatant command experimentation authority.

Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures,
and Limitations

Sec. 821. Modification to nontraditional defense contractor
definitions.
Sec. 822. Financing for covered activities.
Sec. 823. Exemptions for nontraditional defense contractors.
Sec. 824. Modifications to treatment of certain products and services
as commercial products and commercial services.
Sec. 825. Modifications to commercial products and commercial services.
Sec. 826. Modifications to commercial solutions openings.
Sec. 827. Modifications to other transactions.
Sec. 828. Modifications to procurement for experimental purposes.
Sec. 829. Consumption-based solutions.
Sec. 830. Modifications to prohibition on contracting with persons that
have fossil fuel operations with the Government of the
Russian Federation or the Russian energy sector.
Sec. 831. Modifications to relationship of other provisions of law to
procurement of commercial products and commercial
services.
Sec. 832. Limitation on required flowdown of contract clauses to
subcontractors providing commercial products or
commercial services.
Sec. 833. References in contracts to Department of Defense policy
documents, instructions, and manuals.
Sec. 834. Uninsurable risk on certain contracts.
Sec. 835. Reporting of price increases.
Sec. 836. Instructions for continued operational readiness.
Sec. 837. Indemnification of contractors against nuclear and unusually
hazardous risks.
Sec. 838. Late submission of cost and pricing data as invalid defense
to contract price reductions for defective cost or
pricing data.
Sec. 839. Modifications to submissions of cost or pricing data.

Subtitle C--Industrial Base Matters

Sec. 841. Repeal of limitations on certain Department of Defense
Executive Agent authority.
Sec. 842. Small unmanned aircraft system industrial base remediation
plan.
Sec. 843. Application of national security waiver for strategic
materials sourcing requirement to sensitive materials.
Sec. 844. Prohibition on acquisition of clothing and fabric from
countries of concern under domestic-sourcing waivers.
Sec. 845. Mitigation of risks related to foreign ownership, control, or
influence of Department of Defense contractors or
subcontractors.

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Sec. 846. Prohibition of procurement of molybdenum, gallium, or
germanium from non-allied foreign nations and
authorization for production from recovered material.
Sec. 847. Sourcing options for certain critical products.
Sec. 848. Prohibiting the purchase of photovoltaic modules or inverters
from Foreign Entities of Concern.
Sec. 849. Modernization of Army arsenals.
Sec. 849A. Modifications to Defense Industrial Base Fund.

Subtitle D--Small Business Matters

Sec. 851. APEX Accelerators.

Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 861. Clarification of procurement prohibition related to
acquisition of materials mined, refined, and separated in
certain countries.
Sec. 862. Independent study on the acquisition workforce of the
Department of Defense.
Sec. 863. Expedited acceptance program for supply chain illumination.
Sec. 864. Simultaneous conflicts critical munitions report.
Sec. 865. Permanent extension and modification of demonstration and
prototyping program to advance international product
support capabilities in a contested logistics
environment.
Sec. 866. Estimate of ally and partner demand for United States-
produced munitions and specified expendables.
Sec. 867. Reform of contractor performance information requirements.
Sec. 868. Repeals of existing law to streamline the defense acquisition
process.
Sec. 869. Enhancement of defense supply chain resilience and secondary
source qualification.
Sec. 870. Enhanced product support management for integrated
sustainment of weapon systems.
Sec. 871. Modifications to current defense acquisition requirements.
Sec. 872. Minimum production levels for munitions.
Sec. 873. Processes for incentivizing contractor expansion of sources
of supply.
Sec. 874. Duty-free entry of supplies procured by Department of
Defense.
Sec. 875. Other transaction authority reporting.
Sec. 876. Assessment of competitive effects of defense contractor
transactions.
Sec. 877. Evaluation of TP-Link telecommunications equipment for
designation as covered telecommunications equipment or
services.
Sec. 878. Country-of-origin disclosure requirements for generic drugs
purchased by the Department of Defense.
Sec. 879. Phase-out of computer and printer acquisitions involving
entities owned or controlled by China.
Sec. 880. Prohibition on operation, procurement, and contracting
related to foreign-made additive manufacturing machines.

TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters

Sec. 901. Economic Defense Unit.
Sec. 902. Additional authorities for Office of Strategic Capital.
Sec. 903. Modifications to responsibilities of Director for Operational
Test and Evaluation.
Sec. 904. Directive authority for matters for which Under Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering has responsibility.
Sec. 905. Modification of energetic materials strategic plan and
investment strategy of Joint Energetics Transition
Office.
Sec. 906. Limitation on availability of funds pending establishment of
Joint Energetics Transition Office.
Sec. 907. Modification of covered technology categories for Office of
Strategic Capital.
Sec. 908. Modification of organization and authorities of Assistant
Secretaries of Defense with duties relating to industrial
base policy and readiness.

Subtitle B--Other Department of Defense Organization and Management
Matters

Sec. 911. Modifications to Joint Requirements Oversight Council.
Sec. 912. Transfer of responsibility for countering small unmanned
aircraft systems.
Sec. 913. Study on feasibility and advisability of establishing a Joint
Capabilities and Programming Board.
Sec. 914. Briefing on restructuring of Army Futures Command and
Training and Doctrine Command.
Sec. 915. Designation of senior official for military-to-civilian
transition.
Sec. 916. Removal of members of Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Sec. 917. Longer term and eligibility for appointment to rank of
Admiral of Commander of Naval Sea Systems Command.
Sec. 918. Delay of disestablishment of Navy Expeditionary Combat
Command Pacific.
Sec. 919. Limitation on use of funds for consolidation,
disestablishment, or elimination of geographic combatant
commands.
Sec. 920. Elimination of statutory provisions relating to diversity,
equity, and inclusion in the Department of Defense.
Sec. 921. Defense Science Board study on optimal organizational
structure for digital engineering solutions.
Sec. 922. Establishment of Advanced Nuclear Transition Working Group.

TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Subtitle A--Financial Matters

Sec. 1001. General transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. Amendments and repeals to budgetary requirements for defense
acquisition.
Sec. 1003. Briefing on beginning balance issues for audit purposes.
Sec. 1004. Defense Business Audit Remediation Plan reporting.

Subtitle B--Naval Vessels

Sec. 1011. Requirements related to Medium Landing Ships and Light
Replenishment Oilers.
Sec. 1012. Modification of authority to purchase used vessels under the
National Defense Sealift Fund.
Sec. 1013. Exemption of unmanned surface vessels and unmanned
underwater vehicles from certain technical authority
requirements.
Sec. 1014. Prohibition on retiring and decommissioning oceanographic
research vessels of the Navy.
Sec. 1015. Report accompanying requests for new flights or blocks of
major shipbuilding programs.
Sec. 1016. Report on auxiliary vessel co-production.
Sec. 1017. Report on vessel leasing program.
Sec. 1018. Pilot program on use of automated shipbuilding technologies
and capabilities.

Subtitle C--Counterterrorism

Sec. 1021. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or
release of individuals detained at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States.
Sec. 1022. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to construct or
modify facilities in the United States to house detainees
transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 1023. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or
release of individuals detained at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to certain countries.
Sec. 1024. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or
relinquish control of United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 1025. Clarification regarding definition of individual detained at
Guantanamo.

Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations

Sec. 1031. Prohibition on use of funds to support entertainment
projects with ties to the Government of the People's
Republic of China.
Sec. 1032. Prohibition on destruction or scrapping of World War II-era
aircraft.
Sec. 1033. Support for counterdrug activities and activities to counter
transnational organized crime.
Sec. 1034. Senior leaders of the Department of Defense and other
specified persons: authority to provide protection.
Sec. 1035. Notification of the use of military aircraft for immigration
enforcement operations.
Sec. 1036. Modification of requirements relating to support of civil
authorities by Armed Forces.
Sec. 1037. Prohibition on operation of connected vehicles designed,
developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by,
controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction of a
foreign entity of concern on Department of Defense
property.

Subtitle E--Studies and Reports

Sec. 1041. Annual report on contract cancellations.
Sec. 1042. Streamlining of total force reporting requirements.
Sec. 1043. Report on National Guard sexual assault prevention and
response training.
Sec. 1044. Reports to Congress on Department of Defense support for
immigration enforcement operations.
Sec. 1045. Military Sealift Command.
Sec. 1046. Report on aliens held at installations of Department of
Defense.
Sec. 1047. Briefing on expenditures or planned expenditures of funds
allocated for exploration and development of existing
Arctic infrastructure.

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Subtitle F--Other Matters

Sec. 1051. Modification of limitation on assistance in support of
Department of Defense accounting for missing United
States Government personnel.
Sec. 1052. Extension of admission to Guam or the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands for certain H-2B nonimmigrants.
Sec. 1053. Prohibiting Secretary of Defense from developing voting
technology or methodology.
Sec. 1054. Assessment of the feasibility and advisability of using
personnel of the Department of Defense to support U.S.
Customs and Border Protection.
Sec. 1055. Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of
the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 1056. Department of Defense sensitive activities.
Sec. 1057. Irregular Warfare Exercise Laboratory.
Sec. 1058. Semiannual report on Department of Defense operations at the
southern land border.
Sec. 1059. University-based secure innovation incubator program of
Department of Defense.
Sec. 1060. Priority consideration of energy projects that are likely to
experience significant temporal impact due to seasonal
Arctic climate conditions.
Sec. 1061. Non-Reimbursable Support for Afghanistan War Commission.
Sec. 1062. Contracting authority for Afghanistan War Commission.
Sec. 1063. Commission on the National Defense Strategy.
Sec. 1064. Provision by Air Force of meteorological and environmental
services for intelligence community.
Sec. 1065. Expansion of Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record.
Sec. 1066. Classification of Nevada Test and Training Range as location
where contamination occurred and members of the Armed
Forces were exposed to toxic substances.

Subtitle G--Defense Workforce Integration

Sec. 1081. Integration of military and civilian hiring processes.
Sec. 1082. Provision of information on career opportunities in the
defense industrial base to persons ineligible for
military service.
Sec. 1083. Provision to Navy personnel of information on career
opportunities at Military Sealift Command.
Sec. 1084. Report on defense workforce integration.

TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS

Sec. 1101. Educational travel authority for dependents of certain
employees.
Sec. 1102. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation
on premium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for
Federal civilian employees working overseas.
Sec. 1103. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant
allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian
personnel on official duty in a combat zone.
Sec. 1104. Modifications to Defense Civilian Training Corps.
Sec. 1105. Modifications to requirements for the President of the
Defense Acquisition University.
Sec. 1106. Modification of direct hire authority for domestic defense
industrial base facilities.
Sec. 1107. Cyber workforce recruitment and retention.
Sec. 1108. Prohibition on use of funds to reduce the workforce at
public shipyards.

TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS

Subtitle A--Assistance and Training

Sec. 1201. Modification of authorities.
Sec. 1202. Modification of payment of costs for Regional Centers for
Security Studies.
Sec. 1203. Modification of authority for Naval Small Craft Instruction
and Technical Training School.
Sec. 1204. Permanent extension of acceptance and expenditure of
contributions for multilateral security cooperation
programs and activities.
Sec. 1205. Building capacity of the armed forces of Mexico to counter
transnational criminal organizations.
Sec. 1206. Cybersecurity cooperation with the Government of Panama and
the Panama Canal Authority.
Sec. 1207. State Partnership Program selection analysis.
Sec. 1208. Modification of authority to build capacity of foreign
security forces.
Sec. 1209. Extension and modification of pilot program to improve cyber
cooperation with foreign military partners in Southeast
Asia and the Pacific Islands.

Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran

Sec. 1211. Extension of authority for reimbursement of certain
coalition nations for support provided to United States
military operations.
Sec. 1212. Extension and modification of authority to support
operations and activities of the Office of Security
Cooperation in Iraq.
Sec. 1213. Extension of authority to provide assistance to vetted
Syrian groups and individuals.
Sec. 1214. Extension and modification of authority to provide
assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and
Syria.
Sec. 1215. Extension and modification of authority to provide certain
support.
Sec. 1216. Security and oversight of al-Hol and Roj camps.
Sec. 1217. Limitation on use of funds for reduction or consolidation of
United States Armed Forces bases in Syria.
Sec. 1218. Limitation on availability of funds for the Office of
Security Cooperation in Iraq.

Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Europe and the Russian Federation

Sec. 1221. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds relating
to sovereignty of the Russian Federation over
internationally recognized territory of Ukraine.
Sec. 1222. Extension of annual report on military and security
developments involving the Russian Federation.
Sec. 1223. Extension and modification of Ukraine security assistance
initiative.
Sec. 1224. Weapons depot maintenance strategic plan for Ukraine.
Sec. 1225. Oversight of United States military posture in Europe.
Sec. 1226. Acceptance back into stock of equipment procured under
Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.
Sec. 1227. Statement of policy relating to Ukraine Security Assistance
Initiative.
Sec. 1228. Intelligence support for Ukraine.
Sec. 1229. International Security Cooperation Program funding for
United States European Command.
Sec. 1230. Promotion of the Joint Ukrainian Multinational Program--
Services, Training and Articles Rapid Timeline
(JUMPSTART).
Sec. 1230A. Modification of United States basing and training, and
exercises in North Atlantic Treaty Organization member
countries.

Subtitle D--Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region

Sec. 1231. Extension of Pacific Deterrence Initiative.
Sec. 1232. Extension of authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa dioxin
cleanup.
Sec. 1233. Oversight of United States military posture on the Korean
Peninsula.
Sec. 1234. Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of
the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 1235. Bolstering industrial resilience with allies in Indo-Pacific
region.
Sec. 1236. Modification of Taiwan security cooperation initiative.
Sec. 1237. Joint program with Taiwan to enable fielding of uncrewed
systems and counter-uncrewed systems capabilities.
Sec. 1238. Report on critical digital infrastructure of Taiwan.
Sec. 1239. Report on Japanese counterstrike capabilities.
Sec. 1240. Report on enhanced security cooperation with the
Philippines.
Sec. 1241. Modification to annual report on military and security
developments involving the People's Republic of China.
Sec. 1242. Strategic partnership on defense industrial priorities
between the United States and Taiwan.
Sec. 1243. Invitation to Taiwan to Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC)
exercise.
Sec. 1244. Extension of Indo-Pacific extended deterrence education
pilot program.
Sec. 1245. Inclusion on list of Chinese military companies of entities
added to certain other lists.
Sec. 1246. Preventing circumvention by Chinese military companies in
third-party countries.
Sec. 1247. Sense of Congress on defense alliances and partnerships in
the Indo-Pacific region.

Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 1251. Middle East integrated air and missile defense architecture.
Sec. 1252. Modification of program and processes relating to foreign
acquisition.
Sec. 1253. Enhancing security partnership with Jordan and Lebanon.
Sec. 1254. Joint Program Office for Non-Programs of Record to support
foreign acquisition.
Sec. 1255. Extension and modification of United States-Israel anti-
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Sec. 1256. Extension and modification of United States-Israel
cooperation to counter unmanned aerial systems.
Sec. 1257. Guidance for coordination of international arms transfers.
Sec. 1258. Requirement to update the National Disclosure Policy.
Sec. 1259. Improvements to security cooperation workforce and defense
acquisition workforce.
Sec. 1260. Expansion of country prioritization.
Sec. 1261. Streamlining and expediting sales of defense articles and
services.
Sec. 1262. Redesignation of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies as
the James M. Inhofe Center for Africa Security Studies.
Sec. 1263. Establishment of program to promote participation of foreign
students in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
Sec. 1264. Modification of authority for assistance in support of
Department of Defense accounting for missing United
States Government personnel.

TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION

Sec. 1301. Cooperative Threat Reduction funds.

TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

Subtitle A--Military Programs

Sec. 1401. Working capital funds.
Sec. 1402. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense.
Sec. 1403. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide.
Sec. 1404. Defense Inspector General.
Sec. 1405. Defense Health Program.

Subtitle B--National Defense Stockpile

Sec. 1411. Modifications to Strategic and Critical Materials Stock
Piling Act.

Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 1421. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement
Home.

TITLE XV--SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND INTELLIGENCE
MATTERS

Subtitle A--Space Activities

Sec. 1501. Delay in implementation of environmental assessment for
rocket cargo test and demonstration at Johnston Atoll.
Sec. 1502. Study on future space launch capacity.
Sec. 1503. Acquisition and operation of space systems for space
warfighting and control.
Sec. 1504. Blast damage assessment guide for space vehicles at Air
Force launch complexes.
Sec. 1505. Acquisition of space-based tactical data capability.
Sec. 1506. Use of middle tier acquisition program for proliferated
warfighter space architecture of the Space Development
Agency.
Sec. 1507. Continuation of operation of Defense Meteorological
Satellite Program.

Subtitle B--Nuclear Forces

Sec. 1511. Matters relating to intercontinental ballistic missiles of
the United States.
Sec. 1512. Matters relating to Air Force Global Strike Command.
Sec. 1513. Adjustment to bomber aircraft nuclear certification
requirement.
Sec. 1514. Limitation on availability of funds pending establishment of
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear
Deterrence, Chemical, and Biological Defense Policy and
Programs.
Sec. 1515. Adjustment to responsibilities of Nuclear Weapons Council.
Sec. 1516. Limitation on availability of funds pending notification of
tasking authority delegation.
Sec. 1517. Modification of requirement for nuclear-armed, sea-launched
cruise missile initial operational capability.
Sec. 1518. Pilot program for unmanned aerial vehicle resupply to launch
control facilities.
Sec. 1519. Limitation on availability of funds pending commencement of
annual briefings on implementation of recommendations by
the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of
the United States.
Sec. 1520. Deep cleaning of launch control centers of the Air Force
Global Strike Command.
Sec. 1521. Limitation on compensation caps.

Subtitle C--Missile Defense

Sec. 1531. Matters relating to the Golden Dome missile defense system.
Sec. 1532. Inclusion of Hawaii and Alaska in plans for Iron Dome for
America.
Sec. 1533. Inclusion of air and missile defense in unconstrained total
munitions requirements.
Sec. 1534. Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli
cooperative missile defense program co-development and
co-production.
Sec. 1535. Requirement for Aegis Combat Systems operationally deployed
under United States Indo-Pacific Command.
Sec. 1536. Amendments to technical authority of Director of Missile
Defense Agency regarding integrated air and missile
defense activities and programs.
Sec. 1537. Assessment of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense
Test Site.
Sec. 1538. Biennial assessments of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile
Defense Test Site.
Sec. 1539. Limitation on availability of funds for Office of the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
pending commencement of annual briefings on missile
defense of Guam.
Sec. 1540. Limitation on availability of funds for Missile Defense
Agency pending arrangement for independent analysis of
space-based missile defense capability.
Sec. 1541. Limitation on authority to reduce sustainment for or halt
operation of the AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE radar.
Sec. 1542. Accelerating development of autonomous agents to defend
against cruise missiles and unmanned systems.
Sec. 1543. Missile defense testing requirements.
Sec. 1544. Improving United States missile defense capabilities.

Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 1551. Independent assessment of the Department of Defense National
Industrial Security Program.
Sec. 1552. Reforms relating to inactive security clearances.
Sec. 1553. Annual review of the Joint Electromagnetic Battle Management
Software Program.
Sec. 1554. Integration of electronic warfare into Tier 1 and Tier 2
joint training exercises.
Sec. 1555. Briefings on intercepts of unidentified anomalous phenomena
by North American Aerospace Defense Command and United
States Northern Command.
Sec. 1556. Consolidated security classification guidance matrix for
programs relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena.
Sec. 1557 Plan for increasing utility of user activity monitoring
capabilities.
Sec. 1558. Support by the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing to EA-37B Compass
Call Aircraft.
Sec. 1559. Report on the technical collection capabilities of the
People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation in
the Republic of Cuba.
Sec. 1560. Extension of protection of certain facilities and assets
from unmanned aircraft.
Sec. 1561. Consolidation of reporting requirements applicable to All-
domain Anomaly Resolution Office.
Sec. 1562. Limitation on the divestment, consolidation, and curtailment
of certain electronic warfare test and evaluation
activities.
Sec. 1563. Modification of functions of Electromagnetic Spectrum
Enterprise Operational Lead for Joint Electromagnetic
Spectrum Operations to include dynamic spectrum sharing
technologies.
Sec. 1564. Limitation on modification of certain electromagnetic
spectrum relied on by Department of Defense.

TITLE XVI--CYBERSPACE-RELATED MATTERS

Subtitle A--Matters Relating to Cyber Operations and Cyber Forces

Sec. 1601. Comprehensive cyber workforce strategy.
Sec. 1602. United States Cyber Command artificial intelligence industry
collaboration roadmap.
Sec. 1603. Strategy for deterrence against cyberattacks against defense
critical infrastructure of the United States.
Sec. 1604. Amendment to annual assessments and reports on assignment of
certain budget control responsibility to Commander of the
United States Cyber Command.
Sec. 1605. Report on reserve component integration into cyber mission
force and cyberspace operations.
Sec. 1606. Evaluation of cyber range management and funding.
Sec. 1607. Modification to reporting requirements for Senior Military
Advisor for Cyber Policy.
Sec. 1608. Planning, programming, and budget coordination for
operations of cyber mission force.
Sec. 1609. Expansion of scope of affirmation of authority for cyber
operations to include defense of critical infrastructure
of the Department of Defense.

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Sec. 1610. Review of future force employment concepts and associated
personnel policy needs for evolving cyber forces.
Sec. 1610A. Evaluation of Joint Task Force-Cyber in support of
geographic combatant commands.
Sec. 1610B. Prohibition on availability of funds to modify authorities
of the Commander of United States Cyber Command.
Sec. 1610C. Program for talent management of cyber personnel through
active and reserve transitioning.
Sec. 1610D. Designation of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber
Policy as principal staff assistant.

Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Department of Defense Cybersecurity and
Information Technology

Sec. 1611. Modernization program for full content inspection.
Sec. 1612. Assessment regarding real-time monitoring of defense weapons
platforms for cyber threats.
Sec. 1613. Assessment of feasibility and advisability of establishing
an operational technology cybersecurity training center
of excellence.
Sec. 1614. Framework for integration of information technology
technical debt assessment into annual budget process.
Sec. 1615. Mission Infrastructure Resilience Task Force.
Sec. 1616. Plan for deploying private fifth generation Open Radio
Access Networks on Department of Defense bases.
Sec. 1617. Limitation on funds for travel pending briefing on process
for best-in-class cyber data products and services.
Sec. 1618. Limitation of funds for travel expenses for the Office of
the Chief Information Officer.
Sec. 1619. Limitation on availability of funds for the Combined Joint
All-Domain Command and Control initiative.
Sec. 1620. Review of Joint Fires Network program transition.
Sec. 1620A. Prohibition on the elimination of certain cyber assessment
capabilities for test and evaluation.
Sec. 1620B. Modification to certification requirement regarding
contracting for military recruiting.
Sec. 1620C. Department of Defense working group, strategy, and report
on ensuring the security, resiliency, and integrity of
undersea cables.

Subtitle C--Data and Artificial Intelligence

Sec. 1621. Public-private cybersecurity partnership for highly capable
artificial intelligence systems.
Sec. 1622. Digital sandbox environments for artificial intelligence.
Sec. 1623. Artificial intelligence model assessment and oversight.
Sec. 1624. Department of Defense Ontology Governance Working Group.
Sec. 1625. Modification of high-performance computing roadmap.
Sec. 1626. Artificial General Intelligence Steering Committee.
Sec. 1627. Physical and cybersecurity procurement requirements for
artificial intelligence systems.
Sec. 1628. Guidance and prohibition on use of certain artificial
intelligence.
Sec. 1629. Roadmap for advancing digital content provenance standards.
Sec. 1630. Enhanced protection of data affecting operational security
of Department of Defense personnel.

DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 2001. Short title.
Sec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be
specified by law.
Sec. 2003. Effective date.

TITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2102. Family housing.
Sec. 2103. Authorization of appropriations, Army.
Sec. 2104. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2021 project
at Fort Gillem, Georgia.
Sec. 2105. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022
projects.
Sec. 2106. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023
projects.
Sec. 2107. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2025 projects.

TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2202. Family housing.
Sec. 2203. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.
Sec. 2204. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022
projects.
Sec. 2205. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023
projects.

TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition
projects.
Sec. 2302. Family housing.
Sec. 2303. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.
Sec. 2304. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2017 project
at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.
Sec. 2305. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019
projects.
Sec. 2306. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020
projects.
Sec. 2307. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022
projects.
Sec. 2308. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023
projects.
Sec. 2309. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2025
project at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming.

TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land
acquisition projects.
Sec. 2402. Authorized Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment
Program projects.
Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.
Sec. 2404. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project
at Iwakuni, Japan.
Sec. 2405. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022
projects.
Sec. 2406. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023
projects.
Sec. 2407. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2024 projects.
Sec. 2408. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2025 projects.

TITLE XXV--INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

Subtitle A--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment
Program

Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.

Subtitle B--Host Country In-kind Contributions

Sec. 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects.
Sec. 2512. Republic of Poland funded construction projects.

TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES

Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land
acquisition projects.
Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition
projects.
Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve
construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land
acquisition projects.
Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land
acquisition projects.
Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve.
Sec. 2607. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023
projects.
Sec. 2608. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2023
project at Tucson International Airport, Arizona.

TITLE XXVII--BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES

Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and
closure activities funded through Department of Defense
Base Closure Account.

TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS

Subtitle A--Military Construction Program

Sec. 2801. Requirement for the military departments to develop and
annually update a 20-year infrastructure improvement
plan.
Sec. 2802. Increase of maximum amount for restoration or replacement of
damaged or destroyed facilities.
Sec. 2803. Reauthorization and modification of special design-build
authority for military construction projects.
Sec. 2804. Modification of pilot program on increased use of
sustainable building materials in military construction
to include sustainable building technologies identified
by the Comptroller General of the United States.
Sec. 2805. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations
relating to information sharing to improve oversight of
military construction.
Sec. 2806. Extension of requirement for contract for obligation and
execution of design funds for military construction
projects.

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Sec. 2807. Extension of authorization of depot working capital funds
for unspecified minor military construction.
Sec. 2808. Extension of authority for temporary expanded land
acquisition for equine welfare.
Sec. 2809. Prohibition on designation of military construction projects
as part of military intelligence program.
Sec. 2810. Expansion of Defense Community Infrastructure Program to
include installations of the Coast Guard.

Subtitle B--Military Housing

Sec. 2821. Improvements to annual reports of Department of Defense on
waivers of privacy and configuration standards for
covered military unaccompanied housing.
Sec. 2822. Modification of Housing Requirements and Market Analysis to
account for impact of civilians and contractors.
Sec. 2823. Authority for unaccompanied housing project under pilot
authority for use of other transactions for installation
or facility prototyping.
Sec. 2824. Elimination of indoor residential mold in housing of
Department of Defense.
Sec. 2825. Requirement for disclosure of information relating to
liability insurance and dispute resolutions relating to
privatized military housing.
Sec. 2826. Treatment of nondisclosure agreements with respect to
privatized military housing.

Subtitle C--Land Conveyances

Sec. 2831. Authorization to acquire through exchange or lease certain
land used by the Armed Forces in Hawaii.
Sec. 2832. Report on land withdrawals.

Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 2841. Modifications to Defense Community Infrastructure Program.
Sec. 2842. Designation of Ronald Reagan Space and Missile Test Range at
Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
Sec. 2843. Joint base facility management of Department of Defense.
Sec. 2844. Limitation on use of amounts for travel based on compliance
with requirements related to minimum capital investment.
Sec. 2845. Extension of prohibition on joint use of Homestead Air
Reserve Base with civil aviation.
Sec. 2846. Pilot program on procurement of utility services for
installations of the Department of Defense through
areawide contracts.
Sec. 2847. Authorization for monetary contributions to the conveyees of
utility systems for infrastructure improvements.
Sec. 2848. Prohibition on use of funds for development of Greenbury
Point Conservation Area at Naval Support Activity
Annapolis, Maryland.
Sec. 2849. Application of certain authorities and standards to historic
military housing and associated historic properties of
the Department of the Navy and the Department of the Air
Force.

DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND
OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

Subtitle A--National Security Programs and Authorizations

Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration.
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup.
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities.
Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy.

Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 3111. Organization and codification of provisions of law relating
to atomic energy defense activities.
Sec. 3112. Adjustment to plutonium pit production capacity.
Sec. 3113. National Nuclear Security Administration Rapid Capabilities
Development Office.
Sec. 3114. Review and assessment of the National Nuclear Security
Administration Enterprise Blueprint.
Sec. 3115. Notification of cost overruns for certain Department of
Energy projects.
Sec. 3116. Protection of certain nuclear facilities and assets from
unmanned aircraft.
Sec. 3117. Extension of authority for appointment of certain
scientific, engineering, and technical personnel.
Sec. 3118. Appropriate scoping of artificial intelligence research
within the National Nuclear Security Administration.

Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 3121. National security positions within the Department of Energy.
Sec. 3122. Office of Environmental Management program-wide performance
metrics for reducing risk.
Sec. 3123. Office of Environmental Management integrated radioactive
waste disposal planning and optimization.
Sec. 3124. Report on future activities and resources for the delivery
of specialized infrastructure.

TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

Sec. 3201. Authorization.

DIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES

Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables.

TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT

Sec. 4101. Procurement.

TITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

Sec. 4201. Research, development, test, and evaluation.

TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance.

TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL

Sec. 4401. Military personnel.

TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 4501. Other authorizations.

TITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Sec. 4601. Military construction.

TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

Sec. 4701. Department of Energy National Security Programs.

DIVISION E--ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

TITLE LII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 5211. Avoiding duplication of hypersonic testing efforts.

Subtitle C--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters

Sec. 5221. Evaluation of additional test corridors for hypersonic and
long-range weapons.

TITLE LIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

Subtitle D--Reports

Sec. 5331. Report on adoption of graphite oxide-based firefighting
foams.

TITLE LVI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER MATTERS

Subtitle B--Special and Incentive Pay

Sec. 5611. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay
authorities.

Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 5621. Pilot program to provide coupons to junior enlisted members
to purchase food at commissaries.

TITLE LVII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters

Sec. 5721. Briefing on use of other transaction agreements for
development of medical prototypes.
Sec. 5722. Report on integration of lifestyle and performance medicine
and behaviors to support health and military readiness.
Sec. 5723. Evaluation of certain research related to menopause,
perimenopause, or mid-life women's health.

TITLE LVIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED
MATTERS

Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 5861. Repeals of existing laws to streamline the defense
acquisition process.
Sec. 5862. Duty-free entry of supplies procured by Department of
Defense.

TITLE LX--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations

Sec. 6011. Support for counterdrug activities and activities to counter
transnational organized crime.

Subtitle F--Other Matters

Sec. 6021. Taking or transmitting video of defense information
prohibited.
Sec. 6022. Study and report.
Sec. 6023. International nuclear energy.
Sec. 6024. National registry of Korean American divided families.
Sec. 6025. Reports on food insecurity in Armed Forces.
Sec. 6026. Alignment of updates of strategic plan for the Manufacturing
USA Program with updates to National Strategy for
Advanced Manufacturing.
Sec. 6027. Extension of Defense Production Act of 1950.
Sec. 6028. Informational materials under the Foreign Agents
Registration Act.
Sec. 6029. Credit monitoring.
Sec. 6030. Treatment of exemptions under the Foreign Agents
Registration Act of 1938.

Subtitle G--Sentencing Enhancements for Certain Criminal Offenses
Directed by or Coordinated With Foreign Governments

Sec. 6071. Short title.

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Sec. 6072. Kidnapping.
Sec. 6073. Use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of
murder-for-hire.
Sec. 6074. Influencing, impeding, or retaliating against a federal
official by threatening or injuring a family member.
Sec. 6075. Stalking.
Sec. 6076. Protection of officers and employees of the United States.
Sec. 6077. Presidential and Presidential staff assassination,
kidnapping, and assault.

Subtitle H--Export Controls for Advanced Artificial Intelligence Chips

Sec. 6081. Short title.
Sec. 6082. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 6083. Prohibition on prioritizing countries of concern over United
States persons for exports of advanced integrated
circuits.

TITLE LXI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS

Sec. 6101. Definition of defense industrial base facility for purposes
of direct hire authority.
Sec. 6102. Public shipyard apprentice program.

TITLE LXII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS

Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran

Sec. 6211. Repeal of Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019.
Sec. 6212. Countering Captagon production and distribution.

Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Europe and the Russian Federation

Sec. 6221. Sense of Congress on Russia's illegal abduction of Ukrainian
children.
Sec. 6222. Modification of annual report on military and security
developments involving the Russian Federation to include
an assessment on use of chemical weapons.

Subtitle D--Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region

Sec. 6231. Modernizing the defense capabilities of the Philippines.
Sec. 6232. Strategy to respond to the PRC's global basing intentions.
Sec. 6233. Strategy to strengthen multilateral deterrence in the Indo-
Pacific region.

Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 6241. Modification of certain temporary authorizations related to
munitions replacement.
Sec. 6242. Disposition of weapons and materiel in transit from Iran to
Houthis in Yemen.

Subtitle F--Treatment of Taiwan at International Financial Institutions

Sec. 6251. Short title.
Sec. 6252. Findings.
Sec. 6253. Sense of the Congress.
Sec. 6254. Support for Taiwan admission to the IMF.
Sec. 6255. Testimony requirement.

TITLE LXV--SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND INTELLIGENCE
MATTERS

Subtitle A--Space Activities

Sec. 6501. Enhancement of space domain awareness through ground-based
sensor development.
Sec. 6502. Continuation of operation of Defense Meteorological
Satellite Program.

Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 6551. Transfer of Foreign Languages Program to Department of
Defense.

TITLE LXVI--CYBERSPACE-RELATED MATTERS

Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Department of Defense Cybersecurity and
Information Technology

Sec. 6611. Strategy on quantum readiness.
Sec. 6612. Secure and interoperable defense collaboration technology.
Sec. 6613. Prohibition on access to Department of Defense cloud-based
resources by individuals who are not citizens of the
United States or allied countries.

Subtitle C--Data and Artificial Intelligence

Sec. 6621. Comptroller General of the United States review of
Department of Defense governance processes for adoption
of artificial intelligence tools.

TITLE LXXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS

Subtitle A--Military Construction Program

Sec. 7801. Inclusion of demolition projects in Defense Community
Infrastructure Program.

Subtitle B--Military Housing

Sec. 7811. Report on indoor mold, pathogens, and airborne toxins within
housing units at installations of the Air Force.
Sec. 7813. Modification of semi-annual report on privatized military
housing.
Sec. 7814. Improvement of administration of military unaccompanied
housing.

TITLE LXXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND
OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 8111. Sense of Congress on ground-based leg of nuclear triad.

DIVISION F--INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.

TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 102. Classified Schedule of Authorizations.
Sec. 103. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by
law.

TITLE II--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.

TITLE III--INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS

Sec. 301. Unauthorized access to intelligence community property.
Sec. 302. Annual survey of analytic objectivity among officers and
employees of elements of the intelligence community.
Sec. 303. Annual training requirement and report regarding analytic
standards.
Sec. 304. Estimate of cost to ensure compliance with Intelligence
Community Directive 705.
Sec. 305. Amendments regarding Presidential appointments for
intelligence community positions.
Sec. 306. Counterintelligence support for Department of the Treasury
networks and systems.
Sec. 307. Report on Director's Initiatives Group personnel matters.
Sec. 308. Higher Education Act of 1965 special rule.
Sec. 309. Annual Central Intelligence Agency workplace climate
assessment.
Sec. 310. Report on secure mobile communications systems available to
employees and of the intelligence community.
Sec. 311. Plan for implementing an integrated system spanning the
intelligence community for accreditation of sensitive
compartmented information facilities.
Sec. 312. Counterintelligence threats to United States space interests.
Sec. 313. Chaplain Corps and Chief of Chaplains of the Central
Intelligence Agency.
Sec. 314. Prohibition on contractors collecting or selling location
data of individuals at intelligence community locations.
Sec. 315. Technical amendment to procurement authorities of Central
Intelligence Agency.
Sec. 316. Threat briefing to protect Federal Reserve information.
Sec. 317. Plan to establish commercial geospatial intelligence data and
services program management office.
Sec. 318. Inspector General review of adequacy of policies and
procedures governing use of commercial messaging
applications by intelligence community.
Sec. 319. Authority for National Security Agency to produce and
disseminate intelligence products.
Sec. 320. Prohibiting discrimination in the intelligence community.
Sec. 321. Annual report on Federal Bureau of Investigation case data.

TITLE IV--INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS

Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Modification of responsibilities and authorities of the
Director of National Intelligence.
Sec. 403. Reforms relating to the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence.
Sec. 404. Appointment of Deputy Director of National Intelligence and
Assistant Directors of National Intelligence.
Sec. 405. Reform of the National Intelligence Council and National
Intelligence Officers.
Sec. 406. Transfer of National Counterintelligence and Security Center
to Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Sec. 407. Redesignation and reform of National Counterterrorism Center.
Sec. 408. Transfer of National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity
Center.
Sec. 409. National Intelligence Task Forces.
Sec. 410. Repeal of various positions, units, centers, councils, and
offices.

TITLE V--MATTERS CONCERNING FOREIGN COUNTRIES

Subtitle A--Foreign Countries Generally

Sec. 501. Declassification of information relating to actions by
foreign governments to assist persons evading justice.
Sec. 502. Enhanced intelligence sharing relating to foreign adversary
biotechnological threats.
Sec. 503. Threat assessment regarding unmanned aircraft systems at or
near the international borders of the United States.
Sec. 504. Assessment of the potential effect of expanded partnerships
among western hemisphere countries.

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Subtitle B--People's Republic of China

Sec. 511. Countering Chinese Communist Party efforts that threaten
Europe.
Sec. 512. Prohibition on intelligence community contracting with
Chinese military companies engaged in biotechnology
research, development, or manufacturing.
Sec. 513. Report on the wealth of the leadership of the Chinese
Communist Party.
Sec. 514. Assessment and report on investments by the People's Republic
of China in the agriculture sector of Brazil.
Sec. 515. Identification of entities that provide support to the
People's Liberation Army.
Sec. 516. Establishing a China Economics and Intelligence cell to
publish China Economic Power Report.
Sec. 517. Modification of annual reports on influence operations and
campaigns in the United States by the Chinese Communist
Party.

Subtitle C--The Russian Federation

Sec. 521. Assessment of Russian destabilization efforts.

Subtitle D--Other Foreign Countries

Sec. 531. Plan to enhance counternarcotics collaboration, coordination,
and cooperation with the Government of Mexico.
Sec. 532. Enhancing intelligence support to counter foreign adversary
influence in Sudan.
Sec. 533. Ukraine lessons learned working group.
Sec. 534. Improvements to requirement for monitoring of Iranian
enrichment of uranium-235.
Sec. 535. Duty to warn United States persons threatened by Iranian
lethal plotting.

TITLE VI--EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

Sec. 601. Intelligence Community Technology Bridge Program.
Sec. 602. Enhancing biotechnology talent within the intelligence
community.
Sec. 603. Enhanced intelligence community support to secure United
States genomic data.
Sec. 604. Ensuring intelligence community procurement of domestic
United States production of synthetic DNA and RNA.
Sec. 605. Report on identification of intelligence community sites for
advanced nuclear technologies.
Sec. 606. Addressing intelligence gaps relating to China's investment
in United States-origin biotechnology.
Sec. 607. Additional functions and requirements of Artificial
Intelligence Security Center.
Sec. 608. Artificial intelligence development and usage by intelligence
community.
Sec. 609. High-impact artificial intelligence systems.
Sec. 610. Application of artificial intelligence policies of the
intelligence community to publicly available models used
for intelligence purposes.
Sec. 611. Revision of interim guidance regarding acquisition and use of
foundation models.
Sec. 612. Strategy on intelligence coordination and sharing relating to
critical and emerging technologies.

TITLE VII--CLASSIFICATION REFORM, SECURITY CLEARANCES, AND
WHISTLEBLOWERS

Sec. 701. Notification of certain declassifications.
Sec. 702. Elimination of cap on compensatory damages for retaliatory
revocation of security clearances and access
determinations.
Sec. 703. Reforms relating to inactive security clearances.
Sec. 704. Study on protection of classified information relating to
budget functions.
Sec. 705. Report on executive branch approval of access to classified
intelligence information outside of established review
processes.
Sec. 706. Whistleblower protections relating to psychiatric testing or
examination.

TITLE VIII--ANOMALOUS HEALTH INCIDENTS

Sec. 801. Standard guidelines for intelligence community to report and
document anomalous health incidents.
Sec. 802. Review and declassification of intelligence relating to
anomalous health incidents.

TITLE IX--OTHER MATTERS

Sec. 901. Declassification of intelligence and additional transparency
measures relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sec. 902. Counterintelligence briefings for members of the Armed
Forces.
Sec. 903. Policy toward certain agents of foreign governments.
Sec. 904. Tour limits of accredited diplomatic and consular personnel
of certain nations in the United States.
Sec. 905. Strict enforcement of travel protocols and procedures of
accredited diplomatic and consular personnel of certain
nations in the United States.
Sec. 906. Repeal of certain report requirements.
Sec. 907. Requiring penetration testing as part of the testing and
certification of voting systems.
Sec. 908. Independent security testing and coordinated cybersecurity
vulnerability disclosure program for election systems.
Sec. 909. Foreign material acquisitions.

DIVISION G--DEPARTMENT OF STATE MATTERS

Sec. 6001. Table of contents.

TITLE LXI--BUST FENTANYL ACT

Sec. 6101. Short titles.
Sec. 6102. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report.
Sec. 6103. Study and report on efforts to address fentanyl trafficking
from the People's Republic of China and other relevant
countries.
Sec. 6104. Prioritization of identification of persons from the
People's Republic of China.
Sec. 6105. Expansion of sanctions under the Fentanyl Sanctions Act.
Sec. 6106. Imposition of sanctions with respect to agencies or
instrumentalities of foreign states.
Sec. 6107. Annual report on efforts to prevent the smuggling of
methamphetamine into the United States from Mexico.

TITLE LXII--COUNTERING WRONGFUL DETENTION ACT OF 2025

Sec. 6201. Short title.
Sec. 6202. Designation of a foreign country as a State Sponsor of
Unlawful or Wrongful Detention.
Sec. 6203. Notification of international travel advisories.
Sec. 6204. Congressional Report on components related to hostage
affairs and recovery.
Sec. 6205. Rule of construction.

TITLE LXIII--INTERNATIONAL TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION
REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2025

Sec. 6301. Short title.

Subtitle A--Combating Human Trafficking Abroad

Sec. 6311. United states support for integration of anti-trafficking in
persons interventions in multilateral development banks.
Sec. 6312. Counter-trafficking in persons efforts in development
cooperation and assistance policy.
Sec. 6313. Technical amendments to tier rankings.
Sec. 6314. Modifications to the Program to End Modern Slavery.
Sec. 6315. Clarification of nonhumanitarian, nontrade-related foreign
assistance.
Sec. 6316. Expanding protections for domestic workers of official and
diplomatic persons.
Sec. 6317. Effective dates.

Subtitle B--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 6321. Extension of authorizations under the Victims of Trafficking
and Violence Protection Act of 2000.
Sec. 6322. Extension of authorizations under the International Megan's
Law.

Subtitle C--Briefings

Sec. 6331. Briefing on annual trafficking in person's report.
Sec. 6332. Briefing on use and justification of waivers.

SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES.

In this Act, the term ``congressional defense committees''
has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of
title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 4. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF THIS ACT.

The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purposes of
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall
be determined by reference to the latest statement titled
``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation'' for this Act,
jointly submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by
the Chairmen of the House and Senate Budget Committees,
provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the
vote on passage in the House acting first on the conference
report or amendment between the Houses.

DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS

TITLE I--PROCUREMENT

Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 2026 for procurement for the Army, the Navy and the
Marine Corps, the Air Force and the Space Force, and Defense-
wide activities, as specified in the funding table in section
4101.

Subtitle B--Army Programs

SEC. 111. STRATEGY FOR ARMY TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE PROGRAM.

Section 112(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2024 (10 U.S.C. 7013 note; Public Law 118-31)
is amended by inserting ``2027,'' after ``fiscal years
2025,''.

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Subtitle C--Navy Programs

SEC. 121. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR COLUMBIA-CLASS SUBMARINE
PROGRAM.

(a) Procurement Authority.--Beginning in fiscal year 2026,
the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more
contracts for the procurement of not more than five Columbia-
class submarines.
(b) Condition for Out-year Contract Payments.--A contract
entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any
obligation of the United States to make a payment under the
contract for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2026 is subject
to the availability of appropriations or funds for that
purpose for such later fiscal year.
(c) Limitation on Termination Liability.--A contract for
the construction of Columbia-class submarines entered into
under subsection (a) shall include a clause that limits the
liability of the United States to the contractor for any
termination of the contract. The maximum liability of the
United States under the clause shall be limited to the total
amount of funding obligated to the contract at the time of
termination.

SEC. 122. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITIES FOR MEDIUM LANDING SHIPS.

(a) Contract Authority.--
(1) In general.--During fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the
Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more contracts
for the procurement of not more than 15 Medium Landing Ships.
(2) Procurement in conjunction with existing contracts.--
The ships authorized to be procured under paragraph (1) may
be procured as additions to existing contracts covering the
Medium Landing Ship program.
(b) Certification Required.--A contract may not be entered
into under subsection (a) unless the Secretary of the Navy
certifies to the congressional defense committees, in
writing, not later than 30 days before entry into the
contract, each of the following, which shall be prepared by
the milestone decision authority (as defined in section
4251(e) of title 10, United States Code) for the Medium
Landing Ship program:
(1) The use of such a contract is consistent with the
Department of the Navy's projected force structure
requirements for such ships.
(2) The use of such a contract will result in significant
savings compared to the total anticipated costs of carrying
out the program through annual contracts.
(3) There is a reasonable expectation that throughout the
contemplated contract period the Secretary of the Navy will
request funding for the contract at the level required to
avoid contract cancellation.
(4) There is a stable design for the property to be
acquired and the technical risks associated with such
property are not excessive.
(5) The estimates of the cost of the contract and the
anticipated cost avoidance through the use of the contract
are realistic.
(6) During the fiscal year in which the contract is to be
awarded--
(A) sufficient funds will be available to perform the
contract in such fiscal year; and
(B) the future-years defense program submitted to Congress
under section 221 of title 10, United States Code, for such
fiscal year will include the funding required to execute the
program without cancellation.
(c) Authority for Advance Procurement.--The Secretary of
the Navy may enter into one or more contracts for advance
procurement associated with the ships for which authorization
to enter into a contract is provided under subsection (a),
and for systems and subsystems associated with such ships in
economic order quantities when cost savings are achievable.
(d) Condition for Out-year Contract Payments.--A contract
entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any
obligation of the United States to make a payment under the
contract for a fiscal year is subject to the availability of
appropriations for that purpose for such fiscal year.

SEC. 123. RECAPITALIZATION OF NAVY WATERBORNE SECURITY
BARRIERS; MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR LEGACY WATERBORNE
SECURITY BARRIERS.

(a) In General.--Section 130 of the John S. McCain National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law
115-232; 132 Stat. 1665), as most recently amended by section
123 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
(Public Law 118-159), is further amended--
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ``;
recapitalization'' after ``barriers'';
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``subsections (b) and (c)'' and inserting
``subsection (b)''; and
(B) by striking ``through 2025'' and inserting ``through
2026'';
(3) by striking subsection (b);
(4) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
(b) and (c), respectively;
(5) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by striking
``subsection (c)(2)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(2)'';
and
(6) by adding at the end the following new subsection (d):
``(d) Recapitalization.--
``(1) Plan submission.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the
Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a recapitalization plan to replace legacy
waterborne security barriers for Navy ports.
``(B) Elements.--The plan required by subparagraph (A)
shall include the following:
``(i) A Navy requirements document that specifies key
performance parameters and key system attributes for new
waterborne security barriers for Navy ports.
``(ii) A certification that the level of capability
specified under clause (i) will exceed that of legacy
waterborne security barriers for Navy ports.
``(iii) The acquisition strategy for the recapitalization
of waterborne security barriers for Navy ports, which shall
meet or exceed the requirements specified under clause (i).
``(iv) A certification that any contract for new waterborne
security barriers for a Navy port will be awarded in
accordance with the requirements for full and open
competition set forth in sections 3201 through 3205 of title
10, United States Code.
``(2) Implementation.--The Secretary of the Navy shall
implement the plan required by paragraph (1) by not later
than September 30, 2027.''.
(b) Clerical Amendments.--The table of contents in section
2(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2019, and at the beginning of title I of
division A of such Act, are each amended by striking the item
relating to section 130 and inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 130. Prohibition on availability of funds for Navy port
waterborne security barriers; recapitalization.''.

SEC. 124. MODIFICATION TO LIMITATIONS ON NAVY MEDIUM AND
LARGE UNMANNED SURFACE VESSELS.

(a) Repeal.--Section 122 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
(Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3425) is repealed.
(b) Requirement.--The Secretary of the Navy may not award a
detail design or construction contract or other agreement, or
obligate funds from a procurement account, for a covered
program unless such contract or other agreement includes a
requirement for an operational demonstration of not less than
720 continuous hours without preventative maintenance,
corrective maintenance, emergent repair, or any other form of
repair or maintenance, on any of the following:
(1) The main propulsion system, including the fuel and lube
oil systems.
(2) The electrical generation and distribution system.
(c) Certification.--The Secretary of the Navy may not
accept delivery of articles constructed under a contract or
other agreement for a covered program until the Secretary
certifies to the congressional defense committees that the
operational demonstration described in subsection (b) has
been successfully completed.
(d) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Navy may not make
contract financing payments for a contract or other agreement
entered into for a covered program greater than 90 percent
for small businesses and 80 percent for all other businesses
until the certification described in subsection (c) is
submitted.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered program.--The term ``covered program'' means a
program for--
(A) medium unmanned surface vessels; or
(B) large unmanned surface vessels.
(2) Operational demonstration.--The term ``operational
demonstration'' means a land-based or sea-based test of the
systems concerned in vessel-representative form, fit, and
function.

SEC. 125. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR TAGOS SHIP
PROGRAM.

(a) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for
fiscal year 2026 for the Navy may be obligated or expended
for the scope of work, including priced or unpriced options,
for the construction, advance procurement, or long-lead
material of any ships in the TAGOS surveillance towed-array
sensor system ship program unless the Secretary of the Navy
submits the report described in subsection (b) to the
Committee on Armed Service of the Senate and the Committee on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives not later than
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Report.--The Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the
Committee on Armed Service of the Senate and the Committee on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on
the following:
(1) Progress made on basic and functional design completion
for TAGOS surveillance towed-array sensor system ships and
how compliance with section 8669c of title 10, United States
Code, will be maintained.
(2) The accuracy, timeliness, and completeness of the
Navy's provisioning of contract baseline design, general
arrangement drawings, and other government-furnished
information to the prime contractor for such ships.
(3) The ability of the functional design of such ships to
meet program requirements, including speed requirements.
(4) The adherence of the Navy to performance-based
requirements and the ability of the prime contractor for such
ships to make design choices to meet those requirements,
commensurate with its responsibility for cost and schedule in
the contract structure.
(5) Alternative solutions to meeting the general set of
Navy requirements for anti-submarine warfare covered by such
ships, including unmanned solutions.

SEC. 126. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RELATING TO
AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE SHIP REQUIREMENT.

(a) Plan Required.--The Secretary of the Navy shall submit
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materials for fiscal year 2027 (as submitted to Congress in
support of the budget of the President under section 1105(a)
of title 31, United States Code) a 30-year shipbuilding plan
that meets the requirement under section 8062(b) of title 10,
United States Code, to maintain 31 amphibious warfare ships.
(b) Certification Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall
submit with the defense budget materials for fiscal year 2027
(as submitted to Congress in support of the budget of the
President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States
Code) a certification as to whether such materials support
the requirement under section 8062(b) of title 10, United
States Code, to maintain 31 amphibious warfare ships.
(c) Limitation.--
(1) Plan.--If the Secretary of the Navy does not submit the
30-year shipbuilding plan described in subsection (a) as
required by such subsection, not more than 75 percent of the
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise
made available for fiscal year 2026 for Administration and
Service-Wide Activities, Operation and Maintenance, Navy, may
be obligated or expended until the date on which the
Secretary of the Navy submits to the congressional defense
committees such plan.
(2) Certification.--If the Secretary of Defense does not
submit the certification described in subsection (a) as
required by such subsection, or certifies that the materials
described in such subsection do not support the requirement
described in such subsection, not more than 75 percent of the
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise
made available for fiscal year 2026 for Office of the
Secretary of Defense, Operation and Maintenance, Defense-
Wide, may be obligated or expended until the date on which
the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense
committees defense budget materials that support the
requirement under section 8062(b) of title 10, United States
Code, to maintain 31 amphibious warfare ships.
(d) Amphibious Warfare Ship Defined.--In this section, the
term ``amphibious warfare ship'' has the meaning given that
term in section 8062(h) of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 127. TEMPORARY UNAVAILABILITY OF AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE
SHIPS.

Section 8062(b) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The naval''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term
`temporarily unavailable' with respect to an amphibious
warfare ship means that the ship has not surpassed its
planned availability by a margin of--
``(A) greater than 100 percent of the nominal duration of
that availability in 2026 or 2027;
``(B) greater than 75 percent of the nominal duration of
that availability in 2028 or 2029;
``(C) greater than 50 percent of the nominal duration of
that availability in 2030 or 2031; and
``(D) greater than 25 percent of the nominal duration of
that availability in 2032 or any year thereafter.''.

Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

SEC. 131. B-21 BOMBER AIRCRAFT PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY
MATRICES.

(a) Submittal of Matrices.--Concurrent with the President's
annual budget request submitted to Congress under section
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2027,
the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the
congressional defense committees and the Comptroller General
of the United States--
(1) the matrices described in subsection (b) relating to
the B-21 bomber aircraft program; and
(2) the estimate, as of the date of such submission, for
the program's average procurement unit cost, acquisition unit
cost, and life-cycle costs.
(b) Matrices Described.--The matrices described in this
subsection are the following:
(1) Program goals and execution.--A matrix that identifies,
in six-month increments, plans for and progress in achieving
key milestones and events, and specific performance metric
goals and actuals for the development, production, and
sustainment of the B-21 bomber aircraft program, which shall
be subdivided, at a minimum, according to the following:
(A) Technology readiness levels of major components, and
associated risks and key demonstration events through
maturity (technology readiness level 7) for baseline and
modernization efforts.
(B) Engine design maturity, and plans and progress of
engine test events.
(C) Software development progress and related metrics,
including--
(i) percent of capabilities complete and system features
complete; and
(ii) software quality metrics.
(D) Manufacturing progress and related metrics for the
prime contractor and key suppliers, including--
(i) manufacturing readiness levels through level 8;
(ii) touch labor hours; and
(iii) scrap, rework, and repair.
(E) System verification and key ground and flight test
events for developmental and operational testing, including--
(i) percent complete;
(ii) time on condition;
(iii) sorties; and
(iv) test points.
(F) Aircraft reliability, availability, and maintainability
metrics, including--
(i) mean time to repair;
(ii) operational availability;
(iii) mission capable; and
(iv) cost per flying hour.
(G) Operations and sustainment plans and progress,
including--
(i) main operating base setup;
(ii) training system deliveries;
(iii) depot maintenance; and
(iv) technology data packages.
(2) Cost.--A matrix expressing, in six-month increments,
the total cost for the Air Force service cost position for
the engineering and manufacturing development phase and
production lots of the B-21 bomber aircraft, and a matrix
expressing the total cost for the prime contractor's estimate
for such phase and production lots, each of which shall be
phased over the entire engineering and manufacturing
development period and subdivided according to the costs of
the following:
(A) Air vehicle.
(B) Propulsion.
(C) Mission systems.
(D) Vehicle subsystems.
(E) Air vehicle software.
(F) Systems engineering.
(G) Program management.
(H) System test and evaluation.
(I) Support and training systems.
(J) Contract fee.
(K) Engineering changes.
(L) Direct mission support, including congressional general
reductions.
(M) Government testing.
(c) Semiannual Update of Matrices.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date on
which the Secretary of the Air Force submits the matrices
required by subsection (a), concurrent with the submittal of
each annual budget request to Congress under section 1105 of
title 31, United States Code, thereafter, and not later than
180 days after each such submittal, the Secretary of the Air
Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees
and the Comptroller General updates to the matrices described
in subsection (b).
(2) Elements.--Each update submitted under paragraph (1)
shall detail progress made toward the goals identified in the
matrix described in subsection (b)(1) and provide updated
cost estimates.
(d) Assessment by Comptroller General of the United
States.--Not less frequently than annually, the Comptroller
General shall--
(1) review the sufficiency of each matrix received under
this section; and
(2) submit to the congressional defense committees an
assessment of such matrix, including by identifying cost,
schedule, or performance trends.
(e) Repeal.--Section 238 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328;
130 Stat. 2067) is repealed.

SEC. 132. BOMBER AIRCRAFT FORCE STRUCTURE AND TRANSITION
ROADMAP.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
comprehensive roadmap detailing the planned force structure,
basing, modernization, and transition strategy for the bomber
aircraft fleet of the Air Force through fiscal year 2040.
(b) Elements.--The roadmap required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) A detailed schedule and rationale for the planned
divestment of B-1 bomber aircraft, including location-
specific retirements, infrastructure disposition, and
mitigation of any resulting capability gaps.
(2) A transition plan for the operational fielding of B-21
bomber aircraft, including basing decisions, training and
sustainment plans, operational concepts, and anticipated
initial operational capability and full operational
capability timelines.
(3) A strategy for integrating units of the Air National
Guard and the Air Force Reserve into B-21 bomber aircraft
operations, including planned force structure, association,
training, and mobilization models.
(4) An update on--
(A) modernization efforts for B-52 bomber aircraft,
including engine replacement, radar upgrades, and digital
integration efforts; and
(B) the expected service life and mission profile of B-52
bomber aircraft through the 2050s.
(5) A detailed timeline with key milestones for each of the
elements described in paragraphs (1) through (4), including
programmatic decision points, resourcing requirements, risk
assessments, and coordination with other components of the
Air Force Global Strike Command and the Air Combat Command.
(c) Objective.--The roadmap required by subsection (a)
shall support a deliberate and balanced transition to a
modernized, dual-capable bomber aircraft force that ensures
long-range strike capacity, survivability, and deterrence in
both nuclear and conventional mission sets, with a minimum of
100 B-21 bomber aircraft as directed by prior Acts of
Congress.
(d) Form.--The roadmap required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.

SEC. 133. REQUIREMENT FOR AN INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND
RECONNAISSANCE ROADMAP FOR THE AIR FORCE.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
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the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a comprehensive roadmap
detailing the strategic plan for the development,
acquisition, modernization, and integration of intelligence,
surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities of the
Air Force.
(b) Elements.--The roadmap required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) A strategic assessment of current (as of the date on
which the roadmap is submitted) and projected intelligence,
surveillance, and reconnaissance requirements for the Air
Force across all domains, including air, space, and
cyberspace.
(2) An inventory of current (as of the date on which the
roadmap is submitted) intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance platforms, sensors, and associated data-
processing systems, including the mission capabilities,
operational status, and expected service life for each.
(3) A plan for the modernization or divestment of legacy
airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
systems, with justification for each decision.
(4) A detailed outline of planned investments and
capabilities in emerging intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance technologies, including--
(A) artificial intelligence;
(B) machine learning;
(C) space-based intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance; and
(D) autonomous or remotely piloted platforms.
(5) An assessment of the integration of intelligence,
surveillance, and reconnaissance data into command and
control networks, including interoperability with joint,
interagency, and allied partners.
(6) A risk assessment identifying potential capability
gaps, threats, and mitigation strategies.
(7) A description of the roles and responsibilities of the
components of the intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance effort of the Air Force in implementing the
roadmap.
(8) A proposed timeline and milestones for the
implementation of the roadmap over the next ten fiscal years.
(c) Form.--The roadmap required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but shall include a
classified annex.

SEC. 134. ANNUAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE UNIFIED
DATALINK STRATEGY.

Section 1527 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 2223 note) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
subsection (c):
``(c) Annual Reports.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2026, and not less frequently than once
each year thereafter through December 31, 2032, the Secretary
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an
annual report on the implementation of the strategy.''.

SEC. 135. PLAN FOR OPEN MISSION SYSTEMS OF F-35 AIRCRAFT.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop a
plan to establish an open mission systems computing
environment that is controlled by the Federal Government on
the F-35 aircraft of the Department of Defense.
(b) Elements.--The plan required under subsection (a) shall
do the following:
(1) Enable the portability of software applications between
the F-35 aircraft, the F-22 aircraft, and the Next Generation
Air Dominance initiative of the Air Force.
(2) Enable the integration of new open mission system
software, or changes to existing open mission system
software, with minimal integration work required by the prime
contractor of the air vehicle.
(3) Eliminate or minimize aircraft airworthiness impacts
due to software changes within the open mission systems
computing environment.
(4) Enable the rapid upgrade of onboard processors.
(5) Leverage a Federal Government reference architecture.
(6) Ensure control by the Federal Government over the
airworthiness and security processes, as well as ownership by
the Federal Government of the open mission system technical
documentation and data rights.
(7) Be capable of connection to all relevant aircraft
apertures sufficient to meet current and future combat
requirements, including cockpit connectivity via ethernet.
(8) Leverage modern commercial software languages and
techniques necessary to support reliable, high-throughput,
and low-latency use-cases.
(9) Be applicable across all blocks and variants of the F-
35 aircraft.
(c) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than July 1, 2026, the Secretary
of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report that includes the plan required under
subsection (a).
(2) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified
annex.

SEC. 136. MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT OF F-15E
AIRCRAFT.

(a) In General.--Section 9062(l)(1) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``September 30, 2029'' and inserting ``September 30, 2027'';
and
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``68 F-15E aircraft''
and inserting ``34 F-15E aircraft''.
(b) Repeal.--Section 150 of the Servicemember Quality of
Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 1812) is
amended--
(1) by striking subsection (a);
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections
(a) and (b), respectively; and
(3) in the section heading, by striking ``prohibition on
retirement of f-15e aircraft and''.

SEC. 137. PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT OF A-10 AIRCRAFT.

(a) Prohibition.--None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for
fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Defense may be
obligated or expended to retire, prepare to retire, or
otherwise divest A-10 aircraft to an inventory level below
103.
(b) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of the Air Force may
waive the prohibition under subsection (a) with respect to a
specific unit if--
(1) the Secretary submits to the congressional defense
committees a written certification that a detailed
recapitalization plan has been developed for the affected
unit, including follow on mission assignments, aircraft
reallocation, personnel adjustments, and community impact
mitigation; and
(2) a period of 30 days has elapsed following the date of
such submission.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) A-10 aircraft.--The term ``A-10 aircraft'' means any
aircraft of the Air Force designated A-10 Thunderbolt II.
(2) Retire.--The term ``retire'' includes the permanent
removal of an aircraft from the operational inventory,
reassignment to storage, or placement into backup aircraft
inventory or excess status.

SEC. 138. EXTENSION OF LIMITATIONS AND MINIMUM INVENTORY
REQUIREMENT RELATING TO RQ-4 AIRCRAFT.

Section 9062(m)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking ``September 30, 2029'' and inserting ``September 30,
2030''.

SEC. 139. EXPANSION OF AIR REFUELER FLEET.

(a) Primary Mission Aircraft Inventory.--Notwithstanding
any limit on primary mission aircraft inventory established
before the date of the enactment of this Act, Secretary of
the Air Force shall retain operational KC-135 Stratotankers
as primary mission aircraft inventory as such aircraft are
replaced by KC-46 aircraft in order to meet air refueling
requirements of the Air Force and the United States
Transportation Command.
(b) Reassignment.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall
reassign KC-135 Stratotankers that are retained as primary
mission aircraft inventory and replaced by KC-46 aircraft to
Air Refueling Wings that have the capacity to expand their
primary mission aircraft inventory fleet of KC-135
Stratotankers.
(2) Criteria.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall
reassign KC-135 Stratotankers under paragraph (1) based on
the ability of an Air Refueling Wing to--
(A) man the additional aircraft; and
(B) support pilot training requirements.

SEC. 140. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO C-130 AIRCRAFT.

(a) Extension of Minimum Inventory Requirement.--Section
146(a)(3)(B) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263;
136 Stat. 2455), as most recently amended by section 145(a)
of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
118-159; 138 Stat. 1810 ), is further amended by striking
``2025'' and inserting ``2028''.
(b) Extension of Prohibition on Reduction of C-130 Aircraft
Assigned to National Guard.--Section 146(b)(1) of the James
M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2455), as most recently
amended by section 145(b) of the Servicemember Quality of
Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 1810), is
further amended by striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2028''.
(c) Report Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter
through fiscal year 2028, the Secretary of the Air Force
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
detailing the following:
(1) The total number and variant types of C-130 aircraft in
the inventory of the Air Force.
(2) Any planned retirements, divestments, or reductions to
the fleet of such aircraft.
(3) Modernization and recapitalization efforts, including
block upgrades and procurement schedules.
(4) Planned basing actions for fielding C-130J aircraft to
recapitalize C-130H aircraft.

SEC. 141. INFORMATION ON FUTURE LARGE AND OVERSIZED AIR CARGO
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall solicit
from industry information on acquiring services of an
airplane that--
(1) is, as of June 2025, under development as a civilian
aircraft;
(2) would be capable of carrying space launch vehicles and
other Department of Defense articles not more than 300 feet
long that cannot be or, as of June 2025, are not readily
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(3) could enter service not later than December 31, 2035;
(4) could provide and supplement large and oversized fixed
wing air cargo transportation services to support the
readiness and logistical needs of the Department by December
31, 2035, and thereafter; and
(5) could provide to the Department at least 2,000 hours
and not more than 7,500 hours of airplane time for at least
two and not more than five years beginning when such airplane
could enter service.
(b) Report.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees
a report on the results of the solicitation required by
subsection (a).

TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 2026 for the use of the Department of Defense for
research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in
the funding table in section 4201.

Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

SEC. 211. MODIFICATIONS TO DEFENSE RESEARCH CAPACITY BUILDING
PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--For fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year
thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all
funding opportunities executed in Program Element 0601228D8Z,
or successor program element, shall include separate funding
solicitations each focused toward--
(1) Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Tribal
Colleges and Universities; and
(2) Minority-Serving Institutions that are not described in
paragraph (1).
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``Historically Black College or University''
has the meaning given the term ``part B institution'' in
section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1061).
(2) The term ``Minority-Serving Institution'' means an
eligible institution described in section 371(a) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)).
(3) The term ``Tribal College or University'' has the
meaning given the term in section 316(b) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)).

SEC. 212. PROGRAM FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION CENTERS OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

(a) Making Permanent and Improving Pilot Program for the
Enhancement of the Research, Development, Test, and
Evaluation Centers of the Department of Defense.--Chapter 305
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:

``Sec. 4145. Program for the enhancement of the research,
development, test, and evaluation centers of the Department
of Defense

``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense and the
Secretaries of the military departments shall jointly carry
out a program to demonstrate methods for the more effective
development of technology and management of functions at
eligible centers.
``(b) Eligible Centers.--For purposes of the program, the
eligible centers are--
``(1) the science and technology reinvention laboratories,
as designated by section 4121(b) of this title;
``(2) the test and evaluation centers which are activities
specified as part of the Major Range and Test Facility Base
in Department of Defense Directive 3200.11;
``(3) the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency;

``(4) the Defense Innovation Unit;
``(5) the Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO); and
``(6) the Office of Strategic Capital.
``(c) Participation in Program.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the head of
each eligible center shall submit to the Assistant Secretary
concerned a proposal on, and implement, alternative and
innovative methods of effective management and operations of
eligible centers, rapid project delivery, support,
experimentation, prototyping, and partnership with
universities and private sector entities--
``(A) to generate greater value and efficiencies in
research and development activities;
``(B) to enable more efficient and effective operations of
supporting activities, such as--
``(i) facility management, construction, and repair;
``(ii) business operations;
``(iii) personnel management policies and practices; and
``(iv) intramural and public outreach; and
``(C) to enable more rapid deployment of warfighter
capabilities.
``(2) Implementation.--(A) The head of an eligible center
described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) shall
implement each method proposed under paragraph (1) of this
subsection unless such method is disapproved in writing by
the Assistant Secretary concerned within 60 days of receiving
a proposal from an eligible center.
``(B) The Director of the Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency, the Defense Innovation Unit, the Strategic
Capabilities Office and the Office of Strategic Capital shall
implement each method proposed under paragraph (1) unless
such method is disapproved in writing by the Deputy Secretary
of Defense within 60 days of receiving a proposal from the
Director.
``(C) In this paragraph, the term `Assistant Secretary
concerned' means--
``(i) the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for
Acquisition, with respect to matters concerning the Air
Force;
``(ii) the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics, with respect to matters concerning
the Army; and
``(iii) the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research,
Development, and Acquisition, with respect to matters
concerning the Navy.
``(d) Waiver Authority for Demonstration and
Implementation.--The head of an eligible center may waive any
regulation, restriction, requirement, guidance, policy,
procedure, or departmental instruction that would affect the
implementation of a method proposed under subsection (c)(1),
unless such implementation would be prohibited by a provision
of a Federal statute or common law.''.
(b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 233 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328;
10 U.S.C. 4141 note prec.) is repealed.

SEC. 213. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ASSIGNMENT TO DEFENSE
ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY OF PRIVATE
SECTOR PERSONNEL WITH CRITICAL RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT EXPERTISE.

Section 232(e) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck''
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2015 (Public Law 113-291; 10 U.S.C. 4091 note prec.) is
amended by striking ``September 30, 2025'' and inserting
``September 30, 2030''.

SEC. 214. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN NAVY
SOFTWARE.

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act
may be obligated or expended for the autonomy baseline
manager or the common control system of the Navy unless--
(1) the Secretary of the Navy submits to the congressional
defense committees--
(A) the original baseline schedule of key capability
deliverables and the current schedule as of the date of
submission;
(B) the original cost estimate and the current cost
estimate as of the date of submission, including the total
funding received for the program;
(C) all reports of test and experimentation events,
including a comparison of performance to alternative industry
capabilities;
(D) the unaltered assessment of the Defense Innovation Unit
on a market assessment of industry capabilities compared to
the capabilities of the autonomy baseline manager and the
common control system of the Navy; and
(E) an assessment that the program is delivering new
capabilities at a pace and quality that meets or exceeds
industry capabilities; and
(2) the Chief of Naval Operations validates to the
congressional defense committees that the program meets
operational user needs of the Navy.

SEC. 215. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR UNDER
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND
ENGINEERING.

Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for operation
and maintenance, Defense-wide, and available to the Office of
the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
for travel purposes, not more than 80 percent may be
obligated or expended until the date on which the Under
Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees the
report required by section 245(d) of the Servicemember
Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159).

SEC. 216. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS BETWEEN CERTAIN FOREIGN
ENTITIES AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
CONDUCTING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-FUNDED
RESEARCH.

(a) Prohibition.--Beginning on January 1, 2027, a covered
institution may not enter into a contract with a covered
nation or a foreign entity of concern.
(b) Waivers.--
(1) Authority.--Subject to the provisions of this
subsection and subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense may,
or their designee, pursuant to a request submitted under
paragraph (2) of this subsection, issue a waiver of the
prohibition set forth in subsection (a).
(2) Submission.--
(A) First waiver requests.--
(i) In general.--A covered institution that desires to
enter into a contract with a foreign entity of concern or a
covered nation may submit to the Secretary of Defense, not
later than 120 days before the institution enters into such a
contract, a request to waive the prohibition set forth in
subsection (a) with respect to such contract.
(ii) Contents of waiver request.--A waiver request
submitted by a covered institution under clause (i) shall
include--

(I) the complete and unredacted text of the proposed
contract for which the waiver is being requested, and if such
original contract is not in English, a translated copy of the
text into English (in a manner that complies with subsection
(e)); and
(II) a statement that--

(aa) is signed by the President or compliance officer of
the institution designated in accordance with subsection (f);
and
(bb) includes information that demonstrates that such
contract is for the benefit of the institution's mission and
students

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and will promote the security, stability, and economic
vitality of the United States.
(B) Renewal waiver requests.--
(i) In general.--A covered institution that has entered
into a contract pursuant to a waiver issued under this
section, the term of which is longer than the 1-year waiver
period and the terms and conditions of which remain the same
as the proposed contract submitted as part of the request for
such waiver, may submit, not later than 120 days before the
expiration of such waiver period, a request for a renewal of
such waiver for the remainder of the contract term, but not
to exceed a 4-year period (which shall include any
information requested by the Secretary).
(ii) Termination.--If a covered institution fails to submit
a request under clause (i) or is not granted a renewal under
such clause, such institution shall terminate such contract
on the last day of the original 1-year waiver period.
(3) Waiver issuance.--The Secretary of Defense--
(A) not later than 60 days before a covered institution
enters into a contract pursuant to a waiver request under
paragraph (2)(A), or before a contract described in paragraph
(2)(B)(i) is renewed pursuant to a renewal request under such
paragraph, shall notify the covered institution--
(i) if the waiver or renewal will be issued by the
Secretary; and
(ii) in a case in which the waiver or renewal will be
issued, the date on which the 1-year waiver period starts;
(B) may only issue a waiver under this subsection to a
covered institution if the Secretary of Defense determines
that the contract for which the waiver is being requested
will both--
(i) benefit the institution's mission and students; and
(ii) promote the security, stability, and economic vitality
of the United States; and
(C) shall, when making the determination described in
subparagraph (B)(ii), base such determination on the
following factors:
(i) The reasons for which the foreign entity of concern or
covered nation has been so designated, and why those reasons
do not apply to the contract for which waiver is being
sought.
(ii) The foreign entity of concern or covered nation's
history of involvement with covered institutions.
(iii) The degree to which such a contract could provide
access to information or technology which could materially
benefit the national security of a covered nation or harm the
national security of the United States.
(4) Notification to congress.--Not later than 15 calendar
days prior to issuing a waiver under this subsection, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed
Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of
the House of Representatives written notice of the intent of
the Secretary to issue such waiver together with a
justification for such waiver.
(5) Application of waivers.--A waiver issued under this
subsection to a covered institution with respect to a
contract shall only--
(A) waive the prohibition under subsection (a) for a 1-year
period, or for the remainder of the term of the contract, but
not to exceed 4 years; and
(B) apply to the terms and conditions of the proposed
contract submitted as part of the request for such waiver.
(c) Contracts Prior to Date of Enactment.--
(1) In general.--In the case of a covered institution that
entered into contract with a covered nation or foreign entity
of concern prior to January 1, 2027, and which contract
remains in effect on such date, the Secretary shall notify
the congressional defense committees within 90 days of
enactment of this Act.
(2) Renewal.--A covered institution that has entered into a
contract described in paragraph (1), the term of which is
longer than the waiver period described in subparagraph (B)
of such paragraph and the terms and conditions of which
remain the same as the contract submitted as part of the
request required under subparagraph (A) of such paragraph,
may submit a request for renewal of the waiver issued under
such paragraph in accordance with subsection (c)(2)(B).
(d) Designation During Contract Term.--In the case of a
covered institution that enters into a contract with a
foreign source that is not a covered nation or a foreign
entity of concern but which, during the term of such
contract, is redesignated as a covered nation or foreign
entity of concern, such institution shall terminate such
contract not later than 120 days after the Secretary notifies
the covered institution of such designation or immediately
requests a waiver.
(e) Translation Requirement.--Any information required to
be disclosed under this section with respect to a contract
that is not in English shall be translated, for purposes of
such disclosure, by a person that is not an affiliated entity
or agent of the covered nation or foreign entity of concern
involved with such contract.
(f) Compliance Officer.--Each covered institution applying
for a waiver under subsection (c), shall identify a
compliance officer, who shall--
(1) be a current employee or legally authorized agent of
such institution; and
(2) be responsible, on behalf of such institution, for
personally certifying--
(A) compliance with the prohibition under this section; and
(B) the truth and accuracy of any information contained in
such a waiver request.
(g) Annual Reports.--Section 1286(f) of the John S. McCain
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
(Public Law 115-232;10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and on the periodic
reviews conducted pursuant to subsection (e)'' and inserting
``, on the periodic reviews conducted pursuant to subsection
(e), and the waivers issued under section 216 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following
new subparagraph:
``(C) With respect to waivers described in paragraph (1),
the following:
``(i) The terms and contents of any waivers issued under
section 216 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2026 in the period covered by the report;
``(ii) any trends in--

``(I) the number of waivers issued under such section over
time; and
``(II) the types of contracts to which such waivers
pertain; and

``(iii) the processes used by the Secretary to verify that
covered institutions (as defined in such section) are in
compliance with the requirements of such section.''.
(h) Definitions.--In this section:
(1)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term
``contract'' means--
(i) any agreement or memorandum of understanding for the
acquisition, by purchase, lease, or barter, of property or
services by or from a covered nation or foreign entity of
concern; or
(ii) any affiliation, agreement, or similar transaction
with a covered nation or foreign entity of concern that
involves the use or exchange of the name, likeness, time,
services, or resources of a covered institution.
(B) The term ``contract'' does not include--
(i) an agreement solely or primarily for the purposes of
conducting a study-abroad program wherein students at covered
institutions in the United States travel to a covered nation
to study;
(ii) an arms-length agreement for the acquisition by
purchase, lease, or barter of property or services for the
covered institution from a foreign entity of concern; or
(iii) an agreement pertaining to a pre-existing campus or
other satellite facility of a covered institution located in
a covered nation or a joint facility of a covered institution
and another entity located in a covered nation, unless that
facility could provide access to information or technology
which could materially benefit the national security of a
covered nation or harm the national security of the United
States.
(2) The term ``covered institution'' means an institution
of higher education that conducts research funded by the
Department of Defense.
(3) The term ``covered nation'' has the meaning given that
term in section 4872(d) of title 10, United States Code.
(4) The term ``foreign entity of concern'' means any person
or entity--
(A) listed on the Department of Commerce's Entity List
(Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of the Export Administration
Regulations), or successor list;
(B) included in the list of Chinese military companies
operating in the United States most recently submitted under
section 1260H(b)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
(Public Law 115-283;10 U.S.C. 113 note); or
(C) identified on the list published under section
1286(c)(9)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232;10
U.S.C. 4001 note).
(5) The term ``institution of higher education'' has the
meaning given that term in section 102 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002).

SEC. 217. WESTERN REGIONAL RANGE COMPLEX DEMONSTRATION.

(a) Demonstration Required.--The Secretary shall carry out
a demonstration of a joint multi-domain kinetic and non-
kinetic testing and training environment across military
departments by interconnecting existing ranges and training
sites in the western States to improve joint multi-domain
training and further testing, research, and development.
(b) Use of Existing Ranges and Capabilities.--The
demonstration carried out pursuant to subsection (a) shall
use existing ranges and range capability, unless capability
gaps are identified in the process of planning specific
demonstration activities.
(c) Activities.--The demonstration carried out pursuant to
subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) Electromagnetic spectrum operations.
(2) Electromagnetic warfare.
(3) Operations that blend kinetic and non-kinetic effects.
(4) Operations in the information environment.
(5) Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2).
(6) Information warfare, including the following:
(A) Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.
(B) Offensive and defense cyber operations.
(C) Electromagnetic warfare.
(D) Space operations.
(E) Psychological operations.
(F) Public affairs.
(G) Weather operations.
(d) Timeline for Completion of Initial Demonstration.--In
carrying out subsection

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(a), the Secretary shall seek to complete an initial
demonstration, interconnecting two or more ranges or testing
sites of two or more military departments in the western
States, subject to availability of appropriations, not later
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(e) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide the
congressional defense committees a briefing on--
(1) a phased implementation plan and design to connect
ranges and testing sites in the western States, including the
initial demonstration required by subsection (d);
(2) how the design architecture of the plan is in alignment
with recommendations of the 2020 Department of Defense
Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy; and
(3) how the design architecture will support high-
periodicity training, testing, research, and development.
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Information environment.--The term ``information
environment'' means the aggregate of individuals,
organizations, and systems that collect, process, and
disseminate, or act on information.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Defense.
(g) Termination.--This section shall terminate on September
30, 2028.

SEC. 218. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE POLICIES FOR MANAGEMENT AND
CERTIFICATION OF LINK 16 MILITARY TACTICAL DATA
LINK NETWORK.

Section 228(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 4571 note)
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``the Nevada Test and
Training Range, Restricted Area 2508, Warning Area 151/470,
Warning Area 386, and the Joint Pacific Alaska Range
Complex'' and inserting ``military special use airspace
including all prohibited areas, restricted areas, warning
areas, and military operational areas'';
(2) in paragraph (2), in the matter before subparagraph
(A), by striking ``training, and large-scale exercises.'' and
inserting ``regular training, and large-scale exercises.
Under such processes, approval of Link 16 operations shall be
presumed and denial of Link 16 operations shall be
accompanied with substantiated evidence demonstrating
compromise of safety due to electromagnetic interference.'';
and
(3) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``regular'' before
``training''.

SEC. 219. ADVANCED ROBOTIC AUTOMATION FOR MUNITIONS
MANUFACTURING.

(a) Program Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall
carry out a program to support the maturation and expansion
of robotic automation capabilities for munitions
manufacturing at government-owned, contractor-operated
production facilities.
(b) Objectives.--The objectives of the program under
subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) The design and integration of inherently safe, scalable
robotic load, assemble, and pack (LAP) systems for munitions
production.
(2) The demonstration of increased throughput and
production capacity, while reducing manual handling of
energetic materials.
(3) The development of cyber-hardened data infrastructure
for secure integration of factory-floor operations with
enterprise systems.
(4) Support for workforce upskilling and training in
robotics, automation, and advanced manufacturing
technologies.
(5) The evaluation of applicability across multiple
munition types and organic industrial base sites.
(c) Coordination.--In carrying out the program under
subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall coordinate
with the Joint Program Executive Office Armaments and
Ammunition and other relevant components of the Department of
the Army.
(d) Briefing.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary
of Defense shall provide the congressional defense committees
a briefing on the program carried out under subsection (a).
Such briefing shall cover--
(1) the progress made under the program;
(2) lessons learned; and
(3) recommendations for the wider adoption of robotic
automation technologies within the defense industrial base.

SEC. 220. DUAL-USE AND DEFENSE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING
INNOVATION HUBS.

(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall
establish one or more dual-use advanced manufacturing hubs
that co-locate and share resources among public and private
stakeholders from industry, academia, government,
nongovernment agencies, and workforce and economic
development resources. The hub or hubs should span the full
spectrum of advanced manufacturing capabilities and cover the
full development timeline between prototyping and fielding.
(b) Requirements.--A hub established under subsection (a)
shall--
(1) utilize, to the maximum extent possible, the Department
of Defense Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MII) and
encourage the MIIs to coordinate efforts in a joint manner;
(2) provide shared advanced manufacturing infrastructure
and equipment, such as high-speed metal printers and material
testing laboratories;
(3) establish a process to provide advanced manufacturing
capability, including on shared classified space as needed;
(4) utilize, to the maximum extent possible, the Defense
Logistics Agency's Joint Additive Manufacturing Model
Exchange (JAMMEX) as a central data repository for technical
data packages for advanced manufacturing;
(5) build on the Defense Innovation Unit's Blue
Manufacturing Initiative and Blue Manufacturing Marketplace
to match hardware and software manufacturers in defense
technology with advanced manufacturing providers; and
(6) meet annual production benchmarks for defense
applications.
(c) Recommendation.--Not later than September 30, 2026, the
Under Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a recommendation for the appropriate
number of regional hubs to be established under subsection
(a) for the Department of Defense to meet its sustainment
needs and such requirements, specifications, and capabilities
as the regional hubs may require.

SEC. 220A. ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
PROGRAMS.

(a) Department of Defense Advanced Manufacturing Program.--
Not later than December 31, 2027, the Secretary of Defense,
in coordination with the Secretaries of the military
departments, shall aim to qualify and approve for
manufacturing and delivery not fewer than 1,000,000 parts or
components of the Department of Defense that use advanced
manufacturing techniques, with funding subject to the
availability of appropriations or other funds. In doing so,
the Secretary shall ensure that expedited processes for
adoption of advanced manufacturing products are utilized
across the components of the Department of Defense and
lifecycle phases for new and existing systems.
(b) Program to Additively Manufacture Certain Types of
Unmanned Aerial Systems.--Not later than September 30, 2026,
the Secretary of Defense shall carry out a program to certify
new materials and processes to manufacture 25 to100 percent
of the parts of one of each type of the following unmanned
aerial system (UAS) categories using advanced or additive
manufacturing techniques:
(1) Small unmanned aerial systems used as tactical
loitering munitions.
(2) Small unmanned aerial systems used for surveillance and
reconnaissance missions.
(3) Small unmanned aerial systems used for logistics
missions.
(c) Program to Certify Additively Manufactured Parts for
Military Systems With Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and
Material Shortages.--
(1) Program required.--Not later than September 30, 2026,
the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment shall, in coordination with the Under Secretary
of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Secretaries
of the military departments, carry out a program to produce
replacement parts for military systems with diminishing
manufacturing sources and material shortages using advanced
or additive manufacturing techniques.
(2) Tested parts.--In carrying out the program required by
paragraph (1), the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
and Sustainment shall select not less than five parts for
test, evaluation, and certification under the program.
(3) Test and evaluation.--
(A) In general.--In carrying out the program required by
paragraph (1), the Under Secretary shall use additive
manufacturing techniques to manufacture the parts selected
pursuant to paragraph (2) and then test and evaluate the
manufactured parts.
(B) Evaluation.--Evaluation under subparagraph (A) shall be
based on performance rather than specifications.
(4) Sharing of results and data.--In carrying out the
program required by paragraph (1), the Under Secretary shall
share test data across all military departments and establish
mechanisms for data reciprocity for test and evaluation
results for additively manufactured parts across all military
departments.
(5) List of obsolete parts.--The Under Secretary shall, in
coordination with the Secretaries of the military
departments, make a list of all parts for military systems
with diminishing manufacturing sources and material
shortages.
(6) New licensing agreements.--The Under Secretary shall,
in coordination with the Secretaries of the military
departments, create new licensing agreements with owners of
intellectual property for the platforms with parts included
in the list required by paragraph (5) that allow additive
manufacture of the parts.
(d) Program to Additively Manufacture Metal Parts.--
(1) Program required.--The Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment shall carry out a program across
all military departments to additively manufacture three
commonly used metal parts of each military department, such
as titanium, stainless steel, and aluminum.
(2) Assessment required.--Not later than September 30,
2026, the Under Secretary shall--
(A) complete an assessment to determine how to additively
manufacture 10 metal parts of each military department, with
a preference for parts that require long lead times to
manufacture or have sole-source suppliers; and
(B) submit to the congressional defense committees a report
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Under Secretary with respect to the assessment completed
under subparagraph (A).
(e) Program to Additively Manufacture Parts for Ground
Combat Systems.--The Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment shall, in coordination with the
Secretary of the Army and the Director of the Defense
Logistics Agency--
(1) identify sustainment vulnerabilities in the ground
equipment supply chain of the Army, including at the
manufacturing arsenals and maintenance depots of the Army
that comprise the Organic Industrial Base, where additive
manufacturing could be used to repair, upgrade, or modernize
ground combat systems;
(2) choose not less than five parts that have long lead
times for fabricating the greatest degree of customized
specifications or have the most limited quantity in inventory
and additively manufacture replacement parts for them;
(3) create a critical parts list identifying parts and
components across ground combat systems with long lead times
eligible to be additively manufactured; and
(4) develop plans, in coordination with Army Development
Command, to integrate additive manufacturing techniques and
technologies in the design, production, and sustainment of
next-generation combat vehicles and their technologies. The
developed technologies should prioritize interoperability
across military platforms and integration with other military
services.

SEC. 220B. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.

(a) Leadership Changes.--
(1) Joint defense manufacturing technology panel.--Section
4842(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``The Chair of'' and all that follows through
``programs.'' and inserting the following: ``The Panel shall
be co-chaired by the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment and the Under Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering.''.
(2) Joint additive manufacturing working group.--The Joint
Additive Manufacturing Working Group shall be co-chaired by
the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment and the Under Secretary of Defense for Research
and Engineering.
(3) Consortium on additive manufacturing for defense
capability development.--Section 223 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (10 U.S.C. 4841 note)
is amended--
(A) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
(B) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
subsection (c):
``(c) Co-chairs.--The Consortium shall be co-chaired by the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
and the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering.''.
(b) Advanced Manufacturing Guidance and Manual.--
(1) Guidance, dod i update, and manual required.--Not later
than September 30, 2026, the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment and the Under Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering, in consultation with
the Secretaries of the military departments, shall--
(A) develop guidance to incorporate innovations in advanced
manufacturing in such a way that the Department of Defense
can better and faster deliver capabilities, sustain
operations, and protect the warfighter with the latest
technology while still ensuring quality, reliability, and
compatibility;
(B) update Department of Defense Instruction 5000.93
(relating to use of additive manufacturing in the Department
of Defense) dated June 10, 2021, to waive the requirement to
maintain records of all additively produced end-items put
into operational use where the additively produced part meets
or exceeds performance of the traditionally manufactured end-
item;
(C) create a manual in accordance with such instruction
that gets at the technical standards required to qualify
parts, components, or products that use advanced
manufacturing technologies and techniques; and
(D) not later than March 1, 2026, provide the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
a briefing on plans to update the guidance developed under
subparagraph (A) and the updates made under subparagraph (B).
(2) Considerations.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
and the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering shall consider the 2016 Department of Defense
Additive Manufacturing Roadmap, the 2021 Department of
Defense Additive Manufacturing Strategy, the 2022 National
Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing, and Department of
Defense Instruction 5000.93.
(3) Alignment.--The Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment and the Under Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering shall ensure that the
guidance on the use of advanced manufacturing required by
paragraph (1)(A)--
(A) aligns with Department of Defense acquisition to
prioritize flexibility, interoperability, and domestic
sourcing; and
(B) requires the Department to prefer United States
manufacturers and equipment and document a justification
whenever the Department uses a foreign source; and
(C) requires the Department to partner with and direct
funds to the Department's Manufacturing Innovation Institutes
whenever feasible.
(4) Elements.--
(A) Guidance.--The guidance required by paragraph (1)(A)
shall include guidance for all types of advanced
manufacturing, including the following:
(i) Additive manufacturing.
(ii) Advanced materials.
(iii) Advanced composite materials.
(iv) Robotics and automation.
(v) Laser, machining, and welding.
(vi) Nanotechnology.
(vii) Network and information technology integration.
(B) Manual.--(i) The guidance required by subparagraph (A)
of paragraph (1) shall utilize expedited qualification and
testing procedures established in section 865 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 and result in
a manual under subparagraph (C) of such paragraph to
establish standardized processes to qualify parts and
components produced by advanced manufacturing techniques and
technologies based on performance, rather than specifications
for testing and evaluation.
(ii) The process described in clause (i) shall include a
methodology for standardizing technical production
specifications, testing processes, and data reciprocity to
share and accept test results of the same additively
manufactured parts across all military departments.
(iii) The process described in clause (i) shall include
test and evaluation results that facilitate data reciprocity
across military departments, removing the need for each
military department to independently validate the same parts
another military department has already validated.
(iv) The manual shall include steps to allow for
streamlined incremental qualification, rather than complete
requalification, when the design and manufacturing process
incorporates changes.
(v) The process described in clause (i) shall explore the
option for third-party, external certification for companies
that cannot afford or do not have the in-house expertise to
do this on their own but have the technology that the
Department needs.
(C) Advanced materials and advanced composite materials
research.--The guidance required by paragraph (1)(A) and the
manual required by paragraph (1)(C)--
(i) shall cover requirements for development, test, and
evaluation of the material properties of advanced materials
and advanced composite materials used in advanced
manufacturing, including metals, polymers, ceramics,
composites, and hybrid metals;
(ii) should include how to incorporate integrated
computational materials engineering to predict the material
properties and the distribution of those properties in
additively manufactured parts and scale-up additive
manufacturing; and
(iii) shall include a list of recommendations for the types
of amounts of critical metals to stockpile for the
Department's use in additive manufacturing, which should be
accessible to users of the Defense Logistics Agency's Joint
Additive Manufacturing Model Exchange (JAMMEX).
(D) Cybersecurity.--(i) The guidance required by paragraph
(1)(A) and the manual required by paragraph (1)(C) shall
include cybersecurity standards and guidelines for advanced
manufacturing developed in consultation with the Chief
Information Officer.
(ii) The guidance and manual should address the unique
challenges that advanced manufacturing poses to Department
information networks.
(iii) The guidance and manual shall include matters
relating to cybersecurity compliance.
(iv) The guidance and manual shall call for periodic
security and compliance reviews.
(E) Modeling and simulation.--The guidance and manual
required by paragraph (1)--
(i) shall include software-driven, artificial intelligence-
enabled modeling and simulation techniques for design,
development, test, and evaluation to the maximum extent
possible; and
(ii) should include integrating modeling and simulation at
every level, from enterprise to individual operation,
including utilizing digital engineering.
(F) Intellectual property.--(i) The guidance required by
paragraph (1)(A) and the manual required by paragraph (1)(C)
shall include processes and contracting mechanisms to protect
and manage intellectual property.
(ii) The processes and contracting mechanisms described in
clause (i) shall be designed to incentivize innovation while
allowing the Department to additively manufacture parts and
products for military systems at scale and on demand in case
of contingency or crisis. This can include new licensing
agreements with terms and conditions that allow for
innovative intellectual property strategies.
(iii) The guidance and manual shall include considerations
to incorporate the Defense Logistics Agency's Joint Additive
Manufacturing Model Exchange (JAMMEX).
(G) Quality assurance.--(i) The guidance required by
paragraph (1)(A) and the manual required by paragraph (1)(C)
shall include processes, materials, and technologies to
ensure continuous quality control throughout the entire
manufacturing process and post-production.
(ii) The guidance and manual shall incorporate the process
window qualification methodology, which is designed to be
machine-agnostic, or independent of specific machine brands
or software providers, as well as the following:

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(I) Real-time process monitoring leveraging machine sensors
and software analytics to detect and instantly mitigate
deviations prevents defects and unauthorized parameter
changes.
(II) Integration of machine learning algorithms that
analyze production data in real-time allows the
identification of anomalies indicative of potential quality
or security threats, enabling proactive mitigation.
(III) Software-defined quality assurance protocols enforce
standardized, repeatable verification processes, greatly
improving reliability and simplifying security audits.
(H) Proliferation of additive manufacturing capabilities.--
The guidance required by paragraph (1) shall include a plan
that includes phasing and funding requirements to proliferate
advanced manufacturing technologies and techniques across the
entire Department, at the enterprise level to tactical
operational units. This guidance shall--
(i) identify end-user access and operational needs for
advanced manufacturing and associated resourcing,
infrastructure, and basing requirements;
(ii) establish logistics models for production of
additively manufactured parts in the continental United
States and at forward operating locations;
(iii) improve supply chain risk management; and
(iv) stimulate supply chain agility within the Department.
(I) Training.--The guidance required by paragraph (1)(A)
shall include training program requirements, phasing, and
sequencing to ensure each warfighter is equipped with the
knowledge and skills to use advanced manufacturing techniques
and technologies efficiently and safely. The guidance shall--
(i) outline which military occupational specialty career
fields to train in advanced manufacturing equipment,
techniques, and procedures with each military service and the
degree of proficiency and training time required;
(ii) explore partnerships to establish apprenticeships and
skilled technician training pipelines to support Department
of Defense research and development programs and programs of
record; and
(iii) consider creating new initiatives within existing
transition assistance programs to create pathways for members
of the Armed Forces to receive the training necessary to
adapt their military skills to civilian jobs in advanced
manufacturing.
(5) Manual required.--The manual created under paragraph
(1)(C) shall be a service-agnostic, vendor-agnostic manual on
advanced manufacturing techniques and technologies for the
Department of Defense--
(A) to standardize across the military departments the
technical parameters for manufacturing parts and products
using advanced manufacturing techniques;
(B) to outline the categories and levels of risk associated
with such parts and products, including distinguishing
between safety-critical and non-safety-critical parts and
providing expedited approvals for low-risk parts through
standardized material datasets and pre-qualified
manufacturing protocols;
(C) to lay out the processes for qualification and
certification across categories of such parts and products;
(D) to establish data reciprocity for test and evaluation
data across all military departments with respect to
qualifying such parts and products;
(E) to utilize the Defense Logistics Agency's Joint
Additive Manufacturing Model Exchange (JAMMEX) as the central
data repository for technical data packages for advanced
manufacturing; and
(F) to incorporate new proposed qualification approaches
proposed by industry consortiums, Manufacturing Innovation
Institutes, and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and
Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.
(6) Timeline.--
(A) Initial.--The Secretary shall ensure that the guidance
required by paragraph (1)(A) goes into effect in fiscal year
2026 by providing guidance with respect to the top three
essential metals each military department needs to maintain
its operational platforms.
(B) Subsequent.--The Secretary shall ensure that the
guidance required by paragraph (1)(A) goes into effect not
later than January 1, 2027, for all essential metals not
covered by subparagraph (A).
(7) Advanced manufacturing defined.--In this subsection,
the term ``advanced manufacturing'' means a manufacturing
process using the following:
(A) Additive manufacturing.
(B) Wire-arc additive manufacturing.
(C) Powder bed fusion manufacturing.
(D) Other manufacturing capabilities similar to those
listed in subparagraphs (A) through (C).

SEC. 220C. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR
FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH COLLABORATION WITH CERTAIN
ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS.

(a) Limitation.--Except as provided in subsection (b), none
of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for
fiscal year 2026 may be obligated or expended to award a
grant or contract to an institution of higher education for
the specific purposes of conducting fundamental research in
collaboration with a covered entity.
(b) Waiver.--
(1) In general.--The Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Science and Technology may waive the limitation under
subsection (a), on a case-by-case basis, with respect to an
individual grant or contract for an institution of higher
education if the Assistant Secretary determines that such a
waiver is in the national security interests of the United
States.
(2) Congressional notice.--Not later than 30 days after the
date on which an award is made by the Department of Defense
involving an institution of higher education with respect to
which a waiver is made under paragraph (1), the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology shall submit
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
House of Representatives notice of such waiver.
(c) Report Annex.--
(1) In general.--On an annual basis, as a classified or
controlled unclassified information annex to the annual
report required by section 1286(f) of the John S McCain
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
(Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note), the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives a report annex on
the compliance of the Department of Defense and institutions
of higher education with the requirements of this section.
(2) Contents.--Each report annex submitted pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall include, for each waiver issued under
subsection (b) during the period covered by the report--
(A) a justification for the waiver; and
(B) a detailed description of the type and extent of any
collaboration between an institution of higher education and
a covered entity allowed pursuant to the waiver, including
identification of the institution of higher education and the
covered entities involved, the type of technology involved,
the duration of the collaboration, and terms and conditions
on intellectual property assignment, as applicable, under the
collaboration agreement.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``collaboration'' means coordinated activity
between an institution of higher education and a covered
entity and includes--
(A) sharing of research facilities, resources, or data;
(B) sharing of technical know-how;
(C) any financial or in-kind contribution intended to
produce a research product;
(D) sponsorship or facilitation of research fellowships,
visas, or residence permits;
(E) joint ventures, partnerships, or other formalized
agreements for the purpose of conducting research or sharing
resources, data, or technology;
(F) inclusion of researchers as consultants, advisors, or
members of advisory or review boards; and
(G) such other activities as may be determined by the
Secretary of Defense.
(2) The term ``covered entity''--
(A) means an academic institution that is included in the
most recently updated list developed pursuant to 1286(c)(9)
of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note);
and
(B) includes any individual employed by such an academic
institution.
(3) The term ``fundamental research'' has the meaning given
that term in National Security Decision Directive-189 (NSSD-
189), National Policy on the Transfer of Scientific,
Technical and Engineering Information, dated September 21,
1985, or any successor document.
(4) The term ``institution of higher education'' has the
meaning given that term in section 102 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002) and includes--
(A) any department, program, project, faculty, researcher,
or other individual, entity, or activity of such institution;
and
(B) any branch of such institution within or outside the
United States.

Subtitle C--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters

SEC. 221. CATALYST PATHFINDER PROGRAM.

(a) Establishment.--Not later than January 1, 2027, the
Secretary of the Army shall establish a soldier-inspired
innovation program--
(1) that creates partnerships between operational units of
the Army and leading national research universities to
provide a unique platform for university-based researchers
and small businesses to collaborate directly with soldiers on
cutting-edge applied research and development; and
(2) to integrate soldiers into the early-stage problem
identification process and include them in the solution
development process to ensure technical solutions are meeting
soldier needs and enhancing lethality.
(b) Designation.--The program established pursuant to
subsection (a) shall be known as the ``Catalyst Pathfinder
Program'' (in this section the ``Program'').
(c) Activities.--In carrying out the Program, the Secretary
shall--
(1) establish activities at all active-duty divisions of
the Army to accelerate the incorporation of soldier insights
into capability development;
(2) establish policies that streamline collaboration
between soldiers, Army Futures Command, and academic
institutions;
(3) establish a governance board that includes
representatives from the research, development, test, and
evaluation, acquisition, requirements, industry, and academic
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(4) promote transition of successful Program projects to
Army programs; and
(5) implement an adaptive experimentation force capability
to support technology experimentation activities throughout
the solution development cycle
(d) Treatment of Program.--The Program shall be treated as
a research, development, test, and evaluation activity in the
Army's input to the Future Year Defense Program.

SEC. 222. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR ANNUAL REPORTS ON CRITICAL
TECHNOLOGY AREAS SUPPORTIVE OF THE NATIONAL
DEFENSE STRATEGY.

Section 217(c)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
(Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is amended, in the
matter before subparagraph (A), by striking ``December 1,
2025'' and inserting ``December 1, 2030''.

SEC. 223. EVALUATION OF ADDITIONAL TEST CORRIDORS FOR
HYPERSONIC AND LONG-RANGE WEAPONS.

(a) Evaluation Required.--To assess impact effectiveness
and increase the cadence of testing and training for long-
range and hypersonic systems, the Secretary of Defense shall,
acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research
and Engineering and the Director of the Test Resource
Management Center and in consultation with requirements
owners of long-range and hypersonic systems of the Armed
Forces, evaluate--
(1) the comparative advantages of episodic and permanent
special activity airspace designated by the Federal Aviation
Administration for use by the Department of Defense suitable
for the test and training of long-range and hypersonic
systems; and
(2) requirements for continental test ranges, including--
(A) attributes, including live, virtual, and constructive
capabilities;
(B) scheduling and availability;
(C) safety;
(D) end strength;
(E) facilities, infrastructure, radar, and related systems;
(F) launch locations including--
(i) Bearpaw Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace, Montana;
(ii) Mountain Home Range Complex, Idaho;
(iii) Fallon Range Training Complex, Nevada;
(iv) Utah Test and Training Range, Utah;
(v) Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada;
(vi) Green River Test Complex, Utah; and
(vii) White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico;
(G) impact areas within the White Sands Missile Range, New
Mexico; and
(H) such other characteristics as the Secretary considers
appropriate.
(b) Briefing.--Not later than December 1, 2026, the
Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Armed Services of
the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House
of Representatives a briefing on the findings of the
Secretary with respect to the evaluation conducted pursuant
to subsection (a), including an assessment of the completion
date.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``impact area'' means the point at which a
test terminates.
(2) The term ``launch location'' means the point from which
a test is initiated.

SEC. 224. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
redesignating the section 222e that was added by section 211
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2024 (Public Law 118-31) as section 222f.

SEC. 225. CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED PROGRAMS FOR TEST AND
EVALUATION OVERSIGHT.

(a) Requirement.--The Director of Operational Test and
Evaluation shall include in the annual report required by
section 139(h) of title 10, United States Code, an assessment
of the operational and live fire test and evaluation
activities for--
(1) Golden Dome software development;
(2) the Joint Fires Network; and
(3) the Cryptographic Modernization Program.
(b) Alternate Pathway.--For any effort under subsection (a)
assigned to the software acquisition pathway pursuant to
section 3603 of title 10, United States Code, the Director of
Operational Test and Evaluation shall assess the effort in
accordance with the alternative test and evaluation pathway
established in this Act.

SEC. 226. PROHIBITION ON MODIFICATION OF INDIRECT COST RATES
FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Defense may not change
or modify indirect cost rates (otherwise known as facilities
and administration cost rates) for Department of Defense
grants and contracts awarded to institutions of higher
education and nonprofit organizations (as those terms are
defined in part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations)
until the Secretary makes the certification described under
subsection (b).
(b) Certification.--A certification under this subsection
is a certification to the congressional defense committees
that the Department of Defense--
(1) working with the extramural research community,
including representatives from universities, university
associations, independent research institutes, and private
foundations, has developed an alternative indirect cost model
that has--
(A) reduced the indirect cost rate for all applicable
institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations
(compared to indirect rates for fiscal year 2025); and
(B) optimized payment of legitimate and essential indirect
costs involved in conducting Department of Defense research
to ensure transparency and efficiency for Department of
Defense-funded grants and contracts; and
(2) established an implementation plan with adequate
transition time to change budgeting and accounting processes
for affected institutions of higher education and nonprofit
organizations.

SEC. 227. ENHANCE INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION FOR ADVANCED
MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES, TECHNOLOGIES, AND
ADOPTION.

The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment and the Under Secretary of Defense for Research
and Engineering shall establish a working group to coordinate
and support international activities that facilitate
information-sharing, enhance interoperability, explore joint
research and development opportunities, identify technology
licensing requirements, incorporate advanced manufacturing
capabilities into combined trainings and exercises, and set
technical expertise and training standards for advanced
manufacturing techniques, technologies, and adoption. The
countries involved should be those with which the United
States has reciprocal defense procurement agreements or
security of supply arrangements.

Subtitle D--Biotechnology

SEC. 231. BIOTECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

(a) Designation of Senior Official.--Not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall designate a senior official, with relevant
biotechnology experience, from a position within the
Department of Defense that was in effect on the day before
the date of the enactment of this Act--
(1) to be the senior official for biotechnology issues;
(2) to be the head the Biotechnology Management Office
established under subsection (b); and
(3) to carry out the responsibilities for the office in
subsection (c).
(b) Establishment of Biotechnology Management Office.--Not
later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, with input from the
senior official designated under subsection (a), charter and
establish, under the authority, direction, and control of the
Deputy Secretary of Defense, a Biotechnology Management
Office to foster the development, acquisition and sustainment
of broad-based biotechnology capabilities for the Department.
(c) Responsibilities.--The office established under
subsection (b) shall be responsible for the following:
(1) Maintaining and executing the Defense Biotechnology
Strategy required by section [BAG25949], including
development and execution of a long-term research,
development, acquisition, and sustainment roadmap.
(2) Updating policies and guidance within the Department
relating to the acquisition, adoption, and transition of
biotechnology-based products into Department use.
(3) Coordinating with activities across the Department, the
Federal Government, industry, academia, and international
partners relating to biotechnology.
(4) Proposing options for streamlining the regulatory or
acquisition process of the Department.
(5) Conducting, as may be needed, global competition
analyses, net assessment or forecasting to support
decisionmakers on biotechnology advances.
(6) Supporting the development of public-private
partnerships with academia, industry, and other State and
local government partners, including through the development
or fostering of regionally focused innovation ecosystems.
(7) Identifying biotechnology workforce and training gaps
across the workforce of the Department.
(8) Such other responsibilities as the Secretary considers
appropriate.
(d) Sunset.--The office established pursuant to subsection
(a) shall terminate on September 30, 2035.
(e) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the designation
of the senior official pursuant to subsection (a), the
Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense
committees a briefing on the proposed scope of the charter
for the office to be established pursuant to subsection (b),
as well as implementation plans for preliminary activities
the office will pursue during the proceeding one-year period.

SEC. 232. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BIOTECHNOLOGY STRATEGY.

(a) In General.--Not later than June 1, 2026, the Secretary
of Defense shall, in coordination with the Under Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering and the Under Secretary
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, submit to the
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a strategy
on the national security implications of emerging
biotechnologies, including the future role that biotechnology
will play in defense, and means to improve industry,
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(b) Elements.--The strategy required pursuant to subsection
(a) shall include the following elements:
(1) How the Department of Defense will develop and expand a
network of commercial facilities for the biomanufacture of
products that are critical for defense needs.
(2) Review and update of military specifications in order
to better incorporate or substitute current products with
biotechnology-based products.
(3) Updated plans and policies for the Department to enter
into advance market commitments and offtake agreements for
biotechnology products that have defense applications.
(4) A description of how the Department could better
incorporate military-relevant applications of emerging
biotechnology into wargaming exercises, tabletop exercises,
or other net assessment analyses.
(5) The benefits and costs of issuing a research grand
challenge, or a series of challenges, that focus on making
biotechnology predictably engineerable and how the Department
would implement such research grand challenge, or challenges.
(6) Development of a biotechnology regulation science and
technology program within the Department, including
development of digital infrastructure to support simplified
regulation and the development of biometrology tools.
(7) Updated plans and policies for inter-governmental
support that the Department could provide in encouraging
member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO) to aggregate demand and pool purchasing power for
biotechnology products.
(8) Review of plans and guidance on how the Department can
work to develop, integrate, and disseminate biotechnology
research initiatives across member countries of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization, and how the Department might
coordinate with international stakeholders to utilize the
combined research capabilities of such member countries to
drive a biotechnology development approach.

SEC. 233. DEFINING GUIDELINES AND POLICIES ON THE USE OF
BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR THE ARMED FORCES.

(a) Guidelines and Policies Required.--Not later than one
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Defense shall, after coordinating with the Under
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and external
stakeholders, including representation from industry and
academia, develop guidelines and policies on the ethical and
responsible development and deployment of biotechnology
within the Department of Defense and the Armed Forces.
(b) Elements.--The guidelines and policies developed
pursuant to subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) Definitions of ethical and responsible development and
use of biotechnology.
(2) Guidelines relating to ethical and responsible
development and use of biotechnology.
(3) Policies relating to informed consent of members of the
Armed Forces participating in biotechnology development.
(4) Policies relating to reversibility and heritable
treatment of potential biotechnology applications.
(5) Policies relating to biotechnologies and their
potential effects on the environment.
(6) Policies relating to human performance enhancement.
(7) Policies relating to the compliance and obligations of
the Department to the United Nations Biological Weapons
Convention, and other international agreements pertaining to
the laws of armed conflict.
(8) Such other matters as the Secretary considers
appropriate.
(c) Report.--
(1) In general.--No later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report outlining the
guidelines and policies developed pursuant to subsection (a),
including the methodologies through which the guidelines and
policies were developed.
(2) Form.--The report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1)
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
(d) Biennial Briefings.--
(1) In general.--Not later than two years after the date of
the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than once
every two years thereafter until November 1, 2031, the
Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense
committees a briefing on the implementation of the guidelines
and policies developed pursuant to subsection (a), including
a discussion of any adjustments made to the policies and such
recommendations for legislative or administrative action as
the Secretary may have to ensure their successful
implementation.
(2) Final briefing.--The final briefing provided pursuant
to paragraph (1) shall be provided during the 60-day period
ending on November 1, 2031.

SEC. 234. ENHANCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL BIODEFENSE CAPACITY.

(a) Clarification of Roles and Responsibilities.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall direct the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Deterrence,
Chemical and Biological Defense Programs, in consultation
with the Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, to
enter into memoranda of understanding with other departments
and agencies of the Federal Government to clarify the roles
and responsibilities of those departments and agencies for
building biodefense capabilities internationally in execution
of national security and other policies of the Federal
Government, with the Secretary focused on working with
defense counterparts in countries that are allies of the
United States.
(2) Elements of memoranda of understanding.--The memoranda
of understanding entered into under paragraph (1) shall
address how each relevant department or agency selects
partner countries and the feasibility of coordinating efforts
with each such country.
(b) Development of Biodefense Capabilities.--The Secretary
of Defense, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical and Biological Defense
programs, shall provide to the Director of the Defense Threat
Reduction Agency global authority to support development of
biodefense capabilities and capacities in countries that are
allies of the United States, subject to review and input on
an as-needed basis by leadership of the Department of Defense
and the relevant combatant commands.

TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 2026 for the use of the Armed Forces and other
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for
expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and
maintenance, as specified in the funding table in section
4301.

Subtitle B--Energy and Environment

SEC. 311. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GUIDELINES REGARDING
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY ACT OF 1969.

(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
rescind all existing Department of Defense directives
regarding the implementation of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) (in this section
referred to as ``NEPA'') and replace those directives with a
new directive with uniform guidance that the military
departments and other agencies of the Department of Defense
must implement.
(b) Elements of New NEPA Directive.--The new directive
required under subsection (a) shall ensure that all
components of the Department of Defense comply with the
requirements under NEPA, including the updated guidelines
established under title III of division C of the Fiscal
Responsibility Act of 2023 (Public Law 118-5; 137 Stat. 38).
(c) Designation Required.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall designate an appropriate official of the Department of
Defense responsible for implementing the NEPA directive
established under subsection (a) and ensuring the timely
execution of all reviews required under NEPA without
unnecessary regulatory delays.
(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to amend or override any provision of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).

SEC. 312. REQUIREMENT TO SUPPORT TRAINING ON WILDFIRE
PREVENTION AND RESPONSE.

Section 351 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 32 U.S.C. 501 note) is
amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``may'' and inserting ``shall''.

SEC. 313. USE OF SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS BY DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE.

(a) Expeditionary Solid Waste Disposal Systems.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may use
expeditionary solid waste disposal systems for the
destruction of illicit contraband, including seized
counterfeit materials, unauthorized military gear, and
classified materials.
(2) Availability of systems.--The expeditionary solid waste
disposal systems units deployed under subsection (a) shall
be--
(A) equipped to support operations related to border
security and the elimination of contraband; and
(B) made available to military installations, forward
operating bases, and partner security forces as needed to
assist in countering infiltration and unauthorized use of
military assets of the United States.
(b) Prohibition on Use of Open-air Burn Pits to Dispose of
Certain Material.--The Secretary of Defense may not use open-
air burn pits for the disposal of illicit contraband,
classified military equipment, or hazardous waste materials.

SEC. 314. MODIFICATION OF AVAILABILITY AND USE OF ENERGY COST
SAVINGS.

Section 2912 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking ``The amount'' and inserting ``(1) The
amount'';
(B) by striking ``additional operational energy'' and all
that follows through the period at the end and inserting
``operational energy initiatives.''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

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``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall design operational
energy initiatives under paragraph (1) to advance the
objectives of the Department in the areas of energy
resilience and fuel efficiency.
``(3) Operational energy initiatives carried out under
paragraph (1) may directly contribute to enhanced mission and
combat capabilities, fund operational environment training
activities, or establish programs to incentivize demonstrable
reductions in energy expenditures within the department,
agency, or instrumentality credited with achieving the energy
cost savings under subsection (a).'';
(2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``The Secretary of
Defense may transfer amounts described in subsection (a) that
remain available for obligation'' and inserting ``Not later
than 60 days after being notified of amounts described in
subsection (a) that remain available for obligation, the
Secretary of Defense shall transfer such amounts''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(f) Operational Energy Cost Savings Defined.--In this
section, the term `operational energy cost savings' means the
monetary savings achieved through measures to reduce energy
expenditures relative to the amount that would have been
necessary to sustain an equivalent level of capability in the
absence of such measures.''.

SEC. 315. AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO DESTROY OR
DISPOSE OF PERFLUOROALKYL OR POLYFLUOROALKYL
SUBSTANCES.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may destroy or
dispose of a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance
using innovative technologies that--
(1) are cost effective; and
(2) are permitted or approved by a Federal or State agency
that regulates the destruction or disposal of such a
substance.
(b) Update of Guidance.--The Secretary shall update the
PFAS Destruction and Disposal Guidance of the Department of
Defense, or any successor similar guidance, to reflect the
requirements under subsection (a).

SEC. 316. MODIFICATION TO RESTRICTION ON PROCUREMENT OR
PURCHASING OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR
FIREFIGHTERS CONTAINING PERFLUOROALKYL
SUBSTANCES OR POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.

Section 345 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263;
10 U.S.C. 3201 note prec.) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``if such equipment
contains an intentionally added perfluoroalkyl substance or
polyfluoroalkyl substance'' and inserting ``unless such
equipment meets the specifications set forth in Standard 1970
of the National Fire Protection Association''; and
(2) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``does not contain
intentionally added perfluoroalkyl substances or
polyfluoroalkyl substances'' and inserting ``meets the
specifications set forth in Standard 1970 of the National
Fire Protection Association''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``does not contain
intentionally added perfluoroalkyl substances or
polyfluoroalkyl substances'' and inserting ``meets the
specifications set forth in Standard 1970 of the National
Fire Protection Association''.

SEC. 317. PROVISION OF BOTTLED WATER TO COMMUNITIES WITH
PRIVATE DRINKING WATER CONTAMINATED WITH
PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES
FROM ACTIVITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), on and after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall provide bottled water to communities with
private drinking water wells where contamination from
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances resulting from
activities of the Department of Defense has, at one point in
time, exceeded the maximum contaminant level for such
substances established by the Environmental Protection Agency
if the Secretary, as of the day before the date of the
enactment of this Act, provided bottled water to the
community because of such contamination.
(b) Termination of Requirement.--The Secretary is not
required to provide bottled water to a community under
subsection (a) if all impacted households in the community
are connected to a municipal drinking water distribution
system or the Secretary has successfully remediated the
contamination from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances to meet or exceed both Federal and state drinking
water standards for such substances.

SEC. 318. REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT BY DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE OF CERTAIN ITEMS CONTAINING
PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATE OR PERFLUOROOCTANOIC
ACID.

Section 333 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law
116-283; 10 U.S.C. 3062 note) is repealed.

SEC. 319. REPEAL OF TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON INCINERATION BY
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OF PERFLUOROALKYL
SUBSTANCES, POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES, AND
AQUEOUS FILM FORMING FOAM.

Section 343 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 2701 note) is
repealed.

SEC. 320. INTERIM RESPONSES TO ADDRESS RELEASES OR THREATENED
RELEASES OF PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL
SUBSTANCES.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, consistent with
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), shall take
actions specified in subsection (b) to address any release or
threatened release of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances at a covered facility.
(b) Actions to Be Taken.--
(1) Conduct of preliminary assessment and site
inspection.--
(A) In general.--If a preliminary assessment or site
investigation for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances has not been conducted at a covered facility, the
Secretary shall conduct expeditiously such assessment or
investigation, as the case may be, to determine whether there
has been a release or there is a threatened release of
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances at the facility.
(B) Presumed release.--Each covered facility that has or
has had a fire training pit or similar facility shall be
presumed, for purposes of subparagraph (A), to have had a
release of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances.
(2) Consideration of interim response actions.--
(A) Determination of potential interim response actions.--A
preliminary assessment or site investigation under paragraph
(1)(A) shall include, along with any other matters required
pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et
seq.), a description and analysis of potential interim
response actions that can be taken to reduce immediate public
exposure to the release of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl
substances, including preventing an imminent and substantial
endangerment.
(B) Actions included.--Interim response actions to be
considered under subparagraph (A) shall include the
following:
(i) Provision of bottled water.
(ii) Connection to public water systems for members of the
public using private wells.
(iii) Provision of filtration systems for public water
systems.
(iv) Provision of filtration systems for private
residences.
(3) Review.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall make the preliminary
assessment or site investigation conducted under paragraph
(1)(A) with respect to a covered facility available for
review to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency, the relevant State environmental regulatory agencies,
any Indian tribal government whose tribal lands may be
affected by the release or threatened release of
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, and members of
the public.
(B) Review period.--The period for review under
subparagraph (A) shall be not less than 60 days and shall be
extended if the Administrator requests additional review
time.
(4) Expedited implementation.--The Secretary of Defense
shall expedite the implementation of any interim response
actions selected by the Secretary for implementation pursuant
to the consideration conducted under paragraph (2) and the
review under paragraph (3), with special priority provided to
covered facilities located within a sole or principal
drinking water source as designated by the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency under section 1424(e) of
the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300h-3(e)).
(c) Reports to Congress.--
(1) Initial report.--Not later than 270 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives a report containing an
identification of the following:
(A) Which covered facilities have had a preliminary
assessment or site investigation completed pursuant to
subsection (b)(1)(A).
(B) Which covered facilities have had a preliminary
assessment or site investigation initiated pursuant to
subsection (b)(1)(A) but not completed by the time the report
is due to be submitted, and when such assessment or
investigation is projected to be completed.
(C) Which covered facilities have not had a preliminary
assessment or site investigation initiated pursuant to
subsection (b)(1)(A) but are required to have one pursuant to
such subsection.
(D) Which covered facilities are not required to have a
preliminary assessment or site investigation conducted
pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(A).
(2) Final report.--Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives a report on--
(A) which covered facilities have had interim response
actions selected for implementation under subsection (b);
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(C) the projected initiation dates for those interim
response actions;
(D) the projected completion dates for those interim
response actions; and
(E) an explanation as to why any interim response action
considered in the preliminary assessment or site
investigation conducted pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(A) was
not adopted.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered facility.--The term ``covered facility'' means
a facility subject to section 2701(c) of title 10, United
States Code.
(2) Release; response.--The terms ``release'' and
``response'' have the meanings given those terms in section
101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et
seq.).

Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment

SEC. 321. SURFACE SHIP SUSTAINMENT AND READINESS.

(a) In General.--In accordance with this section, the
Secretary of the Navy shall implement processes to improve
the materiel condition and combat readiness of Navy surface
ships maintained and repaired at private shipyards by
ensuring a stable and responsive industrial base capable of
meeting operational and combat surge demands.
(b) Requirements and Authorities.--
(1) Type commander leadership.--
(A) Designation.--The Secretary of the Navy shall designate
type commanders as the primary authorities for surface ship
maintenance.
(B) Responsibilities.--Type commanders designated under
subparagraph (A) shall--
(i) lead the sustainment of surface ships;
(ii) oversee all maintenance and repair activities at
private shipyards; and
(iii) be responsible for setting priorities, approving
contracts, and ensuring fleet readiness.
(C) Regional maintenance centers.--The Secretary of the
Navy shall ensure that regional maintenance centers act in a
supporting role under the direction of type commanders.
(2) Decision-making by key personnel.--
(A) In general.--For each ship undergoing maintenance at a
private shipyard, the project manager, the port engineer, and
the ship commanding officer--
(i) may jointly decide what work is done during the
maintenance period, including the ability to adjust
priorities within agreed budgets and schedules; and
(ii) shall report directly to the type commander concerned.
(B) Contracting officers.--Contracting officers shall
support the decisions described in subparagraph (A)(i) by
managing funds and contracts.
(3) Stable workforce and infrastructure.--The Secretary of
the Navy shall provide a stable, predictable workload to
private shipyards and other critical suppliers through a
multi-year, multi-ship contract by ship class--
(A) to allow the shipyard and other critical suppliers to
maintain a stable workforce;
(B) to promote investment in the necessary facilities; and
(C) to prevent layoffs and rehiring cycles that reduce
efficiency.
(4) Ship-specific assignments.--The Secretary of the Navy
shall ensure that specific shipyards shall have multi-year
contracts for specified ships for repeated maintenance work
to improve knowledge of ship condition and accelerate
repairs, with excusable deviations such as homeport changes.
(5) Collaborative planning.--The Secretary of the Navy
shall ensure that shipyards, alterations installation teams
(when assigned), and Navy teams, including project managers
and port engineers, work together in continuous maintenance
activities to plan maintenance and ensure realistic schedules
and priorities.
(6) Roles for large and small shipyards.--The Secretary of
the Navy shall ensure that--
(A) criteria for multi-year awards place heavy emphasis on
strong teaming between large and small shipyard businesses;
(B) large and small shipyards establish multi-year teaming
relationships and work in both the planning and execution
phases of scheduled availabilities and emergency repairs; and
(C) small shipyards have guaranteed work percentages and
planning responsibilities.
(7) Parts availability.--The Secretary of the Navy shall
establish rotatable pools and procure spare parts ahead of
time to create a pool of parts that can be quickly used for
repairs.
(8) Training.--The Secretary of the Navy shall train
program managers and port engineers for specific ship classes
prior to assigning such individuals to complex maintenance
availabilities.
(9) Funding for workforce and facilities.--The Secretary of
the Navy may allocate funds annually to private shipyards to
sustain a minimum workforce and maintain repair facilities,
in such amounts and under such conditions as the Secretary
determines appropriate.
(10) Small business requirements.--The Secretary of the
Navy shall issue guidance to address set-aside requirements
for small businesses that enables the roles for large and
small shipyards described in paragraph (6).
(c) Implementation Flexibility.--In carrying out this
section, the Secretary of the Navy may--
(1) determine specific methods, contract types, funding
levels, and operational details consistent with the
requirements and authorities under this section; and
(2) adapt existing processes or develop new approaches to
carry out such requirements and authorities.
(d) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
detailing the following:
(1) How the Navy will implement the requirements of this
section, including with respect to the roles of type
commanders, regional maintenance centers, project managers,
port engineers, ship commanding officers, and contracting
officers.
(2) The planned funding approach for workforce stability,
shipyard assignments, and spare parts procurement.
(3) A timeline for initial implementation, including any
pilot programs, and full deployment across all regional
maintenance centers.
(4) Metrics to measure success, such as on-time completion
of maintenance, cost control, and readiness improvements.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Port engineer.--The term ``port engineer'' means the
technical expert on a ship's condition who advises on repairs
and standards.
(2) Project manager.--The term ``project manager'' means
the individual responsible for overseeing a ship's
maintenance period.
(3) Regional maintenance center.--The term ``regional
maintenance center'' means an organization of the Navy that
supports ship maintenance in a specific region, such as in
Norfolk, Virginia, San Diego, California, Mayport, Florida,
Everett, Washington, and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
(4) Ship commanding officer.--The term ``ship commanding
officer'' means the commanding officer of a Navy surface ship
undergoing maintenance.
(5) Type commander.--The term ``type commander'' means the
flag officer in charge of a surface force, such as Commander,
Naval Surface Force Atlantic, and Commander, Naval Surface
Force, Pacific Fleet.
(f) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on January 1,
2031.

SEC. 322. TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENT FOR SURFACE SHIP
MAINTENANCE.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Navy shall
investigate, and, as feasible, qualify, approve, integrate,
and fully adopt into contract requirements advanced
technologies and processes for Navy surface ship maintenance
on an expedited timeline to enhance readiness, reduce costs,
and address delays in maintenance and repair activities.
(b) Specified Advanced Technologies and Processes.--In
carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy shall
prioritize qualification of the following:
(1) Automated weld inspection for robotic weld defect
detection.
(2) Real-time sustainment monitoring for sensor-based
health tracking.
(3) Advanced blast and painting for automated hull coating
systems.
(4) Press connect fittings for no-hot-work pipe repairs.
(5) Robotic tank inspection for confined space condition
assessments.
(6) Additive manufacturing for on-demand 3D-printed parts.
(7) Augmented reality support for augmented reality-guided
repairs.
(8) Cold spray repair for metal surface restoration.
(9) Predictive maintenance algorithms for artificial
intelligence-driven failure prediction.
(10) Automated nondestructive testing for robotic material
evaluation.
(11) Autonomous underwater vehicles for hull inspection
submersibles.
(12) Digital twin technology for virtual ship modeling.
(13) High-pressure waterjet cleaning for rust and paint
removal.
(14) Modular maintenance platforms for standardized repair
setups.
(15) Smart coatings for self-healing, anti-fouling
surfaces.
(16) Laser ablation for laser-based surface preparation.
(17) Drone-based inspection for uncrewed structural
surveys.
(18) Electrochemical corrosion mitigation for corrosion
prevention systems.
(19) Smart pigging for internal pipe diagnostics.
(20) Modular overhaul kits for pre-packaged repair
solutions.
(21) Plasma coating for durable surface protection.
(22) High-velocity oxygen fuel coating for high-velocity
wear protection.
(23) Portable diagnostics for handheld troubleshooting
tools.
(c) Open Qualification Process.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Navy shall establish
a process for private entities to submit proposals for
advanced technologies or processes not specified in
subsection (b).
(2) Evaluation.--The Secretary of the Navy shall evaluate
any proposal submitted pursuant to the process established
under paragraph (1) not later than 90 days after the date of
such submission.
(3) Proposal requirements.--A proposal submitted pursuant
to the process established under paragraph (1) shall
demonstrate potential to improve maintenance efficiency,
safety, or cost-effectiveness.

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(4) Qualification decision.--The Secretary of the Navy
shall make a qualification decision with respect to a
proposal submitted pursuant to the process established under
paragraph (1) based on technical merit and the need of the
Navy.
(d) Third-party Review.--
(1) In general.--For any advanced technology or process
included in a proposal submitted pursuant to the process
established under subsection (c) and not selected for
qualification or approval, the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment shall enter into a contract with
an independent third-party reviewer to assess the decision.
(2) Report to congress.--A contract entered into under
paragraph (1) shall require the independent third-party
reviewer to, not later than 90 days after the date of the
decision concerned, submit to Congress an unaltered report
that--
(A) evaluates the rationale of the Secretary;
(B) states agreement or disagreement with the decision and
rationale; and
(C) includes recommendations if applicable.
(e) Priority.--The Secretary of the Navy may prioritize
advanced technologies and processes under this section based
on operational needs, budget constraints, and compatibility
with existing systems, if the Secretary includes
justifications for such prioritization in the report required
by subsection (g).
(f) Updates.--The Secretary of the Navy shall update
policies, specifications, guidance, and contracts to
integrate and fully adopt advanced technologies and processes
as required by subsection (a).
(g) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy
shall submit to Congress a report detailing timelines to
qualify and approve each advanced technology or process
specified in subsection (b) and any additional advanced
technologies or processes identified pursuant to the process
established under subsection (c), including estimated
implementation dates or justifications for non-pursuit.

SEC. 323. DELEGATION TO UNITED STATES TRANSPORTATION COMMAND
OF MITIGATING VULNERABILITIES AND RISKS
ASSOCIATED WITH CONTESTED LOGISTICS FOR
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

(a) In General.--On and after the date recommended under
subsection (c)(2)(B)(v), the United States Transportation
Command shall be responsible for--
(1) mitigating vulnerabilities and risks associated with
contested logistics for the Department of Defense on a global
basis; and
(2) planning and operations of the Joint Deployment and
Distribution Enterprise (in this section referred to as the
``JDDE'') relating to contested logistics across all domains,
including the movement of forces and material from the source
of supply to the designated point of need of the commander of
the combatant command receiving support.
(b) Required Coordination.--In carrying out the
responsibilities under subsection (a), the Commander of the
United States Transportation Command shall coordinate with
the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, the secretaries of the military departments, the
commanders of the combatant commands, the Director of the
Defense Logistics Agency, the Director of National
Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the
Secretary of Transportation.
(c) Reporting Requirement.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the United States
Transportation Command, in coordination with the Secretary of
Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the
Secretary of each military department, the commanders of the
combatant commands, the Director of the Defense Logistics
Agency, the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary
of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Transportation
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
that provides an in-depth gap assessment on the ability of
the JDDE to project, maneuver, and sustain the joint force in
contested environments and provide recommendations to resolve
or mitigate those gaps.
(2) Elements of report.--The report required under
paragraph (1) shall--
(A) be oriented on--
(i) mitigating risks;
(ii) improving the ability of the JDDE to operate in
contested environments; and
(iii) establishing the Commander of United States
Transportation Command to be the element responsible for
global contested logistics; and
(B) include--
(i) a description of the organizational responsibilities of
elements of the JDDE as of the date of the report and the
ability of the JDDE to project, maneuver, and sustain the
joint force;
(ii) a description of the intent and capability of
adversaries to the United States to disrupt the ability of
the JDDE to project, maneuver, and sustain the joint force;
(iii) a description of the responsibilities to protect the
operations of the JDDE, to include physical protection and
protection of command and control systems of the JDDE from
cyber threats;
(iv) recommendations for changes in statutes, authorities,
resources, responsibilities, and processes within the JDDE to
establish the Commander of United States Transportation
Command to be the element responsible for global contested
logistics; and
(v) a recommended date, not later than one year after the
date on which the report is submitted to the congressional
defense committees, for the United States Transportation
Command to assume responsibility for contested logistics from
the source of supply to the designated point of need of the
commander of the combatant command receiving support.
(3) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) may be
submitted in classified form, but if so, shall include an
unclassified executive summary.
(d) Briefings.--
(1) Interim briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the
United States Transportation Command shall provide to the
congressional defense committees an interim briefing on the
development of the report required under subsection (c).
(2) Final briefing.--Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the United
States Transportation Command shall provide to the
congressional defense committees a final briefing on the
report required under subsection (c).
(e) Rule of Construction.--Except to the extent that,
before January 1, 2026, a responsibility specified in
subsection (a) was a specific function of one of agencies or
components specified in subsection (b), nothing under this
section shall be construed as--
(1) limiting any other function of those agencies or
components; or
(2) requiring the transfer of any function, personnel, or
asset from those agencies or components to the United States
Transportation Command.
(f) Contested Logistics Defined.--In this section, the term
``contested logistics'' means logistics that occur under
conditions in which an adversary or competitor deliberately
seeks or has sought to deny, disrupt, destroy, or defeat
friendly force logistics operations, facilities, and
activities across any of the multiple domains.

SEC. 324. REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AIRCRAFT
OPERATIONS NEAR COMMERCIAL AIRPORTS.

(a) Risk Mitigation.--The Secretary of Defense shall
require all aircraft of the Department of Defense that
operate near commercial airports to be equipped with position
broadcast technology and shall direct the development of
standard operating procedures that maximize the use of such
technology.
(b) Coordination With Federal Aviation Administration.--The
Secretary of Defense shall develop a program for sharing
aviation safety data for aircraft of the Department of
Defense, to include near misses and mishaps, with the Federal
Aviation Administration.
(c) Reports on Near Misses.--
(1) Initial report.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House
of Representatives a report on the number of near misses that
aircraft of the Department have had with commercial aircraft
during the 10-year period preceding such date of enactment.
(2) Annual report.--Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through
2030, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
report on the number of near misses that aircraft of the
Department have had with commercial aircraft during the
previous fiscal year.
(3) Elements.--Each report under this subsection shall
include, with respect to each near miss covered under the
report, the following:
(A) The date, time, and location of the near miss.
(B) A description of all aircraft involved in the near
miss.
(C) Any changes to protocols, standard operating
procedures, or policy, as appropriate, that were made based
on the near miss.
(4) Form of report.--Each report under this subsection
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.

SEC. 325. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF SEMIANNUAL BRIEFINGS
ON OPERATIONAL STATUS OF AMPHIBIOUS WARSHIP
FLEET.

Section 352 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 229) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``September 30, 2026''
and inserting ``September 30, 2028''; and
(2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
``(6) Details regarding the maintenance and service life
extension plan for the amphibious warship that retains an
operationally available amphibious warship until the end of
the Obligation and Work Limiting Date for the construction
contract for a replacement amphibious warship, as necessary
to meet the requirements under section 8062 of title 10,
United States Code.''.

SEC. 326. PROHIBITION ON CLOSURE OF ARMY ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL
BASE SITES.

(a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Defense shall not take
any action to close, mothball, divest, deactivate, or
otherwise render inoperable any facility that is part of the
organic industrial base of the Army, including any depot,
arsenal, ammunition plant, manufacturing center, or facility
of a center of industrial and technical excellence, unless--

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(1) a similar or replacement facility has already been
created; and
(2) the action is authorized--
(A) in accordance with the provisions of this section; or
(B) pursuant to an Act of Congress.
(b) Scope.--The prohibition in subsection (a) applies to
all facilities operated or maintained as part of the organic
industrial base of the Army, whether Government-owned and
Government-operated or Government-owned and contractor-
operated.
(c) Exception for Safety.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may suspend
operations or limit access to a facility covered by this
section if such action is necessary to address an imminent
threat to the health and safety of personnel or to mitigate
substantial environmental hazards.
(2) Report required.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit
to the congressional defense committees a report that
describes any action taken under paragraph (1) not later than
15 days after the date on which such suspension of operations
or limitation of access is initiated.
(d) National Security Waiver.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the
prohibition under subsection (a) if the Secretary determines
that such a waiver is necessary to address a critical
national security interest of the United States.
(2) Notification required.--Not later than 30 days prior to
exercising the waiver under paragraph (1), the Secretary
shall submit to the congressional defense committees--
(A) a written notification of the intent to waive the
prohibition;
(B) a detailed justification for the waiver, including an
assessment of the national security interest at stake;
(C) an evaluation of potential impacts to the readiness,
industrial base capacity, and surge requirements of the Army;
and
(D) a description of any mitigation measures to be
implemented.
(e) Reports Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five
years, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on the status of
all facilities in the organic industrial base of the Army.
(2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (a) shall
include--
(A) a list of all facilities in the organic industrial base
of the Army and the operational status of each facility;
(B) any planned changes in mission, workload, or operating
status of each facility;
(C) any planned investments or divestments that may affect
the capability or capacity of any such facility; and
(D) a description of any action by the Secretary of Defense
taken pursuant to subsection (c) or (d) during the one-year
period preceding submission of the report.
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Mothball.--The term ``mothball'' means placing a
facility in inactive status while maintaining it in a
condition such that it could be reactivated at some future
time.
(2) Organic industrial base of the army.-- The term
``organic industrial base of the Army'' means the network of
Government-owned facilities that provide manufacturing,
maintenance, storage, and readiness support for Army materiel
and munitions, including the facilities listed in the Army
Organic Industrial Base Modernization Implementation Plan,
dated April 12, 2022.

SEC. 327. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONAL PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT OFFICE UNDER OFFICE OF THE UNDER
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR PERSONNEL AND
READINESS.

(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act--
(1) the Defense Personal Property Management Office of the
Department of Defense shall be established within the Office
of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness; and
(2) the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Personnel and Readiness shall assume responsibility for all
functions, personnel, and other matters of the Defense
Personal Property Management Office.
(b) Regulations.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
prescribe regulations to implement subsection (a).
(c) Briefing.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for
Personnel and Readiness shall brief the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on
the plan and timeline for the implementation of subsection
(a).

SEC. 328. INTEGRATION OF COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES INTO LOGISTICS
OPERATIONS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall facilitate
the integration of currently available and suitable
commercial artificial intelligence capabilities specifically
designed to assist with logistics tracking, planning,
operations, and analytics into two relevant and suitable
exercises of the Department of Defense to be conducted during
fiscal year 2026.
(b) Commercial Product.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination
with the commander of the combatant command or commands
overseeing the exercise selected under subsection (a), shall
identify for such exercise a commercially available
artificial intelligence product that is specifically designed
to address logistics needs of the Department of Defense and
meets the critical data security protocols outlined in
subsection (c).
(2) Capability of partner.--In selecting a commercial
product under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense and the
commander of the combatant command or commands concerned
shall--
(A) ensure that the commercial product acquired for such
demonstration includes provision of capability to respond to
potential software changes in an agile and rapid manner to
ensure seamless integration and adaptability during the
exercise; and
(B) prioritize the consideration of a product provided by a
small or nontraditional software focused firm.
(c) Data Security.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure
that all necessary approvals are expedited to facilitate the
secure use of data of the Department of Defense by commercial
artificial intelligence providers during the exercises
selected under subsection (a), including--
(1) compliance with applicable cybersecurity policies and
regulations of the Department; and
(2) verification of measures to protect classified and
sensitive information.
(d) Interim Briefing.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the
Secretary of Defense shall provide an interim briefing to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives that includes--
(1) identification of the specific exercises selected for
demonstration, including the combatant commanders
participating in this demonstration and identification of a
point of contact within the combatant command responsible;
(2) identification of the specific commercial artificial
intelligence tool or tools to be demonstrated, including the
contractual mean or other agreement used to facilitate the
use of the commercial artificial intelligence tool;
(3) notional timelines and resource needs for each
demonstration; and
(4) metrics to be used to assess the efficacy of such tools
used in each demonstration.
(e) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the conclusion
of the exercises selected under subsection (a), the commander
of the combatant command overseeing the exercise shall
provide the congressional defense committees a briefing that
includes the following:
(1) An overview of the integration and use of commercial
artificial intelligence capabilities during the exercise.
(2) An assessment of the impact of such technologies on
unit readiness and operational success.
(3) Recommendations for further integration or development
of artificial intelligence capabilities in future exercises
and operations of the Department of Defense.

SEC. 329. PILOT PROGRAM ON ARSENAL WORKLOAD SUSTAINMENT.

(a) Establishment of Pilot Program.--Not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall establish a pilot program to be known as the
``Arsenal Workload Sustainment Pilot Program'' (in this
section referred to as the ``pilot program'').
(b) Duration.--The pilot program shall be conducted for a
period of five years.
(c) Preferences for Procurement Actions or Solicitations.--
(1) In general.--In carrying out the pilot program, the
Secretary of Defense shall give a preference to any
procurement action or solicitation by a non-public partner
who will enter into a public-private partnership with the
Secretary in the source selection process if such non-public
partner will use an arsenal of the Department of the Army
that is owned and operated by the United States Government as
a partner in any type of contractual agreement with the
United States Government.
(2) Further preference.--In selecting non-public partners
under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall give a
preference to non-public partners that ensure an equitable
workshare is performed under the partnership by employees of
the Department of Defense to protect critical skills in the
organic industrial base.
(d) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
prescribe regulations governing how a non-public partner
shall be given a preference required under subsection (c).
(e) Report Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
on the activities carried out under the pilot program,
including a description of any operational challenges
identified.
(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall include the following:
(A) A breakout, by relevant budget accounts, of workload at
an arsenal of the Department of the Army that is owned and
operated by the United States Government that was achieved in
the prior fiscal year, whether directly or through public-
private partnerships under the pilot program.
(B) An assessment of relevant budget accounts where such an
arsenal can be utilized to meet future procurement needs of
the Department of Defense, irrespective of cost.
(C) An outlook of expected workload at each such arsenal
during the period covered by the future-years defense program
submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United
States Code.
(D) The capital investments required to be made at each
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(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on
Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on
Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
(2) Non-public partner.--The term ``non-public partner''
means a corporation, individual, university, or nonprofit
organization that is not part of the United States
Government.

Subtitle D--Reports

SEC. 331. MODIFICATION OF REPORT ON IMPROVED OVERSIGHT FOR
IMPLEMENTATION OF SHIPYARD INFRASTRUCTURE
OPTIMIZATION PROGRAM OF THE NAVY.

Section 355(c)(2)(A) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 8013
note) is amended by inserting before the semicolon the
following: ``, and the incorporation of digital
infrastructure (including hardware, software, and cloud
storage) and platforms into such program''.

SEC. 332. MODIFICATION OF READINESS REPORT TO INCLUDE SUMMARY
COUNT OF CERTAIN MISHAPS.

Section 482(b)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``Class A, Class B, and Class C mishaps''
and inserting ``Class A and Class B mishaps, and a summary
count of all Class C mishaps,''.

SEC. 333. ANNUAL REPORT ON FUNDING AND STATUS OF INTERIM
REMEDIAL ACTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
RELATING TO PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL
SUBSTANCES.

(a) Annual Report.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 160 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:

``Sec. 2717. Annual report on perfluoroalkyl and
polyfluoroalkyl substances

``(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter,
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
a report on the funding and status of interim remedial
actions of the Department of Defense relating to
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (in this
section referred to as `PFAS').
``(b) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (a)
shall include information regarding the following:
``(1) The total amounts budgeted and obligated, for the
current fiscal year and for any prior fiscal year, per site
at each installation of the Department of Defense, for
interim remedial actions of the Department relating to PFAS.
``(2) In the case of each report after the initial report,
the total amounts budgeted, obligated, and expended, per site
at each installation, on such actions since the previous
report.
``(3) The general and operating status of interim remedial
actions related to PFAS per site at each installation,
including--
``(A) a list of all announced or selected interim remedial
actions, and for each such action, the function and role of
the action with respect to addressing PFAS at the
installation;
``(B) for each action listed, a phase-specific status
update, including whether--
``(i) the design is pending, in progress, or completed;
``(ii) contracting is pending, in solicitation, awarded, or
delayed;
``(iii) construction or execution has begun, is in
progress, is completed, or is delayed;
``(iv) the action is currently operating, including an
assessment of the duration of such action and any performance
metrics available;
``(C) identification of actions that are one-time in nature
(such as soil removal and disposal), and the status of each
action;
``(D) timelines for completion of each phase, including
original projected timelines and any updates;
``(E) for any phase delayed by more than one year beyond
the original projection, a site-specific explanation for the
delay; and
``(F) identification of any administrative, regulatory,
funding, or other barriers contributing to delays or
budgetary effects, along with the plan of the Secretary to
address each such barrier.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 2716 the following:

``2717. Annual report on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances.''.
(b) Required Remediation Acceleration Strategy.--Not later
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances remediation acceleration strategy, which shall
include--
(1) criteria for prioritizing military installations based
on risk to human health, environmental impact, and proximity
to affected communities;
(2) timelines for completing each phase of the cleanup
process under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et
seq.);
(3) a plan for deploying additional resources,
technologies, or personnel to reduce delays, including an
identification of--
(A) the number of laboratories that are accredited by the
Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program of the
Department of Defense to test for PFAS; and
(B) the number of laboratories that are in the process of
being so accredited; and
(4) benchmarks for evaluating performance of each military
department or defense agency on response efforts relating to
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
(c) Public Transparency.--
(1) Dashboard.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
make publicly available an accessible online dashboard that
includes the actions of the Department of Defense relating to
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
(2) Elements.--The dashboard required under paragraph (1)
shall include a summary of--
(A) site-by-site funding levels and expenditures at each
installation of the Department;
(B) the status of remediation and investigation efforts;
(C) projected and actual completion timelines; and
(D) points of contact for community engagement.
(3) Update.--The Secretary shall update the dashboard
required under paragraph (1) not less frequently than
semiannually.

Subtitle E--Other Matters

SEC. 341. PROVISION OF SPORTS FOODS AND THIRD-PARTY CERTIFIED
DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS TO MEMBERS OF THE UNITED
STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND.

(a) Use of Amounts.--The Secretary of Defense may use
amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense for Major
Force Program 11 for the procurement of sports foods and
third-party certified dietary supplements and the
distribution of such foods and supplements to members of the
United States Special Operations Command (in this section
referred to as the ``USSOCOM'').
(b) Acquisition and Distribution.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall authorize the USSOCOM
to acquire sports foods and third-party certified dietary
supplements and to distribute such foods and supplements to
members of the USSOCOM, subject to the requirements under
subsection (c).
(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall
be construed to--
(A) augment morale, welfare, and recreation funds or
activities; or
(B) augment or replace the budget or services of dining
facilities of the Department.
(c) Criteria.--The Secretary shall ensure the Commander of
the USSOCOM establishes requirements for the procurement and
distribution of sports foods and third-party certified
dietary supplements under this section and shall require
compliance with Department of Defense Instruction 6130.06
(relating to the use of use of dietary supplements in the
Department of Defense) and the Prohibited Dietary Supplement
Ingredients List of the Department of Defense, or successor
similar instruction or list, to ensure that--
(1) dietary supplements procured under this section are
certified by a non-Department third-party certifying
organization that has been vetted by the Operation Supplement
Safety program of the Department for end-product quality
assurance, confirming no contaminants, ingredients,
substances, or their synonyms prohibited by the Department;
(2) sports foods procured under this section are free of
ingredients, substances, and their synonyms prohibited by the
Department; and
(3) under the program guidance and oversight of a primary
care sports medicine physician, sports foods and third-party
certified dietary supplements are acquired by units of the
USSOCOM and distributed by credentialed and privileged
registered (performance) dietitians or medical clinicians
with prescribing authority (such as a medical doctor, doctor
of osteopathic medicine, physician assistant, or nurse
practitioner) assigned to or supporting the USSOCOM at the
operational unit level.
(d) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2026, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report that assesses the feasibility and
advisability of expanding the authority under this section
for the procurement and distribution of sports foods and
third-party certified dietary supplements to include the
military departments.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Dietary supplement.--The term ``dietary supplement''
has the meaning given that term in section 201(ff) of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(ff)) and
requires nutrition labeling in the form of a ``Supplement
Facts Panel''.
(2) Sports foods.--The term ``sports foods'' means food
products--
(A) intended to deliver essential energy (calories) and
nutrients at the right time to members of the USSOCOM to
ensure critical combat and medical readiness; and

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(B) containing nutrition labeling in the form of a
``Nutrition Facts Panel''.

SEC. 342. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO ESTABLISH OR EXPAND
SPACE FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMPONENT
COMMAND.

(a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for
Major Force Program 11 for the United States Special
Operations Command shall be obligated or expended to
establish or expand a Space Force Special Operations
Component Command until the date that is 30 days after the
date on which the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special
Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict and the Commander of
the United States Special Operations Command, in consultation
with the Chief of Space Operations, jointly submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives the report required by subsection (b).
(b) Report.--The report required under this subsection
shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) An articulation of the requirement for a Space Force
Special Operations Component Command.
(2) A funding profile, across the future-years defense
program submitted under section 221 of title 10, United
States Code, for the establishment of a Space Force Special
Operations Component Command, including a delineation of
funds required under Major Force Program 2 and Major Force
Program 11.
(3) A timeline and conditions for achieving initial and
full operational capability for a Space Force Special
Operations Component Command.
(4) An identification of the military, civilian, and
contractor personnel required for a Space Force Special
Operations Component Command at initial and full operational
capability.
(5) An identification of the facilities requirements for a
Space Force Special Operations Component Command at initial
and full operational capability.
(6) An explanation of how and when the Secretary of Defense
and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations
and Low-Intensity Conflict have documented approval for the
establishment of a Space Force Special Operations Component
Command.
(7) An explanation of the administrative and command
relationships between a Space Force Special Operations
Component Command and the United States Special Operations
Command, United States Space Command, and the Space Force.
(8) Any other matters determined relevant by the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity
Conflict and the Commander of the United States Special
Operations Command.

SEC. 343. REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACTS RELATING TO PERMANENT
CHANGE OF STATION MOVING PROCESS.

(a) In General.--For any renegotiation of the contract
under the Global Household Goods Contract in place as of the
date of the enactment of this Act, or negotiation of a new
contract under the Global Household Goods Contract or any
successor program or contract, the Secretary of Defense shall
require that the following oversight mechanisms are included
in the final contract agreement:
(1) The prime contractor shall submit to the Secretary a
summary document outlining the key terms and conditions of
each subcontract agreement related to capacity, performance,
and compliance with the contract requirements, which shall
include the following:
(A) The guaranteed capacity of each subcontractor
(including location, volume, and peak season commitment).
(B) Performance metrics and service level agreements
applicable to each subcontractor.
(C) Provisions for monitoring and enforcing subcontractor
performance.
(D) Termination clauses and penalties for noncompliance.
(E) Data sharing and security requirements.
(2) Each subcontractor shall provide to the prime
contractor, upon request, certifications and copies of
training completion relating to compliance with requirements
under the contract.
(3) The prime contractor shall submit to the Secretary
regular performance reports on its subcontractors, including
metrics related to on-time pickup, on-time delivery, damage
claim rates, customer satisfaction, and compliance with
contract requirements.
(4) The prime contractor shall submit to the Secretary a
subcontractor management plan outlining its processes for
selecting, monitoring, and managing subcontractors, including
a description of how the prime contractor ensures
subcontractor compliance with all applicable laws,
regulations, and contract requirements.
(5) The prime contractor shall maintain a robust risk
management plan that addresses potential disruptions to the
subcontractor network, such as financial instability, natural
disasters, or labor disputes.
(6) Not less frequently than monthly, the prime contractor
shall submit to the Secretary the subcontractor rating system
used by the prime contractor, with current scoring results
under such system.
(7) The prime contractor shall submit to the Secretary the
subcontractor rates for each move under the contract.
(8) The prime contractor shall establish clear escalation
procedures for addressing subcontractor performance issues,
including steps for resolving disputes, implementing
corrective actions, and terminating non-performing
subcontractors.
(9) The Federal Government shall be permitted to audit
subcontractor records with reasonable notice to the prime
contractor.
(10) The contract shall incorporate a fixed-price contract
line item number for monthly overhead, separating it from the
rates associated with the costs of moves.
(11) The prime contractor shall establish a database that
the Secretary can access on a real-time basis to ensure
compliance with this section.
(b) Considerations for Successor Contracts.--For any
successor contract to the Global Household Goods Contract
entered into after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall consider, during development of an
acquisition strategy and execution strategy, in addition to
the requirements under subsection (a), the following:
(1) The incorporation of a fixed-price contract line item
number for monthly overhead, separating it from the rates
associated with the costs of moves.
(2) Contracts under the Federal Acquisition Regulation for
lanes that account for more than one percent of total
permanent change of station move volume and tender of service
contracts for the remaining lanes.
(3) Tiered incentive awards for higher levels of capacity.
(4) The establishment of a database that the Secretary can
access on a real-time basis to ensure compliance with this
section.
(c) Incorporation of Proposals.--The Secretary may
incorporate any proposal of the prime contractor into a final
contract negotiated or renegotiated under this section that
ensures advertised performance capabilities are met.

SEC. 344. LIMITATION ON TRANSFORMATION BY THE ARMY OF PRIMARY
HELICOPTER TRAINING PROGRAM AT FORT RUCKER,
ALABAMA.

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act
for fiscal year 2026 to the Army may be obligated or expended
for the solicitation for proposals or to award a contract for
the implementation of any transformation of the Initial Entry
Rotary Wing training program at Fort Rucker, Alabama, until--
(1) the completion of the Part 141 Helicopter Flight School
Training Pilot proof of concept plan conducted by the
Department of the Army and the Federal Aviation
Administration, including--
(A) all three phases of Initial Entry Rotary Wing Training
Phases 1 & 2 and Phase 3 Warfighter Tactical Training Phase;
and
(B) the evaluation of the effectiveness of the training
pilot, which shall include the results of six classes of
eight students each (48 students total) and is scheduled to
be completed in May 2026;
(2) the Secretary of the Army (in this section referred to
as the ``Secretary'') has fully assessed and validated the
outcomes of such training pilot, including cost, operational
effectiveness, safety, and training efficacy;
(3) the Secretary submits to the congressional defense
committees a report detailing the results of such training
pilot and the rationale for any proposed changes to training
systems or platforms resulting from such training pilot;
(4) an independent assessment of the business case analysis
and implementation plan for such transformation has been
conducted by the Office of Cost Assessment and Program
Evaluation of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, which
shall include--
(A) an analysis of the cost to produce an aviator qualified
under Initial Entry Rotary Wing Training Phases 1 & 2
utilizing the current training model and aircraft as well as
the cost to produce such an aviator utilizing the helicopter
flight school training proof of concept model and aircraft;
(B) an assessment of the risks and benefits of outsourcing
Initial Entry Rotary Wing training requirements;
(C) total costs for the existing training ecosystem for
Initial Entry Rotary Wing; and
(D) an identification of measures taken to mitigate costs
and enhance training within the existing training ecosystem;
(5) the Secretary submits to the congressional defense
committees a report containing the results of such assessment
and a detailed justification of how the findings from such
assessment support proceeding with any such transformation;
and
(6) the Secretary briefs the congressional defense
committees on--
(A) the outcomes and findings of the training pilot
specified in paragraph (1);
(B) an assessment of the cost-effectiveness and operational
and training readiness resulting from the training pilot;
(C) any recommendations for future procurement or
contracting activity related to training initiatives similar
to the training pilot; and
(D) the course of action proposed by the Secretary relating
to any such transformation.

SEC. 345. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN AIRCRAFT FROM AIR FORCE TO
ARIZONA AVIATION HISTORICAL GROUP, PHOENIX,
ARIZONA.

(a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Air Force (in this
section referred to as the ``Secretary'') may convey to the
Arizona Aviation Historical Group, Phoenix, Arizona

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(in this section referred to as the ``Group''), all right,
title, and interest of the United States in five T-37B
trainer aircraft and any available spare parts for such
aircraft that the Secretary has determined are surplus to
need.
(b) Conveyance at No Cost to the United States.--The
conveyance of an aircraft under subsection (a) shall be made
at no cost to the United States. Any costs associated with
such conveyance, costs of determining compliance with terms
of the conveyance, and costs of operation and maintenance of
the aircraft conveyed shall be borne by the Group.

SEC. 346. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS BY THE ARMY UNTIL
SUBMITTAL OF PLAN TO INTEGRATE JOINT MUNITIONS
COMMAND AND ARMY SUSTAINMENT COMMAND.

(a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated to the Army for fiscal year 2026 may be used to
restructure the commands of the Army until the Secretary
submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives a report regarding the proposed
plan of the Secretary to integrate the Joint Munitions
Command and the Army Sustainment Command.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) A detailed comparison of the old organizational
structures of the commands of the Army compared with the
proposed new integration construct for such organizational
structures, including any changes to reporting chains,
leadership roles, and workforce.
(2) The planned timeline for implementation of such
integration.
(3) Any plans for changing the numbers, duty locations, or
responsibilities of personnel under the Joint Munitions
Command and the Army Sustainment Command.
(4) A mission justification for the proposed integration.
(5) An assessment of the short-term and long-term impacts
of the proposed integration on the readiness of the Army and
the Department of Defense to conduct the missions of the
Joint Munitions Command and the Army Sustainment Command and
the plan of the Army for mitigating those impacts.

SEC. 347. LIMITATION ON USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS OF THE AIR FORCE
UNTIL ACQUISITION STRATEGY SUBMITTED TO
MAINTAIN AIRBORNE COMMAND POST CAPABILITY.

Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for operation
and maintenance, Air Force, and available to the Office of
the Secretary of the Air Force for travel purposes, not more
than 80 percent may be obligated or expended until the date
on which the Secretary, in consultation with the Commander of
the United States Strategic Command, submits to the
congressional defense committees a report on the acquisition
strategy of the Air Force to maintain the Airborne Command
Post capability, including--
(1) options to expand production of the C-130J-30 Super
Hercules to provide additional airframes to preserve the
Airborne Command Post capability; and
(2) an outline of the future relationship of the Airborne
Command Post capability with the Secondary Launch Platform-
Airborne effort.

SEC. 348. PILOT PROGRAM FOR CONTRACTED AMPHIBIOUS AIR
RESOURCES FOR THE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY OF THE
UNITED STATES INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in conjunction
with the Secretary of the Navy and the Commander of the
United States Indo-Pacific Command, may establish and
maintain a pilot program for the contracted operation of a
fleet of commercial amphibious aviation resources to be made
available to the commanders of the combatant commands and the
commanders of other components of the Department of Defense
for mission tasking within the area of responsibility of the
United States Indo-Pacific Command.
(b) Fielding and Adjudicating Mission Requests.--The
Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command shall
establish a process to field and adjudicate mission requests
pursuant to the pilot program under subsection (a) in a
timely manner.
(c) Sunset.--The authority to carry out the pilot program
under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is
three years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 349. NAMING OF CERTAIN ASSETS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.

(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
implement the naming recommendations for assets of the
Department of Defense in the Commonwealth of Virginia that
were adopted by the Commission.
(b) Prohibition Relating to Overriding Recommendations.--
The Secretary of Defense may not change the name of an asset
of the Department of Defense in the Commonwealth of Virginia
that was adopted by the Commission to any name other than the
name that was adopted.
(c) Commission Defined.--In this section, the term
``Commission'' means the commission established under section
370(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283;
10 U.S.C. 113 note).

TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

Subtitle A--Active Forces

SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES.

The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty
personnel as of September 30, 2026, as follows:
(1) The Army, 454,000.
(2) The Navy, 344,600.
(3) The Marine Corps, 172,300.
(4) The Air Force, 321,500.
(5) The Space Force, 10,400.

Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE.

(a) In General.--The Armed Forces are authorized strengths
for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as
of September 30, 2026, as follows:
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 328,000.
(2) The Army Reserve, 172,000.
(3) The Navy Reserve, 57,500.
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 33,600.
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 106,300.
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 67,500.
(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000.
(b) End Strength Reductions.--The end strengths prescribed
by subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve
component shall be proportionately reduced by--
(1) the total authorized strength of units organized to
serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component
which are on active duty (other than for training) at the end
of the fiscal year; and
(2) the total number of individual members not in units
organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such
component who are on active duty (other than for training or
for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their
consent at the end of the fiscal year.
(c) End Strength Increases.--Whenever units or individual
members of the Selected Reserve for any reserve component are
released from active duty during any fiscal year, the end
strength prescribed for such fiscal year for the Selected
Reserve of such reserve component shall be increased
proportionately by the total authorized strengths of such
units and by the total number of such individual members.

SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN
SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES.

Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the
reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of
September 30, 2026, the following number of Reserves to be
serving on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in the
case of members of the National Guard, for the purpose of
organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or
training the reserve components:
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 30,845.
(2) The Army Reserve, 16,511.
(3) The Navy Reserve, 10,132.
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,400.
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 25,982.
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 6,311.

SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL
STATUS).

(a) In General.--The minimum number of military technicians
(dual status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2026 for the
reserve components of the Army and the Air Force
(notwithstanding section 129 of title 10, United States Code)
shall be the following:
(1) For the Army National Guard of the United States,
22,294.
(2) For the Army Reserve, 6,492.
(3) For the Air National Guard of the United States,
10,744.
(4) For the Air Force Reserve, 6,697.
(b) Limitation on Number of Temporary Military Technicians
(dual Status).--The number of temporary military technicians
(dual status) employed under the authority of subsection (a)
may not exceed 25 percent of the total authorized number
specified in such subsection.
(c) Limitation.--Under no circumstances may a military
technician (dual status) employed under the authority of this
section be coerced by a State into accepting an offer of
realignment or conversion to any other military status,
including as a member of the Active, Guard, and Reserve
component. If a military technician (dual status) declines to
participate in such realignment or conversion, no further
action will be taken against the individual or the
individual's position.

SEC. 414. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AUTHORIZED TO
BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT.

During fiscal year 2026, the maximum number of members of
the reserve components of the Armed Forces who may be serving
at any time on full-time operational support duty under
section 115(b) of title 10, United States Code, is the
following:
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 17,000.
(2) The Army Reserve, 13,000.
(3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200.
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000.
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 16,000.
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000.

Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL.

(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026 for the
use of the

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Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the
Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided
for, for military personnel, as specified in the funding
table in section 4401.
(b) Construction of Authorization.--The authorization of
appropriations in the subsection (a) supersedes any other
authorization of appropriations (definite or indefinite) for
such purpose for fiscal year 2026.

TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

SEC. 501. STATUTORY ADJUSTMENT TO REFLECT TRANSFER OF CERTAIN
GENERAL OFFICER BILLETS FROM THE AIR FORCE TO
THE SPACE FORCE.

Section 526(a) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``171'' and inserting
``168''; and
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``21'' and inserting
``24''.

SEC. 502. NOTICE OF REMOVAL OF JUDGE ADVOCATES GENERAL.

(a) Army.--Section 7037 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(f) If the Judge Advocate General is removed from office
before the end of the term of the Judge Advocate General as
specified in subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall,
not later than five days before the removal takes effect,
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives notice that the Judge Advocate
General is being removed and a statement of the reason for
the removal.''.
(b) Navy.--Section 8088 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(f) If the Judge Advocate General is removed from office
before the end of the term of the Judge Advocate General as
specified in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall,
not later than five days before the removal takes effect,
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives notice that the Judge Advocate
General is being removed and a statement of the reason for
the removal.''.
(c) Air Force.--Section 9037 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(g) If the Judge Advocate General is removed from office
before the end of the term of the Judge Advocate General as
specified in subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall,
not later than five days before the removal takes effect,
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives notice that the Judge Advocate
General is being removed and a statement of the reason for
the removal.''.

SEC. 503. QUALIFICATIONS FOR JUDGE ADVOCATES.

(a) In General.--Section 806 of title 10, United States
Code (article 6 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (d) as
subsections (b) through (e), respectively;
(2) by inserting before subsection (b), as redesignated by
paragraph (1), the following new subsection:
``(a)(1) Judge advocates subject to this chapter must be--
``(A) admitted to the practice of law before the highest
court of a State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of
Columbia, and maintain an active license to practice before
such court;
``(B) subject to the jurisdiction's disciplinary review
process; and
``(C) in compliance with such other requirements as the
cognizant authority has set to remain eligible to practice
law.
``(2) The Judge Advocates General of the Army, Navy, Air
Force, and Coast Guard and the Staff Judge Advocate to the
Commandant of the Marine Corps may suspend the authority of
judge advocates in their respective services to perform legal
duties if such officers become noncompliant with the
requirements in paragraph (1). Judge advocates and legal
officers suspended or disbarred from the practice of law
within a jurisdiction shall not perform legal duties.''.
(3) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Trial counsel and defense counsel.--Section 827(b) of
title 10, United States Code (article 27(b) of the Uniform
Code of Military Justice) is amended by amending paragraph
(1) to read as follows:
``(1) must be a judge advocate who is qualified under
section 806(a)(1) of this title (article 6(a)(1)); and''.
(B) Special trial counsel.--Section 824a(b)(1) of title 10,
United States Code (article 24a(b)(1) of the Uniform Code of
Military Justice) is amended by amending subparagraph (A) to
read as follows:
``(A) is a judge advocate who is qualified under section
806(a)(1) of this title (article 6(a)(1)); and''.

SEC. 504. MODIFICATION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY RELATED TO JOINT
QUALIFIED OFFICER REQUIREMENT PRIOR TO
PROMOTION TO GENERAL OR FLAG GRADE.

Section 619a(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking subparagraph (A); and
(2) redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively.

SEC. 505. NOTIFICATION OF REMOVAL OF OFFICERS FROM SELECTION
BOARD REPORTS AND PROMOTION LISTS.

(a) Regular Components.--
(1) Selection board reports.--Section 618(d) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall notify the
congressional defense committees of the removal of the name
of an officer from the report of a selection board by the
President or the Secretary or Deputy Secretary of Defense
under paragraph (1) or paragraph (2), respectively, for any
reason other than misconduct--
``(A) not later than 30 days after the name of an officer
is removed; and
``(B) prior to submission to the Senate of a promotion list
with respect to such report pursuant to section 624(c) of
this title.''.
(2) Promotion lists.--Section 629(a) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``The President shall notify the congressional defense
committees not later than 30 days after removing the name of
an officer from such list for any reason other than
misconduct.''.
(b) Reserve Components.--Section 14111(b) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall notify the
congressional defense committees of the removal of the name
of an officer from the report of a selection board by the
President or the Secretary or Deputy Secretary of Defense
under paragraph (1) or paragraph (2), respectively, for any
reason other than misconduct--
``(A) not later than 30 days after the name of an officer
is removed; and
``(B) prior to submission to the Senate of a promotion list
with respect to such report pursuant to section 12203 of this
title.''.

SEC. 506. SPACE FORCE GENERAL OFFICER MANAGEMENT.

(a) Distribution of Commissioned Officers on Active Service
in General Officer Grades.--Section 525 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting
``or the Space Force officer list'' after ``officer on the
active duty list''; and
(B) in paragraph (5)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``officers in the
grade of general'' and inserting ``officers on sustained duty
orders in the grade of general'';
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``officers in a grade
above'' and inserting ``officers on sustained duty orders in
a grade above''; and
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``officers in the
grade'' and inserting ``officers on sustained duty orders in
the grade''; and
(2) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
``(3) The limitations of this section do not apply to a
Space Force general officer serving in a Space Force active
status but not on sustained duty orders, and who is on active
service for a period in excess of 365 days but not to exceed
three years. Unless authorized by the Secretary of Defense,
the number of Space Force general officers covered by this
subsection and not serving in a joint duty assignment for
purposes of chapter 38 of this title may not exceed two. Not
later than 30 days after authorizing more than two Space
Force general officers covered by this subsection, the
Secretary of Defense shall provide the notification required
in accordance with paragraph (2).''.
(b) Authorized Strength of Space Force General Officers on
Active Service.--Section 526 of such title is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``and of the
Space Force'' after ``Components'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or of the Space
Force'' after ``a reserve component'';
(C) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following
new subparagraph:
``(D) The Secretary of the Air Force may authorize not more
than two of the general officers authorized to serve in the
Space Force under section 20110 of this title to serve on
active service for a period of at least 180 days and not
longer than 365 days.''; and
(D) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ``, or a Space Force
general officer in a Space Force active status not on
sustained duty,'' after ``a reserve component''; and
(2) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``officer; or'' and
inserting ``officer;'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; or''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) a Space Force officer in the grade of brigadier
general or above who is pending transition off of sustained
duty orders, but only during the 60-day period preceding the
end date of such orders.''.
(c) Strength in Grade: Space Force General Officers in a
Space Force Active Status Not on Sustained Duty.--Chapter
2003 of such title is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:

``Sec. 20110. Strength in grade: Space Force general officers
in a Space Force active status, not on sustained duty

``(a) Authorized Strength.--The authorized strength of
general officers in the Space Force serving in a Space Force
active status but not on sustained duty is five.
``(b) Exclusions.--The following Space Force general
officers shall not be counted for purposes of this section:
``(1) Those counted under section 526 of this title.
``(2) Those serving in a joint duty assignment for purposes
of chapter 38 of this title,

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except that the number of officers who may be excluded under
this paragraph may not exceed two.
``(c) Permanent Grade.--A Space Force general officer may
not be reduced in permanent grade because of a reduction in
the number authorized under subsection (a).
``(d) Temporary Exclusion.--The limitations of subsection
(a) do not apply to an officer released from a joint duty
assignment or other non-joint active service assignment, but
only during the 60-day period beginning on the date the
officer departs the joint duty or other active service
assignment. The Secretary of Defense may authorize the
Secretary of the Air Force to extend the 60-day period by an
additional 120 days, except that not more than three Space
Force officers may be covered by an extension under this
subsection at the same time.''.

SEC. 507. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN FISCAL YEAR PERCENTAGE
LIMITATION FOR REDUCTION OR WAIVER OF SERVICE-
IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL AND FLAG
OFFICERS TO BE RETIRED IN PAY GRADES O-7 AND O-
8.

During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of
this Act and ending on September 30, 2027, the percentage
limitation in section 1370(b)(5)(C) of title 10, United
States Code, shall be equal to 15 percent of the authorized
active-duty strength for that fiscal year for officers of
that Armed Force in the applicable grade.

Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management

SEC. 511. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE LIMITATIONS ON
RELEASE OF RESERVES FROM ACTIVE DUTY WITHIN TWO
YEARS OF RETIREMENT ELIGIBILITY.

Section 12686(b) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``an order to active duty that specifies
a period of less than 180 days'' and inserting ``an order to
active duty that specifies a period of less than 365 days''.

SEC. 512. DISESTABLISHMENT OF NAVY RESERVE CENTER SYSTEM.

The Secretary of the Navy (or a designee of the Secretary)
shall--
(1) direct the disestablishment of the Navy Reserve Center
system;
(2) transfer all Navy reserve administrative readiness
functions to the responsibility and cognizance of Navy
reserve unit commanding officers or Navy reserve community
directors, as appropriate; and
(3) reassign each member of an active or reserve component
of the Navy assigned to the Navy Reserve Center system as of
the date of the enactment of this Act within the active or
reserve component of the member or transfer the member to the
inactive reserve, as applicable.

SEC. 513. NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES.

(a) Army National Guard.--Under regulations prescribed by
the Secretary of the Army--
(1) an officer of the Army National Guard who fills a
vacancy in a federally recognized unit of the Army National
Guard may be transferred from the active Army National Guard
to the inactive Army National Guard;
(2) an officer of the Army National Guard transferred to
the inactive Army National Guard pursuant to paragraph (1)
may be transferred from the inactive Army National Guard to
the active Army National Guard to fill a vacancy in a
federally recognized unit;
(3) a warrant officer of the Army National Guard who fills
a vacancy in a federally recognized unit of the Army National
Guard may be transferred from the active Army National Guard
to the inactive Army National Guard; and
(4) a warrant officer of the Army National Guard
transferred to the inactive Army National Guard pursuant to
paragraph (1) may be transferred from the inactive Army
National Guard to the active Army National Guard to fill a
vacancy in a federally recognized unit.
(b) Air National Guard.--Under regulations prescribed by
the Secretary of the Air Force--
(1) an officer of the Air National Guard who fills a
vacancy in a federally recognized unit of the Air National
Guard may be transferred from the active Air National Guard
to the inactive Air National Guard; and
(2) an officer of the Air National Guard transferred to the
inactive Air National Guard pursuant to paragraph (1) may be
transferred from the inactive Air National Guard to the
active Air National Guard to fill a vacancy in a federally
recognized unit.

SEC. 514. NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL DISASTER RESPONSE DUTY.

Chapter 3 of title 32, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 329 as section 330; and
(2) by inserting after section 328 the following new
section:

``Sec. 329. Active Guard and Reserve duty: disaster response
duty

``(a) Disaster Response Authority.--When a Governor has
declared an emergency due to a disaster, the Secretary of
Defense may authorize the Governor to direct National Guard
personnel serving under section 328 of this title to perform
duties in response to, or in preparation for, such disaster.
``(b) Requirements.--The disaster response duty described
in subsection (a)--
``(1) may be performed to the extent that the performance
of the duty does not interfere with the performance of the
member's primary Active Guard and Reserve duties of
organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, and
training the reserve components; and
``(2) shall not exceed 14 days per person per calendar year
unless the President has declared a disaster under title IV
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.).
``(c) Liability.--A member described in subsection (a) is
not an instrumentality of the United States with respect to
any act or omission in carrying out a disaster response duty
pursuant to this section. The United States shall not be
responsible for any claim or judgment arising from the use of
National Guard personnel under this section.
``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `disaster response duty' means duty
performed by a member of the National Guard at the direction
of the Governor of the State and pursuant to an emergency
declaration by such Governor in response to a disaster or in
preparation for an imminent disaster.
``(2) The term `State' means each of the several States,
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the United States
Virgin Islands.''.

Subtitle C--General Service Authorities and Military Records

SEC. 521. CHIEF OF NAVAL PERSONNEL.

Section 8081 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(c) The Chief of Naval Personnel shall be responsible for
overall management, oversight, and administration of Navy
military and civilian employees.''.

SEC. 522. ENHANCED EFFICIENCY AND SERVICE DISCRETION FOR
DISABILITY EVALUATION SYSTEM REVIEWS.

(a) Secretarial Discretion and Statements of Contention for
Appeals to Physical Evaluation Board Determinations of
Fitness for Duty.--Section 524 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10
U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary'' and inserting ``The Secretary'';
(2) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following:
``The Secretary concerned may require submission of a
statement of contention as part of the appeal submission.'';
and
(3) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
``(2) If the member submits a formal appeal, the Secretary
concerned shall conduct a fitness for duty determination
consisting of either a records review or an impartial
appellate hearing, as determined by the Secretary.''.
(b) Statements of Contention for Physical Evaluation
Boards.--Section 1214 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``if he demands it.'' and inserting ``if
the member demands it. The Secretary concerned may require
submission of a statement of contention as part of the
demand.''.

SEC. 523. TECHNICAL CORRECTION RELATED TO CONVALESCENT LEAVE
FOR ACADEMY CADETS AND MIDSHIPMEN.

Section 702 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as
subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively;
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
subsection:
``(c) Convalescent Leave.--An academy cadet or midshipman
diagnosed with a medical condition is allowed convalescent
leave under section 701(m) of this title.''; and
(3) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by
striking ``Sections 701'' and inserting ``Except as provided
under subsection (c), sections 701''.

SEC. 524. RECOGNITION OF REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT CREW.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries of the military
departments, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, shall establish a status identifier or equivalent
recognition to denote the combat participation of remotely
piloted aircraft (RPA) crew members who conduct operations in
direct support of combat missions. The identifier shall be
designed to enable appropriate consideration by the
Department of Veterans Affairs in the administration of
benefits and services that account for combat-related
service, consistent with how traditional combat designators
are treated.
(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to require the Department of Defense to categorize
service described in subsection (a) as equivalent to service
involving physical presence in a combat zone.

Subtitle D--Military Justice and Other Legal Matters

SEC. 531. NOTIFICATION OF MILITARY SEX OFFENDERS AT MILITARY
INSTALLATIONS.

(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
establish and implement a policy to ensure that registered
sex offenders that reside or work on military installations
are identified to the respective military community,
including, as necessary, through agreements with State and
local law enforcement agencies.
(b) Report on Designation of Department of Defense as
Jurisdiction Under SORNA.--Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and

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the House of Representatives a report assessing the
advisability and desirability of designating the Department
of Defense as a jurisdiction for purposes of notification
requirements under the Sex Offender Registration and
Notification Act (title I of Public Law 109-248; 42 U.S.C.
16901 et seq.).

SEC. 532. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND
RESPONSE EFFORTS.

(a) Quarterly Reports Required.--Not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90
days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on the activities,
progress, and performance metrics of the Sexual Assault
Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO) for the preceding
quarter.
(b) Elements.--Each report submitted under subsection (a)
shall include the following elements:
(1) Updates on the implementation status of ongoing and new
SAPRO initiatives, including any reforms mandated by statute,
executive order, or internal Department of Defense directive.
(2) Metrics on reported sexual assault cases, broken down
by military service and component, including status of case
processing and outcomes.
(3) Updates on the staffing, resourcing, and activities of
the Office of Special Trial Counsel.
(4) Performance metrics and outcome-based evaluations of
prevention programs and training effectiveness.
(5) Progress towards meeting the Department's goals related
to survivor care, victim advocacy, and commander
accountability.
(6) Interagency coordination and alignment with civilian
best practices or recommendations from external advisory
bodies.
(7) Any challenges, shortfalls, or recommendations for
legislative or policy changes to improve effectiveness.
(c) Form.--Each report shall be submitted in unclassified
form, but may contain a classified annex if necessary.

Subtitle E--Member Education, Training, and Transition

SEC. 541. MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY NOMINATIONS.

(a) United States Military Academy.--Section 7442(a) of
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``9
ranked or unranked alternates'' and inserting ``up to 14
ranked or unranked alternates''.
(b) United States Naval Academy.--Section 8454 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``number'' and
inserting ``appointment; numbers, territorial distribution'';
and
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ``9 ranked or unranked
alternates'' and inserting ``up to 14 ranked or unranked
alternates''.
(c) United States Air Force Academy.--Section 9442(a) of
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``9
ranked or unranked alternates'' and inserting ``up to 14
ranked or unranked alternates''.

SEC. 542. ASYNCHRONOUS INSTRUCTION IN DISTANCE EDUCATION
OPTION FOR PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION.

Subsection (c)(1) of section 2154 of title 10, United
States Code, as added by section 555 of the Servicemember
Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159;
138 Stat. 1896), is amended by inserting ``asynchronously
and'' after ``course of instruction''.

SEC. 543. ARMY UNIVERSITY.

Chapter 751 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after section 7406 the following new section:

``Sec. 7407. Army University

``(a) In General.--There is an Army University. The Army
University shall integrate all of the professional military
education institutions within the Army into a single
educational structure to provide economic policy, governance,
and innovation to such institutions.
``(b) Component Centers and Schools.--Component centers and
schools of the Army University include the following:
``(1) The Army War College.
``(2) The United States Army Command and General Staff
College.
``(3) The Army Warrant Officer Career College.
``(4) The Army Management Staff College.
``(5) The Western Hemisphere Institute for Security
Cooperation.
``(6) Any additional colleges, centers of excellence, and
schools that the Secretary of the Army determines
appropriate.''.

SEC. 544. INTEGRATION OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE STRATEGIC
THINKERS PROGRAM.

(a) Integration With Professional Military Education.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report
detailing the Department of Defense's plan to obtain Military
Education Level One (MEL-1) credit for the Strategic Thinkers
Program (STP).
(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall include--
(A) a detailed assessment of how the STP enhances strategic
thought and decision-making among military and civilian
leaders;
(B) a history of the utilization of past graduates of the
STP;
(C) a plan to identify specific positions in the Department
that will best utilize the skills and abilities of future
program graduates;
(D) a description of the measures to obtain MEL-1 credit
for completing STP, including recommendations on current
authorities that could be utilized to grant MEL-1 credit to
program graduates;
(E) recommendations for expanding participation among
military officers and civilian officials; and
(F) an implementation timeline and associated resourcing
requirements.
(b) Implementation and Oversight.--The Secretary of Defense
shall designate an appropriate office within the Department
to manage the STP and implement MEL-1 credit for STP
completion. The designated office shall provide an annual
briefing to the congressional defense committees on the
status of awarding MEL-1 credit, program effectiveness, and
any legislative or funding adjustments necessary to support
continued program success.

SEC. 545. IMPROVEMENTS TO INFORMATION-SHARING TO SUPPORT
INDIVIDUALS RETIRING OR SEPARATING FROM THE
ARMED FORCES.

(a) Opt-out Sharing.--Section 570F of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10
U.S.C. 1142 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking ``out the form to indicate an email
address'' and inserting the following: ``out the form to
indicate--
``(1) an email address'';
(B) in paragraph (1), as designated by subparagraph (A), by
striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and'';
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) if the individual would like to opt-out of the
transmittal of the individual's information to and through a
State veterans agency as described in subsection (a).''; and
(2) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
``(d) Opt-out of Information Sharing.--Information on an
individual shall be transmitted to and through a State
veterans agency as described in subsection (a) unless the
individual indicates pursuant to subsection (c)(2) that the
individual would like to opt out of such transmittal.''.
(b) Storage and Transfer of Information.--Such section is
further amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(e) Storage and Transfer of Information.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall seek to
enter into memoranda of understanding or other agreements
with the State veterans agencies described in subsection (a)
to create or modify a Department system to store and transfer
information under this section to information systems of such
State veterans agencies.
``(2) Compliance.--The Secretary shall ensure that any
agreement entered into under paragraph (1) is in compliance
with--
``(A) applicable provisions of law relating to privacy and
personally identifiable information; and
``(B) applicable policies relating to cybersecurity of
Department information systems and State information
systems.''.
(c) Limitation on Use of Information.--Such section is
further amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(f) Limitation on Use of Information.--Information
transferred under this section may only be used by a State
for the purpose of providing or connecting veterans to
benefits or services as described in subsection (a).''.

SEC. 546. MANDATORY TRAINING ON GOVERNMENT ETHICS AND
NATIONAL SECURITY LAW.

(a) Annual Training on Government Ethics and Standards of
Conduct.--The Secretaries of the military departments shall
ensure that all members of the Armed Forces in their
respective departments are trained annually in government
ethics and standards of conduct.
(b) Training on the Law of Armed Conflict and Rules of
Engagement.--The Secretaries of the military departments
shall ensure that all members of the Armed Forces in their
respective departments are trained on the following topics,
including within 90 days of a mobilization or deployment, as
applicable:
(1) The law of armed conflict.
(2) Rules of engagement.
(3) Defense support for civil authorities.
(4) Standing rules for the use of force.
(5) The Code of Conduct.

SEC. 547. PROHIBITION ON CONSIDERATION OF RACE, SEX, COLOR,
ETHNICITY, NATIONAL ORIGIN, OR RELIGION IN
SERVICE ACADEMY ADMISSIONS DECISIONS.

(a) In General.--The Service Academies may not consider
race, sex, color, ethnicity, national origin, or religion in
admissions decisions.
(b) Service Academy Defined.--In this section, the term
``Service Academy'' has the meaning given the term in section
347 of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 548. PROHIBITION ON PARTICIPATION OF MALES IN ATHLETIC
PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES AT THE MILITARY SERVICE
ACADEMIES THAT ARE DESIGNATED FOR WOMEN OR
GIRLS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that
the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval
Academy, and the United States Air Force Academy do not
permit a person whose sex is male to participate in an
athletic program or activity that is designated for women or
girls.

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(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to prohibit a recipient from permitting males to
train or practice with an athletic program or activity that
is designated for women or girls so long as no female is
deprived of a roster spot on a team or sport, opportunity to
participate in a practice or competition, scholarship,
admission to an educational institution, or any other benefit
that accompanies participating in the athletic program or
activity.
(c) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``athletic programs and activities'' includes
all programs or activities that are provided conditional upon
participation with any athletic team; and
(2) the term ``sex'' means a person's reproductive biology
and genetics at birth.

SEC. 549. PATHWAY FOR CADETS AND MIDSHIPMEN TO PLAY
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS.

(a) Repeal of Certain Restrictions.--Section 553 of the
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2592), and the
amendments made by such section, are repealed.
(b) Authority.--
(1) United states military academy.--Section 7448(a) of
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, except as provided
under paragraph (5),'' after ``That''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(5) That, upon graduation, a cadet may seek employment as
a professional athlete or Olympic athlete if the cadet is
drafted or signs a free agent contract with a professional
sports entity, in which case the cadet will incur a five-year
service obligation upon employment as a professional or
Olympic athlete and will, if no longer employed as a
professional or Olympic athlete, return as a regular officer
in the active component for a five-year service obligation.
If the cadet is ineligible to return to active service, the
cadet shall repay the government for the cost of his or her
education.''.
(2) United states naval academy.--Section 8459(a) of title
10, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, except as provided
under paragraph (5),'' after ``That''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(5) That, upon graduation, a midshipman may seek
employment as a professional athlete or Olympic athlete if
the midshipman is drafted or signs a free agent contract with
a professional sports entity, in which case the midshipman
will incur a five-year service obligation upon employment as
a professional or Olympic athlete and will, if no longer
employed as a professional or Olympic athlete, return as a
regular officer in the active component for a five-year
service obligation. If the midshipman is ineligible to return
to active service, the midshipman shall repay the government
for the cost of his or her education.''.
(3) United states air force academy.--Section 9448(a) of
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, except as provided
under paragraph (5),'' after ``That''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(5) That, upon graduation, a cadet may seek employment as
a professional athlete or Olympic athlete if the cadet is
drafted or signs a free agent contract with a professional
sports entity, in which case the cadet will incur a five-year
service obligation upon employment as a professional or
Olympic athlete and will, if no longer employed as a
professional or Olympic athlete, return as a regular officer
in the active component for a five-year service obligation.
If the cadet is ineligible to return to active service, the
cadet shall repay the government for the cost of his or her
education.''.

Subtitle F--Military Family Readiness and Dependents' Education

PART I--DEPENDENTS' EDUCATION

SEC. 551. CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES
THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MILITARY AND
CIVILIAN PERSONNEL.

(a) Continuation of Authority to Assist Local Educational
Agencies That Benefit Dependents of Members of the Armed
Forces and Department of Defense Civilian Employees.--
(1) Assistance to schools with significant numbers of
military dependent students.--Of the amount authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2026 by section 301 and
available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide
activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301,
$50,000,000 shall be available only for the purpose of
providing assistance to local educational agencies under
subsection (a) of section 572 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163;
20 U.S.C. 7703b).
(2) Local educational agency defined.--In this subsection,
the term ``local educational agency'' has the meaning given
that term in section 7013(9) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)).
(b) Impact Aid for Children With Severe Disabilities.--
(1) In general.--Of the amount authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2026 pursuant to section 301 and
available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide
activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301,
$10,000,000 shall be available for payments under section 363
of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106-398;
114 Stat. 1654A-77; 20 U.S.C. 7703a).
(2) Additional amount.--Of the amount authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2026 pursuant to section 301 and
available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide
activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301,
$20,000,000 shall be available for use by the Secretary of
Defense to make payments to local educational agencies
determined by the Secretary to have higher concentrations of
military children with severe disabilities.
(3) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2026, the
Secretary shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives on the Department's
evaluation of each local educational agency with higher
concentrations of military children with severe disabilities
and subsequent determination of the amounts of impact aid
each such agency shall receive.

SEC. 552. MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS OPERATED
BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY.

(a) Improvements to Staffing.--The Secretary of Defense,
acting through the Director of the Department of Defense
Education Activity, shall implement the following measures to
improve staffing of special education teachers and staff at
schools operated by the Activity:
(1) Require the inclusion, in the staffing model for a
school, of service minutes required by the individualized
education programs of students attending the school to more
effectively determine appropriate staffing for the school.
(2) Collect the following data on underutilized special
education staff members:
(A) When such staff members are requested to transfer to a
school with greater needs for such staff members.
(B) How many requests for such transfers the Activity
receives.
(C) Whether such requests are approved or denied, and at
what locations.
(D) Once such a request is received, the likelihood that
the transfer occurs.
(3) Collect data on the turnover of special education
teachers and staff, including reasons for departure.
(4) Review access to and requirements for crisis training,
publicize Activity-wide policies with respect to such
training for consistency, and expand such training to
relevant special education teachers and staff, such as
paraeducators, who are not required, as of the date of the
enactment of this Act, to receive such training.
(5) Require district and regional administrators to track
training requirements for special education teachers and
staff to ensure that such teachers and staff are meeting such
requirements.
(b) Clarification of Guidance.--The Secretary, acting
through the Director, shall implement the following measures
to improve and clarify guidance relating to special education
provided by schools operated by the Department of Defense
Education Activity:
(1) Review the list of types of disabilities recognized by
the Activity as of the date of the enactment of this Act and
determine if that list meets the most recent best practices
for special education.
(2) Standardize and implement instructions for providing
special education materials to students across schools
operated by the Activity.
(3) Develop and implement a plan for standardizing special
education training across the Activity.
(4) Standardize reading intervention guidance and
requirements across schools operated by the Activity,
including by requiring each school and district operated by
the Activity to have the same resources and instructions, and
provide clear guidance on how to access additional support
materials if required.
(c) Briefings Required.--
(1) Initial briefing.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the
Director shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives on the following:
(A) Coordination by the Department of Defense Education
Activity with the Educational and Developmental Intervention
Services programs of the military departments to determine
what medical services the military departments are required
to provide based on the needs of students attending schools
operated by the Activity.
(B) A description of the process in effect as of the date
of the briefing, if any, to resolve a dispute with respect to
required services under a student's individualized education
program.
(C) A description of issues pending, and resolutions of
previous issues, under that process.
(D) An assessment of how support instructional specialists
can better assist teachers with developing curriculum for
special education students.
(E) A description of how the Activity provides services in
the case of civilian or military dependents with severe
medical or special education requirements that a school
cannot meet, including any data on how many such cases arise
an annual basis and in what locations.
(F) A description of the process in effect as of the date
of the briefing for reassigning a

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family from a school located outside the United States if the
education needs of a child in the family cannot be met at
that school and data, for the 5 school years preceding the
briefing, on where such reassignments have been done and the
frequency of such reassignments.
(G) An assessment of the pay scale for special education
teachers and staff in effect as of the date of the briefing,
an identification of the last time the pay scale was updated,
a description of how the pay scale is determined, and a
statement of how often the pay scale is updated.
(H) Data on school and district-level requests for
additional reading intervention curriculum, including the
locations of such requests and whether such requests were
approved or denied.
(2) Semi-annual briefings.--The Director shall brief the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives on the progress made in implementing the
measures described in subsection (a)--
(A) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act; and
(B) every 180 days thereafter until the Director certifies
that each such measure has been implemented.

SEC. 553. ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN OF CERTAIN AMERICAN RED
CROSS EMPLOYEES IN DEFENSE DEPENDENTS'
EDUCATION SYSTEM.

Section 1404(d)(1) of the Defense Dependents' Education Act
of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 923(d)(1)) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subparagraph:
``(D) Children of employees of the American Red Cross who--
``(i) are performing, on a full-time basis, services for
the Armed Forces, including emergency services; and
``(ii) reside in an overseas area supported by a school of
the defense dependents' education system.''.

SEC. 554. REGULATIONS ON THE USE OF PORTABLE ELECTRONIC
MOBILE DEVICES IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
EDUCATION ACTIVITY SCHOOLS.

(a) Regulations Required.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense, acting through the Director of the Department of
Defense Education Activity, shall update existing regulations
on student use of portable electronic mobile devices in
Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) schools to
prohibit disruption in the learning environment by minimizing
the use of such mobile devices to the greatest extent
practicable and to standardize such regulations across all
DODEA schools.
(b) Briefing Required.--Not later than 60 days after
completion of the updated regulations required under
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall brief the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives on the updated regulations, including--
(1) relevant evidence taken into consideration on the use
of portable electronic mobile devices in and around the
classroom on learning outcomes and social dynamics;
(2) a description of how the regulations have standardized
policies across all DODEA schools;
(3) an assessment of the influence, if any, of public-
school policies on mobile devices at school or in the
classroom; and
(4) any other matters the Secretary determines relevant.

SEC. 555. ADMINISTRATION OF COLLEGE ADMISSIONS TESTS BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY.

The Director of the Department of Defense Education
Activity shall require schools operated by the Activity--
(1) to offer to administer and, if such an offer is
accepted, administer at least one college admissions test to
each student in the eleventh grade; and
(2) to provide the parents of each such student with the
option for the student to take a college admissions test of
the parents' choice, including any test that the Secretary
determines to be appropriate.

SEC. 556. SUPPORT FOR EXPANDING EARLY CHILD CARE OPTIONS FOR
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may--
(1) direct the Secretaries of the military departments--
(A) to identify gaps between existing early child care
needs and available eligible child care providers;
(B) to use resources of the Department of Defense to
support eligible child care providers in recruitment and
retention of employees, including through professional
development and financial incentives for such employees; and
(C) to seek to enter into an interagency partnership with a
Federal agency with the ability to place national service
participants and volunteers trained in education services,
including senior volunteer programs, at military child
development centers in accordance with applicable national
service laws and with all the benefits accorded to such
participants and volunteers; and
(2) provide training and resource subsidies to eligible
child care providers and networks of such providers.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Eligible child care provider.--The term ``eligible
child care provider'' has the meaning given that term in
section 658P of the Child Care and Development Block Grant
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n).
(2) Military child development center.--The term ``military
child development center'' has the meaning given that term in
section 1800 of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 557. IMPROVED COUNSELING AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION
RELATING TO FOSTER CARE FOR MILITARY FAMILIES.

(a) Training for Counselors.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall require all
counselors assigned to a Family Advocacy Program or Military
and Family Life program at a military installation in the
United States to be trained in the requirements and resources
relating to foster care of the State in which the
installation is located.
(2) Foster care liaisons.--A counselor who has received
training under paragraph (1) shall be known as a ``foster
care liaison''.
(b) Inclusion of Foster Care Information on Military
OneSource.--The Secretary shall require Military OneSource to
include a mechanism for military families to obtain
information on foster care, including the requirements and
resources relating to foster care of each State.
(c) Consultation With Administration for Children and
Families.--The Secretary shall seek guidance from the
Administration for Children and Families of the Department of
Health and Human Services with respect to obtaining resources
relating to foster care for military families, including
curricula for training under paragraph (1).

SEC. 558. PILOT PROGRAM ON RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF
EMPLOYEES FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may develop and
implement a pilot program to assess the effectiveness of
increasing compensation or other benefits for employees of
child development programs on military installations in
improving the ability of such programs to recruit and retain
such employees.
(b) Compensation.--If the Secretary implements the pilot
program authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary shall
provide for the payment of compensation to employees of child
development programs under the pilot program at a fair and
competitive wage that maintains sustainable and high-quality
child care conditions.
(c) Selection of Locations.--
(1) In general.--If the Secretary implements the pilot
program authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary shall
select not fewer than three military installations for
purposes of carrying out the pilot program.
(2) Considerations.--In selecting military installations
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider military
installations with child development programs--
(A) with a shortage of qualified employees; or
(B) subject to other conditions identified by the Secretary
that affect the ability of the programs to operate at full
capacity.
(d) Regulations.--The Secretary may prescribe such
regulations as are necessary to carry out this section.
(e) Duration of Pilot Program.--If the Secretary implements
the pilot program authorized by subsection (a), the pilot
program shall--
(1) commence on the date on which the Secretary prescribes
regulations under subsection (d); and
(2) terminate on the date that is 3 years after the date
described in paragraph (1).
(f) Briefings Required.--
(1) Initial briefing.--If the Secretary implements the
pilot program authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary
shall, when the pilot program commences in accordance with
subsection (e)(1), brief the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives on--
(A) the military installations selected under subsection
(c) for purposes of carrying out the pilot program;
(B) the data that informed those selections; and
(C) the compensation or other benefits to be offered under
the pilot program.
(2) Final briefing.--If the Secretary implements the pilot
program authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary shall,
not later than 180 days before the pilot program terminates
in accordance with subsection (e)(2), brief the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
on the outcomes and findings of the pilot program,
including--
(A) data collected and analyses conducted under the pilot
program with respect to the relationship between increased
compensation for employees of child development programs and
improved recruitment or retention of those employees; and
(B) any recommendations with respect to increases in
compensation or other benefits for employees of child
development programs across the Department of Defense as a
result of the pilot program.
(g) Child Development Program Defined.--In this section,
the term ``child development program'' means a program to
provide child care services for children, between birth
through 12 years of age, of members of the Armed Forces and
civilian employees of the Department of Defense.

SEC. 559. REPORT ON UNMET NEED FOR CHILD CARE IN AREAS WITH
SIGNIFICANT POPULATIONS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES.

(a) In General.--Not later than September 30, 2027, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate
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care in areas with populations of members of the Armed Forces
that includes--
(1) an assessment of--
(A) the unmet need for each military installation,
specifically those families who have no childcare at all;
(B) the military families on the waitlist for a child
development center on an installation who may be using a
family childcare home or fee assistance until they can get
off of the waitlist; and
(C) areas where there may be significant challenges
providing care to dependents under the age of 5;
(2) a review of the efforts of the Department of Defense to
recruit and retain eligible child care providers; and
(3) a plan for meeting the unmet need for child care.
(b) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives.

PART II--OTHER MATTERS

SEC. 561. LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR GUARDIANSHIP TRANSFERS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of each military department
shall provide to members of the Armed Forces serving on
active duty access to legal services provided by an attorney
specializing in guardianship transfers in each State in which
a military installation is located.
(b) Briefing Required.--Not later than September 1, 2026,
the Secretary of each military department shall brief the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives on the following:
(1) A plan for implementing the requirement to provide
access to legal services described in subsection (a).
(2) Any challenges associated with implementation of that
requirement.
(3) Data on the number of members of the Armed Forces with
guardianship of incapacitated adult dependents or a plan to
gather such data.
(4) Any other matters the Secretary considers relevant.

Subtitle G--Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps

SEC. 571. JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS INSTRUCTOR
QUALIFICATIONS.

The Secretary concerned may not issue a policy under
section 2031(d)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, that
requires a former officer or noncommissioned officer to have
more than 8 years of service to serve as a Junior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps instructor.

SEC. 572. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE BONUSES TO JUNIOR
RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS INSTRUCTORS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary concerned may pay to a
member or former member of the Armed Forces under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary a one-time bonus of not more
than $10,000 if the member or former member--
(1) agrees to be an instructor for the Junior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps under section 2031(d) of title 10,
United States Code; and
(2) serves as such an instructor for not less than one
academic year.
(b) Briefing Required.--Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter
until the termination date described in subsection (c), the
Secretary of Defense shall brief the congressional defense
committees on--
(1) the use of the authority provided by subsection (a);
and
(2) the effectiveness of bonuses provided under subsection
(a) on increasing the number of instructors for the Junior
Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
(c) Termination.--The authority provided by subsection (a)
terminates on the date that is five years after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(d) Secretary Concerned Defined.--In this section, the term
``Secretary concerned'' has the meaning given that term in
section 101 of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 573. NUMBER OF JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS
UNITS.

Section 545(a) of the Servicemember Quality of Life
Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159) is amended to read as follows:
``(a) In General.--Section 2031 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended, in the first subsection designated
subsection (i), by striking `support not fewer than 3,400,
and not more than 4,000, units' and inserting `support not
fewer than 3,600, and not more than 4,200, units'.''.

Subtitle H--Decorations and Other Awards, Miscellaneous Reports, and
Other Matters

SEC. 581. HONORARY PROMOTIONS ON THE INITIATIVE OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

Section 1563a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``the Secretary may make an honorary
promotion (whether or not posthumous) of a former'' and
inserting ``the Secretary of a military department is
authorized to make an honorary promotion, including a
posthumous honorary promotion, for a former''; and
(ii) by striking ``if the Secretary determines that the
promotion is merited''; and
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
``(2) The honorary grade given to a member described in
paragraph (1) shall be commensurate with such member's
contributions to the armed forces or the national defense.
``(3) The authority shall not be used to award an honorary
promotion solely on the basis that an individual described in
paragraph (1) was recommended for such promotion prior to
separating from service.
``(4) The Secretaries of the military departments are only
authorized to make an honorary promotion under paragraph (1)
upon receipt of a favorable recommendation by a board of at
least three independent officers convened specifically for
the purpose of reviewing the proposed honorary promotion.'';
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``The Secretary'' and
inserting ``The Secretaries of the military departments'';
and
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ``Secretary'' and
inserting ``Secretaries of the military departments''.

SEC. 582. NATIONAL WEEK OF MILITARY RECRUITMENT.

(a) Designation.--Chapter 1 of title 36, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:

``Sec. 149. National Week of Military Recruitment

``(a) Designation.--The last full week of September is the
National Week of Military Recruitment.
``(b) Proclamation.--The President is requested to issue
each year a proclamation calling on the people of the United
States to observe the National Week of Military Recruitment
with appropriate ceremonies and activities.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter
1 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 148 the following new
item:

``149. National Week of Military Recruitment.''.

SEC. 583. CLARIFYING THE CALCULATION OF ENLISTMENTS FOR
PERSONS WHOSE SCORE ON THE ARMED FORCES
QUALIFICATION TEST IS BELOW A PRESCRIBED LEVEL
FOR THE FUTURE SERVICEMEMBER PREPARATORY
COURSE.

Section 546 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 520 note) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
``(4) Effect of course graduation.--The Secretary concerned
may exclude from the population to be considered for purposes
of determining the percentage limitations imposed by section
520(a) of title 10, United States Code, any enlisted person
who has graduated from a future servicemember preparatory
course established pursuant to this section with a score on
the Armed Forces Qualification Test that is at or above the
thirty-first percentile, provided that--
``(A) the Armed Forces Qualifications Test score that is at
or above the thirty-first percentile is obtained within the
same fiscal year in which the individual was originally
enlisted to serve on active duty; and
``(B) such score is obtained during the period the
individual was originally enlisted to serve on active duty,
as determined by the Secretary concerned.''; and
(2) in subsection (d)--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as
paragraphs (3) through (8), respectively;
(B) by inserting before paragraph (3), as redesignated by
subparagraph (A), the following new paragraphs:
``(1) Percentage of nonprior service enlisted accessions
scoring below the thirty-first percentile on the Armed Forces
Qualification Test upon original enlistment.
``(2) Percentage of nonprior service enlisted accessions
scoring below the thirty-first percentile on the Armed Forces
Qualification Test following graduation from the preparatory
course or subsequent reclassification, as applicable.''; and
(C) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking
``prepatory'' and inserting ``preparatory''.

SEC. 584. RECRUITER ACCESS TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

Section 503(c)(1)(A) of chapter 31 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) by amending clause (i) to read as follows:
``(i) shall provide military recruiters the same access to
the campus of each secondary school served by the local
educational agency for the purpose of recruiting students who
are at least 17 years of age that is provided to any
prospective employer, institution of higher education, or
other recruiter;'';
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ``provide to military
recruiters access to'' and inserting ``facilitate upon
request made by military recruiters for military recruiting
purposes not fewer than four in-person recruitment events per
academic year, across different grading periods, which may
include''; and
(3) by amending clause (iii) to read as follows:
``(iii) shall provide to military recruiters within 60 days
of the commencement of the academic year, and thereafter
within 30 days of a recruiter request, access to secondary
school student names, academic grade, addresses, electronic
mail addresses (which shall be the electronic mail addresses
provided by the school, if available), and telephone and
mobile phone listings, notwithstanding subsection (a)(5) of
section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (20
U.S.C. 1232g).''.

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SEC. 585. COMPLIANCE WITH TRAVEL CHARGE CARD DEACTIVATION
REQUIREMENTS.

(a) Policy Compliance.--Not later than 60 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall ensure that Department of Defense policies and
procedures are consistent with section 3(h)(1)(H) of the
Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 (Public
Law 112-194; 5 U.S.C. 5701 note) and related implementing
guidance, regarding the prompt deactivation and closure of
government-issued travel charge card accounts upon the
separation, retirement, or termination of military or
civilian personnel.
(b) Comptroller Review.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of
Defense (Comptroller) shall submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
report describing--
(1) actions taken to verify consistent implementation of
deactivation and closure policies for government-issued
travel charge cards across the military departments and
defense agencies;
(2) any gaps or inconsistencies identified in the execution
of current policy; and
(3) recommendations, if any, to improve compliance,
oversight, or prevention of unauthorized card use following
personnel separation.

TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

SEC. 601. MODIFICATIONS TO CALCULATION OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR
SUBSISTENCE FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS.

Section 402 of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following
new paragraph (1):
``(1)(A) The monthly rate of basic allowance for
subsistence to be in effect for an enlisted member for a year
(beginning on January 1 of that year) shall be--
``(i) except as provided by clause (ii), equal to the
monthly cost of a liberal food plan for a male in the United
States who is between 19 and 50 years of age, as determined
by the Secretary of Agriculture each October 1; and
``(ii) in the case of such a member who is subject to
monthly deduction from pay for meals under section 1011(b) of
this title, the amount computed under clause (i) reduced by
the amount of such deduction from pay, in accordance with
policies prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
``(B) The monthly rate of basic allowance for subsistence
to be in effect for an enlisted member for a year under
subparagraph (A)(i) may not decrease relative to the rate in
effect for the preceding year.''; and
(B) by striking paragraph (3); and
(2) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``subsection (b)(1)'' and inserting
``subsection (b)(1)(A)(i)''.

SEC. 602. INCLUSION OF DESCRIPTIONS OF TYPES OF PAY ON PAY
STATEMENTS.

(a) In General.--Chapter 19 of title 37, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:

``Sec. 1016. Pay statements: descriptions of types of pay

``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure
that each pay statement issued to a member of the Armed
Forces includes, for each type of pay, allowance, and
deduction listed on the statement, a brief and plain-language
description of--
``(1) the statutory or regulatory authority under which the
pay, allowance, or deduction is made;
``(2) the purpose of the pay, allowance, or deduction;
``(3) the criteria for determining eligibility of the
member for the pay, allowance, or deduction; and
``(4) possible changes in the eligibility of the member for
the pay, allowance, or deduction, including the circumstances
under which the pay, allowance, or deduction may be
suspended, expire, or modified.
``(b) Requirements.--The descriptions required to be
included on a pay statement under paragraph (1) shall be--
``(1) accessible directly on the pay statement; and
``(2) presented in language easily understood by
individuals without specialized knowledge of military
finance, accounting, or law.''.
(b) Applicability.--The requirements of section 1016 of
title 37, United States Code, as added by subsection (a),
shall apply with respect to pay statements issued on or after
the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act.

SEC. 603. INCREASED AWARENESS AND IMPROVED CALCULATION OF
RATES FOR BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING.

(a) Increasing Awareness.--The Secretary of Defense shall
seek to improve transparency of the calculation of the basic
allowance for housing under section 403 of title 37, United
States Code, by--
(1) developing a clear, accessible document that explains
how rates of the basic allowance for housing are determined,
including methodology and types of data sources used, which
shall be--
(A) reviewed and updated not less frequently than annually
and as rates and calculation methods change; and
(B) made available on a publicly accessible internet
website and distributed across all relevant components of the
Department of Defense; and
(2) providing to members of the Armed Forces when such
members experience a permanent change of station, permanent
change of assignment, change in dependency status, change in
grade, or any other event that may impact their eligibility
for or rate of basic allowance for housing--
(A) the information included in the document developed
under paragraph (1); and
(B) an explanation of the type of rental housing the rate
of basic allowance for housing received by such members is
intended to support in each locality.
(b) Development of Alternative Methodology.--Consistent
with the recommendations of the 14th Quadrennial Review of
Military Compensation issued under section 1008(b) of title
37, United States Code, the Secretary shall--
(1) develop a methodology to compute rates of the basic
allowance for housing using an approach based on the number
of bedrooms in a housing unit and incorporating available and
verified occupied rental market data;
(2) conduct a pilot program using the methodology developed
under paragraph (1); and
(3) using that methodology, set notional rates for the
basic allowance for housing for 2026 and 2027 for a minimum
of 10 military housing areas.
(c) Briefing Required.--Not later than February 1, 2027,
the Secretary shall provide a briefing to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
that includes--
(1) a comparison of the notional rates set under subsection
(b)(3) with the actual rates for basic allowance for housing
for 2026 and 2027;
(2) a comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of--
(A) the methodology used as of the date of the enactment of
this Act for setting rates for the basic allowance for
housing; and
(B) using the methodology developed under subsection (b)(1)
for setting such rates;
(3) a determination of whether the methodology developed
under subsection (b)(1) is more or less likely than the
methodology described in paragraph (2)(A) to ensure that
rates for the basic allowance for housing are set based upon
a 95 percent statistical confidence that the estimated median
rent is within 10 percent of the actual median rent in local
military housing areas;
(4) a cost estimate for 2027 under both the methodology
described in paragraph (2)(A) and the methodology developed
under subsection (b)(1);
(5) an identification of any additional legislative
authority required to fully implement the methodology
developed under subsection (b)(1); and
(6) the recommendation of the Secretary with respect to
whether to implement the use of the methodology developed
under subsection (b)(1) and the timing for such
implementation.

SEC. 604. MILITARY COMPENSATION EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN.

(a) In General.--Consistent with the recommendations of the
14th Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation issued under
section 1008(b) of title 37, United States Code, and not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall commence a 12-month
educational campaign to improve the understanding and
awareness of members of the Armed Forces and their families
with respect to the major components of monetary and
nonmonetary military compensation.
(b) Elements.--At a minimum, the campaign required by
subsection (a) shall address--
(1) the elements of regular military compensation (RMC), as
defined in section 101(25) of title 37, United States Code;
(2) special and incentive pays;
(3) the calculation of retired pay for length of service;
(4) educational assistance programs and benefits;
(5) health care for members of the Armed Forces serving in
active components and their families; and
(6) nonmonetary benefits.

Subtitle B--Special and Incentive Pay

SEC. 611. REVIEWS OF DESIGNATIONS OF IMMINENT DANGER PAY
AREAS.

(a) Initial Review.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of
the military departments, shall--
(1) commence a review of each area designated under section
351(a)(3) of title 37, United States Code, to determine
whether the area is one in which a member of the uniformed
services is subject to imminent danger of physical injury due
to threat conditions; and
(2) submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the
review, including any changes to designations under that
section that result from the review.
(b) Subsequent Reviews.--
(1) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2031, and every 5
years thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination
with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall
conduct a review described in subsection (a)(1).
(2) Reports required.--Not later than 60 days after
completing a review under paragraph (1), the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives

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a report on the review, including any changes to designations
under that section that result from the review.
(c) Reports on Designation Changes Between Reports.--If, at
any time between the submission of reports required by
subsections (a)(2) and (b)(2), the Secretary of Defense or
the Secretary of a military department conducts a review of
areas designated under section 351(a)(3) of title 37, United
States Code, and makes a change to any such designation, that
Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the
review and the change not later than 60 days after the change
is made.

SEC. 612. IMPLEMENTATION OF AVIATION INCENTIVE PAY FOR
MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS.

Section 602(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 37 U.S.C. 357 note)
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking ``In making'' and inserting the following:
``(A) In general.--In making''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
``(B) Aviation incentive pay evaluation.--Not later than
June 1, 2026, the Secretary shall complete the evaluation
required by subparagraph (A) with respect to aviation
incentive pay under section 334 of title 37, United States
Code. In conducting that evaluation, the Secretary shall make
a specific determination with respect to the percentage of
such aviation incentive pay, if any, that is paid
specifically to maintain skill certification or proficiency
under section 357 of title 37, United States Code.
``(C) Special and incentive pay framework.--Not later than
June 1, 2026, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
a detailed report on the special and incentive pay assessment
framework, required by the Senate report accompanying the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
(Public Law 118-31), that includes the Secretary's plan and
timeline for implementing such framework.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) Initiation of payments.--Not later than January 1,
2027, the Secretary concerned shall begin making aviation
incentive payments under section 357 of title 37, United
States Code, pursuant to the determination made under
paragraph (2)(B).''.

SEC. 613. PILOT PROGRAM ON IMPROVING RETENTION OF MEMBERS
WITH DEGREES IN THEIR FIELDS OF SPECIALTY.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a
pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of
paying incentive pay to certain enlisted members of the Armed
Forces with degrees in their fields of specialty to improve
the retention of such members.
(b) Payment of Incentive Pay.--Under the pilot program
required by subsection (a), the Secretary concerned may pay
monthly incentive pay to a member of the Armed Forces who--
(1) is an enlisted member;
(2) has less than 4 years of service in the Armed Forces;
(3) has a degree in the member's field of specialty, as
determined by the Secretary concerned; and
(4) commits to reenlisting.
(c) Termination.--The pilot program required by subsection
(a) shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) Report Required.--After the termination under
subsection (c) of the pilot program required by subsection
(a), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the effectiveness of the pilot program
in retaining highly qualified members that includes an
assessment of--
(1) the effect of the pilot program on retention rates;
(2) satisfaction of members with the pilot program; and
(3) the overall cost-effectiveness of the pilot program.
(e) Secretary Concerned Defined.--In this section, the term
``Secretary concerned'' has the meaning given that term in
section 101 of title 10, United States Code.

Subtitle C--Other Matters

SEC. 621. EXTENSION OF ENHANCED AUTHORITY FOR SELECTIVE EARLY
RETIREMENT AND EARLY DISCHARGES.

Section 638a(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting
``December 31, 2030''.

SEC. 622. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY EARLY RETIREMENT AUTHORITY.

Section 4403(i) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 10 U.S.C. 1293
note) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and
inserting ``December 31, 2030''.

SEC. 623. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE VOLUNTARY
SEPARATION PAY AND BENEFITS.

Section 1175a(k)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting
``December 31, 2030''.

SEC. 624. DESIGNATION OF UNITED STATES ARMY GARRISON
KWAJALEIN ATOLL AS REMOTE AND ISOLATED MILITARY
INSTALLATION.

(a) Designation.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for
Personnel and Readiness and the Secretary of the Army, in
coordination with the Commander of the United States Army
Pacific, shall designate United States Army Garrison
Kwajalein Atoll as a remote and isolated military
installation.
(b) Notification.--Not later than 30 days after the date on
which the designation described in subsection (a) is
completed, the Secretary of the Army shall submit a
notification to the congressional defense committees
confirming completion of the designation.
(c) Briefing Required.--Not later than 90 days after the
date on which the Secretary of the Army submits the
notification described in subsection (b), the Commander of
the United States Army Pacific shall brief the congressional
defense committees on adjustments to Department of Defense
resourcing for and support to United States Army Garrison
Kwajalein Atoll as a result of the designation described in
subsection (a).
(d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``remote and
isolated military installation'' means a military
installation determined to be remote and isolated pursuant to
the criteria set forth in Department of Defense Instructions
1015.10 and 1015.18, dated July 6, 2009, and May 30, 2024,
respectively.

SEC. 625. DESIGNATION OF CREECH AIR FORCE BASE AS A REMOTE OR
ISOLATED INSTALLATION.

The Secretary of Defense shall designate Creech Air Force
Base, Indian Springs, Nevada, as a remote or isolated
installation.

SEC. 626. PROVISION OF COUNSELING ON HOUSING FOR MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES.

Section 992 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
``(C) The Secretary concerned may, subject to the
applicable requirements of this section, enter into contracts
to provide counseling under this paragraph with individuals
and organizations that provide counseling with respect to
housing, including--
``(i) organizations that are certified under section 106(e)
of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C.
1701x(e)); and
``(ii) other individuals and organizations the Secretary
concerned determines are qualified to provide helpful,
unbiased counseling with respect to housing.''; and
(2) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ``and mortgages'' and
inserting ``mortgages, and other financial products related
to the purchase or lease of a primary residence (and
information on fees related to such products)''.

SEC. 627. PROGRAM TO PROVIDE GOVERNMENT-FUNDED TRANSPORTATION
FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES
STATIONED OVERSEAS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a
program to provide Government-funded transportation for
unaccompanied members of the Armed Forces from designated
overseas locations to the members' homes of record, or to
other locations of comparable or lesser cost, in accordance
with this section.
(b) Eligibility.--Transportation under this section may be
provided to a member of the Armed Forces who--
(1) is assigned to an overseas duty location designated by
the Secretary for purposes of this section;
(2) is serving an unaccompanied tour of at least 24
consecutive months at such location, including any authorized
extensions; and
(3) is otherwise eligible in accordance with implementing
regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
(c) Transportation Mode.--Transportation under this section
may be provided using military air in accordance with
established space-available policies or through commercial
air travel, as determined appropriate by the Secretary.
(d) Limitations.--The Secretary may prescribe limitations
on the number of authorized trips per overseas tour, and may
restrict travel during certain periods at the beginning or
end of such tours.
(e) Implementation.--The Secretary shall prescribe
regulations to implement this section, including the
designation of eligible overseas duty locations and specified
destinations.
(f) Additional Limitations.--Transportation provided under
this section shall be subject to applicable restrictions,
including compliance with the Department of Defense Foreign
Clearance Guide, and limitations on the use of Government
travel cards for any leisure-related expenses.

SEC. 628. PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT AND COMMISSARY SALES OF
SEAFOOD ORIGINATING OR PROCESSED IN THE
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

(a) Prohibition on Procurement of Seafood Originating or
Processed in the People's Republic of China for Military
Dining Facilities.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph (2) or
(3), the Secretary of Defense may not enter into a contract
for the procurement of seafood that originates or is
processed in the People's Republic of China for use in
military dining facilities, including galleys onboard United
States naval vessels.
(2) Exceptions.--
(A) Undue burden.--The Secretary of Defense, or a designee
of the Secretary, may grant exceptions to the prohibition
under paragraph (1) to facilities on military installations
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if such prohibition would unduly burden or prevent seafood
from being served at such facility.
(B) United states vessels visiting foreign ports.--The
Secretary of Defense, or a designee of the Secretary, may
grant exceptions to the prohibition under paragraph (1) to
United States vessels visiting foreign ports.
(3) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the
prohibition under paragraph (1).
(b) Prohibition on Sales of Seafood Originating in the
People's Republic of China at Commissary Stores.--
(1) In general.--Section 2484 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(l) Prohibition on Sales of Seafood Originating in the
People's Republic of China.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph (2), raw
or processed seafood or seafood products originating in the
People's Republic of China may not be sold at commissary
stores.
``(2) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the
prohibition under paragraph (1).''.
(2) Briefing on compliance.--Section 2481(c)(4) of such
title is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F);
and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new
subparagraph (E):
``(E) an assessment of compliance with the prohibition
under section 2484(l) of this title; and''.
(3) Transition rules.--
(A) Applicability.--The prohibition under subsection (l) of
section 2484 of title 10, United States Code, as added by
paragraph (1), shall apply on and after the date that is 30
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(B) Disposal of remaining stock.--The Director of the
Defense Commissary Agency may determine how to dispose of any
stock covered by the prohibition under subsection (l) of
section 2484 of title 10, United States Code, as added by
paragraph (1), that remains as of the date described in
subparagraph (A).
(c) Effective Date.--The prohibitions under this section,
and the amendments made by this section, shall take effect 90
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

Subtitle A--TRICARE, Brain Health, and Other Health Care Benefits

SEC. 701. INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS IN
NOTIFICATIONS TO MODIFY SCOPE OF SERVICES
PROVIDED AT MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT
FACILITIES.

Section 1073d(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking ``information demonstrating'';
(2) by striking ``the extent'' and all that follows through
the period at the end and inserting ``the following:''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(A) An endorsement from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff that the proposed modification will have no effect
on operational requirements of the armed forces.
``(B) An endorsement from the Surgeon General of the
military department concerned that the proposed modification
will have no effect on the training or readiness of military
medical personnel in the military department concerned.
``(C) An assessment from the Director of the Defense Health
Agency that explains how members of the armed forces and
covered beneficiaries receiving services at the facility will
continue to receive care.''.

SEC. 702. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR HEARING AIDS TO
INCLUDE CHILDREN OF RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE
UNIFORMED SERVICES ENROLLED IN FAMILY COVERAGE
UNDER TRICARE SELECT.

Section 1077(a)(16)(B)(ii) of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by inserting ``or TRICARE Select'' before the
period at the end.

SEC. 703. ASSESSMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL HEALTH
CONDITIONS OF MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR
FAMILIES ASSIGNED TO CREECH AIR FORCE BASE,
NEVADA.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force, in
coordination with the Director of the Defense Health Agency,
shall assess the behavioral health and social health
conditions of members of the Air Force assigned to Creech Air
Force Base, Nevada, and their families related to such
assignment.
(b) Tools Used.--In carrying out the assessment required
under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force shall
use tools such as site assistance visits, behavioral health
epidemiological consultations, and community-wide
assessments.
(c) Elements of Assessment.--The assessment required under
subsection (a) shall--
(1) establish the behavioral health and social health
outcomes that impact individual, family, and unit readiness
at Creech Air Force Base;
(2) identify factors, to include unique social and
occupational stressors, affecting the behavioral health and
social health of members of the Air Force and their families
stationed at Creech Air Force Base; and
(3) make recommendations to address those factors and to
improve the health and readiness of members of the Air Force
and their families stationed at Creech Air Force Base, and in
doing so, advancing the readiness of the Air Force.
(d) Briefing.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary
of the Air Force shall brief the Committees on Armed Services
of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the methods
used to conduct the assessment required under subsection (a)
and on the findings and recommendations of the assessment.

SEC. 704. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SEXUAL ASSAULT MEDICAL
FORENSIC EXAMINATIONS ON A NONREIMBURSABLE
BASIS TO CERTAIN OTHERWISE INELIGIBLE
INDIVIDUALS.

(a) Authority To Provide Forensic Examinations.--The
Secretary of Defense, in accordance with regulations
prescribed by the Secretary, shall authorize medical
personnel of the Department of Defense to provide sexual
assault medical forensic examinations, in a military medical
treatment facility on a nonreimbursable basis, to an
individual who--
(1) is not otherwise eligible for health care from the
Department;
(2) reports a sexual assault offense for which the Defense
Criminal Investigative Service may initiate an investigation;
and
(3) is eligible for a forensic examination in accordance
with those regulations.
(b) Additional Elements.--The regulations prescribed under
subsection (a) may provide for the handling, storage, and
transfer to law enforcement of a completed sexual assault
medical forensic examination kit.

SEC. 705. FERTILITY TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE
UNIFORMED SERVICES AND DEPENDENTS.

(a) Fertility Treatment.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1074o the
following new section:

``Sec. 1074p. Fertility treatment for certain active duty
members of the uniformed services and their dependents

``(a) Coverage.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that
fertility-related care for a member of the uniformed services
on active duty (or a dependent of such a member) shall be
covered under TRICARE Prime and TRICARE Select.
``(b) In Vitro Fertilization.--In the case of in vitro
fertilization treatment furnished to an individual pursuant
to subsection (a), coverage under such subsection shall
include--
``(1) not fewer than three completed oocyte retrievals; and
``(2) unlimited embryo transfers provided in accordance
with the guidelines of the American Society for Reproductive
Medicine, using single embryo transfer when recommended and
medically appropriate.
``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `infertility' means a disease, condition, or
status characterized by--
``(A) the failure to establish a pregnancy or to carry a
pregnancy to live birth after regular, unprotected sexual
intercourse in accordance with the guidelines of the American
Society for Reproductive Medicine;
``(B) the inability of an individual to reproduce without
medical intervention either as a single individual or with
the partner of the individual; or
``(C) the findings of a licensed physician based on the
medical, sexual, and reproductive history, age, physical
findings, or diagnostic testing of the individual.
``(2) The term `fertility-related care' means--
``(A) the diagnosis of infertility; and
``(B) fertility treatment.
``(3) The term `fertility treatment' includes the
following:
``(A) In vitro fertilization or other treatments or
procedures in which human oocytes, embryos, or sperm are
handled when clinically appropriate.
``(B) Sperm retrieval.
``(C) Egg retrieval.
``(D) Preservation of human oocytes, embryos, or sperm.
``(E) Artificial insemination, including intravaginal
insemination, intracervical insemination, and intrauterine
insemination.
``(F) Transfer of reproductive genetic material.
``(G) Medications as prescribed or necessary for fertility.
``(H) Fertility treatment coordination.
``(I) Such other information, referrals, treatments,
procedures, testing, medications, laboratory services,
technologies, and services facilitating reproduction as
determined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense.''.
(b) Program on Fertility Treatment Coordination.--Chapter
55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following new section:

``Sec. 1110c. Program on fertility-related care coordination

``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish
a program on the coordination of fertility-related care by
the Secretary for purposes of ensuring patients receive
timely fertility-related care.
``(b) Training and Support.--In carrying out the program
established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide
to community health care providers training and support with
respect to the unique needs of members of the uniformed
services and the dependents of such members.
``(c) Fertility-Related Care Defined.--In this section, the
term `fertility-related care' has the meaning given that term
in section 1074p(c) of this title.''.

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(c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1079(a) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(21) Fertility-related care shall be provided in
accordance with section 1074p of this title.''.
(d) Exclusion From Contracts for Former Members and Their
Dependents.--Section 1086 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``subsection (d)'' and inserting
``subsections (d) and (j)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(j) A plan contracted for under subsection (a) may not
include coverage for services under section 1074p of this
title for former members of the uniformed services or
dependents of former members of the uniformed services.''.
(e) Regulations.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
prescribe regulations or subregulatory guidance regarding the
implementation of the amendments made by this section.
(f) Application.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to services provided on or after October
1, 2027.
(g) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section or the
amendments made by this section shall be construed--
(1) to provide new benefits to or alter existing benefits
for former members of the uniformed services or the
dependents of former members of the uniformed services; or
(2) to authorize the Secretary of Defense to make payments
related to human cloning, artificial womb technology, or
international surrogacy.

SEC. 706. RESTRICTION ON PERFORMANCE OF SEX CHANGE SURGERIES.

(a) In General.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 1093 the
following new section:

``Sec. 1093a. Performance of sex change surgeries:
restrictions

``(a) Restriction on Use of Funds.--Funds available to the
Department of Defense may not be used to perform or
facilitate sex change surgeries.
``(b) Restriction on Use of Facilities.--No military
medical treatment facility or other facility of the
Department of Defense may be used to perform or facilitate a
sex change surgery.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 1093 the following new item:

``1093a. Performance of sex change surgeries: restrictions.''.

Subtitle B--Health Care Administration

SEC. 711. CODIFICATION OF POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF THE DEFENSE
HEALTH AGENCY.

(a) In General.--Section 1073c of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (j) as
subsections (b) through (k), respectively;
(2) by inserting before subsection (b), as redesignated by
paragraph (1), the following:
``(a) Director of the Defense Health Agency.--(1) There is
in the Defense Health Agency a Director.
``(2) The Director of the Defense Health Agency shall--
``(A) be a military officer and hold a rank that is the
same or greater than the rank of any officer serving as the
Surgeon General of a military department under section 7036,
8031, or 9036 of this title; and
``(B) be a joint qualified officer in accordance with
section 661 of this title.'';
(3) in subsection (b), as redesignated by paragraph (1)--
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``, by not later than September 30, 2021'';
(B) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``, commencing when the Director begins to
exercise responsibilities under that paragraph,''; and
(C) in paragraph (6), by striking ``subsections (b) and
(c)'' and inserting ``subsections (c) and (d)'';
(4) in subsection (f), as so redesignated, in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``Not later than
September 30, 2024, and subject to subsection (f)'' and
inserting ``Subject to subsection (g)'';
(5) in subsection (g), as so redesignated, in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection (e)'' and
inserting ``subsection (f)''; and
(6) in subsection (h), as so redesignated, by striking
``subsection (e)(1)'' and inserting ``subsection (f)(1)''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1091a(b)(2) of such
title is amended by striking ``section 1073c(i)'' and
inserting ``section 1073c(k)''.

SEC. 712. ESTABLISHMENT OF POLICIES FOR PRIORITY ASSIGNMENT
OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish
policies for the priority assignment of medical personnel of
the Department of Defense.
(b) Application to Military Departments.--The Secretary of
each military department shall assign medical personnel
within that military department consistent with the policies
established under subsection (a) and in coordination with the
Director of the Defense Health Agency.
(c) Reassignment.--
(1) In general.--If, in the judgment of the Secretary of
Defense, the Secretary of a military department fails to
comply with the assignment priorities established under
subsection (a), the Secretary may authorize the Director of
the Defense Health Agency to reassign medical personnel of
that military department in accordance with the policies
established under subsection (a).
(2) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the effective
date of any reassignment under paragraph (1), the Director of
the Defense Health Agency shall brief the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on
such reassignment.

SEC. 713. GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

(a) Demonstration Program Required.--Notwithstanding
section 1104 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary
of Defense shall seek to establish a demonstration program to
expand partnerships between covered medical facilities of the
Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the demonstration program
under subsection (a) is to increase case volume for graduate
medical education programs of the Department of Defense.
(c) Parameters.--In seeking to establish a demonstration
program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall
make efforts to ensure the following:
(1) Credentialing and privileging of medical personnel as
necessary to work in any covered medical facility.
(2) Expedited access to installations of the Department of
Defense for the purpose of providing medical care under the
demonstration program to non-Department of Defense
beneficiaries.
(3) Inclusion of ``in-kind'' or non-cash payment or
reimbursement for expenses incurred under the demonstration
program.
(d) Annual Briefing.--Not later than December 1, 2026, and
annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall provide
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
House of Representatives a briefing on the implementation of
this section.
(e) Covered Medical Facility Defined.--In this section, the
term ``covered medical facility'' means--
(1) a medical facility of the Department of Defense with a
certified graduate medical education program; and
(2) any medical facility of the Department of Veterans
Affairs.
(f) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on September 30,
2032.

SEC. 714. MODIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICAL
MALPRACTICE CLAIMS BY MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED
SERVICES.

(a) In General.--Section 2733a of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsection (h)'' and
inserting ``subsection (i)'';
(2) in subsection (b)(6), by striking ``subsection (h)''
and inserting ``subsection (i)'';
(3) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``subsection (h)''
and inserting ``subsection (i)'';
(4) by re-designating subsections (g) through (k) as
subsections (h) through (l), respectively; and
(5) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new
subsection:
``(g) Appeals.--(1) Any appeal from the denial of a claim
under this section shall be considered by a third-party
review board jointly established by the Judge Advocates
General of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force.
``(2) The third-party review board established under
paragraph (1) shall consist of not more than five members,
all of whom possess sufficient legal or medical background,
or both.
``(3) A claimant under this section that seeks an appeal
under paragraph (1) may submit the appeal directly to the
third-party review board established under such paragraph.
``(4) In considering an appeal from the denial of a claim
under this section, the third-party review board established
under paragraph (1) shall, at the request of the claimant,
allow for a hearing on the merits of the appeal in an
adversarial nature.
``(5) The Secretary of Defense shall provide to a claimant
seeking an appeal under paragraph (1) a copy of any response
to the appeal that is submitted on behalf of the Department
of Defense.
``(6) The third-party review board established under
paragraph (1) shall not consist of any member of the
uniformed services or civilian employee of the Department of
Defense.''.
(b) Appointment of Members.--Not later than 180 days after
the effective date described in subsection (d), the Judge
Advocates General of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force
shall jointly appoint members to the board established under
subsection (g)(1) of section 2733a of title 10, United States
Code, as added by subsection (a)(5).
(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the
establishment of the board required under subsection (g)(1)
of section 2733a of title 10, United States Code, as added by
subsection (a)(5), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House
of Representatives a report indicating--
(1) the membership of the board;
(2) the qualifying background of each member of the board;
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(3) a statement indicating the independence of each member
of the board from the Department of Defense.
(d) Effective Date.--This section, and the amendments made
by this section, shall take effect on the date that is 10
years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 715. IMPROVEMENT OF TRANSITION OF MEDICS IN THE ARMED
FORCES TO THE CIVILIAN WORKFORCE IN HEALTH CARE
OCCUPATIONS.

(a) Recommendations Required.--The Secretary concerned, in
consultation with each of the States (through the Defense-
State Liaison Office of the Department of Defense), the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, and the Secretary of Labor, shall develop
recommendations to improve the transition of medics under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned into the civilian
workforce in health care occupations, including as certified
nurse aides, licensed practical nurses, or medical
assistants.
(b) Considerations.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
Secretary concerned shall--
(1) identify any barriers--
(A) to improving the ability of the Secretary concerned to
determine and communicate how the military credentials and
experience of a medic separating from the Armed Forces
translate to credentialed civilian employment in health care
occupations;
(B) that exist to the standardization among the Armed
Forces of military medic credentials and experience and the
alignment of such credentials and experience to credentialed
civilian employment in health care occupations;
(C) that exist to ensuring members of the Armed Forces with
military medic credentials and experience have earned the
equivalent civilian credential prior to separation from the
Armed Forces in addition to receiving their military
credentials;
(D) to the increased establishment and uptake of
accelerated or bridge programs to assist separating members
of the Armed Forces in translating military credentials and
experience into civilian health care credentials and
employment;
(E) to increasing the availability and accessibility of
preparatory activities under the SkillBridge program
established under section 1143(e) of title 10, United States
Code, in the health care sector for members of the Armed
Forces preparing for separation, to include--
(i) the approval timeline for separating members to
participate in SkillBridge programs in the health care
sector; and
(ii) requirements to return to their duty station for out-
processing; and
(F) to providing information on civilian health care
credentials and employment under the Transition Assistance
Program to medics separating from the Armed Forces, including
information on State-by-State licensing and credentialing;
and
(2) consider the potential impact of--
(A) clarification by States through legislation, actions of
State licensing boards, or actions of State credentialing
boards of the civilian equivalents of certain military
credentials and experience in health care;
(B) implementation, including through State-provided
incentives, of accelerated programs to bridge military medic
credentials and experience with civilian health care
credentials and licenses;
(C) financial support or incentives by States to increase
the availability and accessibility of such programs;
(D) requiring the military departments to align military
health care credentials with civilian equivalents; and
(E) requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs and the
Department of Labor to track and report the number of
separated members of the Armed Forces with health care-
related military credentials and experience who continue in
the civilian health care sector, including the type of
employment they pursue.
(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall submit
to the relevant committees of Congress a report containing--
(1) the recommendations developed under subsection (a); and
(2) a plan to implement those recommendations.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Medic.--The term ``medic'' means a member of the Armed
Forces acting in a clinical health care-related occupation
while serving in the Armed Forces.
(2) Relevant committees of congress.--The term ``relevant
committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Education and the Workforce, and the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs of the House of Representatives.
(3) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned''
means--
(A) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to matters
concerning the Department of Defense; and
(B) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to
matters concerning the Coast Guard when it is not operating
as a service in the Department of the Navy.
(4) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa,
or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands that have
a Defense-State Liaison Office.
(5) Transition assistance program.--The term ``Transition
Assistance Program'' means the program of the Department of
Defense for pre-separation counseling, employment assistance,
and other transitional services provided under sections 1142
and 1144 of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 716. IMPROVEMENT OF PROVIDER DIRECTORY ACCURACY FOR
SPECIALTY CARE PROVIDERS UNDER THE TRICARE
PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--By not later than five years after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the
Defense Health Agency (in this section referred to as the
``Director'') shall ensure that the accuracy of the provider
directory under the TRICARE program for all specialty care
provider types reaches an average accuracy across all
specialty care providers of not less than 70 percent.
(b) Measurement of Accuracy.--Average accuracy under
subsection (a) shall be measured biannually and shall be
disaggregated by provider type for each specialty care
provider group.
(c) Inclusion in Contracts.--The Director shall ensure that
each managed care contract under the TRICARE program includes
requirements that the managed care contractor comply with the
accuracy requirement under subsection (a), including by
requiring each such contractor to--
(1) conduct comprehensive outreach campaigns, to include
electronic and non-electronic means, and mass email campaigns
to network providers providing--
(A) information relating to T-5 Contract penalties
associated with inaccurate provider directory information;
(B) resources; and
(C) direct links for providers to update their directory
information;
(2) make it a condition of joining the TRICARE network
managed by such contractor for providers to validate their
provider directory information not less frequently than
quarterly;
(3) ensure that when providers file for reimbursement, such
providers are prompted to review and verify their directory
accuracy; and
(4) create a mechanism by which beneficiaries under the
TRICARE program can report provider directory inaccuracy to
the contractor.
(d) Other Methods.--The Director shall carry out any other
methods that the Director finds useful for the improvement of
provider directory accuracy.
(e) Testing of Directory Information.--Not less frequently
than quarterly, the Inspector General of the Department of
Defense shall conduct random tests, encompassing all
specialty care provider types, of the accuracy of information
relating to specialty care providers contained in the
provider directory under the TRICARE program.
(f) Reports and Briefings.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Director shall submit a report and provide a briefing to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives on progress towards reaching the average
accuracy target required under subsection (a).
(2) Elements.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall
include, at a minimum, the following:
(A) A description of the techniques that are most effective
in improving accuracy of provider directories.
(B) An identification of the authorities or tools that the
Defense Health Agency lacks for improving such accuracy.
(C) An identification of challenges specific to each
specialty care provider type that limit such accuracy.
(D) An assessment of the impact of efforts of the Defense
Health Agency towards improving such accuracy on providers
either leaving the TRICARE program or on the willingness of
non-network providers to join the TRICARE program.
(g) Comptroller General Review.--Not later than one year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually
thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall--
(1) conduct a holistic review of provider directory
accuracy under the TRICARE program to measure the progress of
the Director towards meeting the requirement under subsection
(a); and
(2) submit to Congress a report on the review conducted
under paragraph (1).

SEC. 717. REVIEW OF DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS UNDER PROCESSES
AND FORMS RELATING TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
CREDENTIALING AND PRIVILEGING OF DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE.

(a) Review.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall review
all processes and forms relating to health care provider
credentialing and privileging of covered applicants to--
(1) identify questions, required disclosures, or other
information required to be provided by the applicant that
asks or requires the applicant to disclose mental,
behavioral, psychological, or other related health conditions
of the applicant, including requirements contained in--
(A) applications for credentialing, peer reference, or
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(B) employee manuals, guidance, and policies of the
Department of Defense governing the requirements for
credentialing, privileging, or employment of health care
providers;
(2) review and compare credentialing, peer reference, and
competency assessment forms for health care providers across
the military departments and the Defense Health Agency,
including a review of--
(A) which forms require disclosure of mental, behavioral,
psychological, or other related health conditions; and
(B) whether such disclosure of mental, behavioral,
psychological, or other related health conditions include
past and current diagnoses and treatment.
(b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to Congress a report containing the following:
(1) The findings of the review require under subsection
(a).
(2) A detailed plan outlining steps the Secretary has taken
or will take, including a timeline for completion of such
steps, to update the processes and forms reviewed under such
subsection to refrain from requiring disclosures of mental,
behavioral, psychological, or other related health conditions
when there is no current impairment, including an
identification of the steps the Secretary will take to engage
advocates outside the Department of Defense who have subject
matter expertise.
(c) Covered Applicant Defined.--In this section, the term
``covered applicant'' means an applicant for a position as a
health care provider who--
(1) is required to go through a credentialing and
privileging process; and
(2) provides care--
(A) at a military medical treatment facility or other
clinic of the Department of Defense; or
(B) through the civilian network of the TRICARE program (as
defined in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code).

Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters

SEC. 721. STRATEGIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE MEDICAL RESEARCH PLAN.

(a) Plan.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which
the President submits a budget for fiscal year 2027 to
Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United
States Code, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with
the Secretary of each military department, shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a comprehensive,
strategic infectious disease medical research plan (referred
to in this section as the ``Plan'').
(b) Matters to Be Included.--The Plan shall describe--
(1) all infectious disease medical research conducted by
the Department of Defense, including the coordination
process, to ensure that such research is linked to--
(A) military readiness;
(B) joint force requirements; and
(C) relevance to individuals eligible for care at military
medical treatment facilities or through the TRICARE program
(as defined in section 1072(7) of title 10, United States
Code);
(2) the infectious disease research projects funded under
the Defense Health Program Account under section 1100 of
title 10, United States Code, including projects under--
(A) the Congressional Directed Medical Research Program of
the Department of Defense;
(B) the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency;
(C) the United States Army Medical Research Institute of
Infectious Diseases;
(D) the Chemical and Biological Defense Program; and
(E) the Defense Threat Reduction Agency;
(3) the process for ensuring synergy across the military
medical research community--
(A) to address gaps in military infectious disease
research;
(B) to minimize duplication of research;
(C) to promote collaboration within research focus areas;
and
(D) to leverage and modernize the existing medical research
and development infrastructure of the Department of Defense;
and
(4) the efforts of the Secretary to coordinate with other
Federal departments and agencies to increase awareness of
complementary infectious disease research efforts that are
being carried out by the Federal Government.
(c) Budget Display Information.--The Secretary shall submit
to the President, in conjunction with the materials of the
Department of Defense supporting the fiscal year 2027 budget
request submitted to Congress by the President pursuant to
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, and annually
thereafter in conjunction with each subsequent budget request
through fiscal year 2032, a detailed budget for carrying out
the Plan that includes--
(1) the resources necessary for infectious disease medical
research to carry out the activities described in subsection
(b) for the applicable fiscal year and the 4 following fiscal
years, disaggregated by the activities described in
paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (b);
(2) with respect to procurement accounts--
(A) amounts displayed by account, budget activity, line
number, line item, and line item title; and
(B) a description of the requirements for such amounts
specific to the Plan;
(3) with respect to research, development, test, and
evaluation accounts--
(A) amounts displayed by account, budget activity, line
number, program element, and program element title; and
(B) a description of the requirements for such amounts
specific to the Plan;
(4) with respect to operation and maintenance accounts--
(A) amounts displayed by account title, budget activity
title, line number, and subactivity group title; and
(B) a description of the specific manner in which such
amounts will be used;
(5) with respect to military personnel accounts--
(A) amounts displayed by account, budget activity, budget
subactivity, and budget subactivity title; and
(B) a description of the requirements for such amounts
specific to the Plan;
(6) with respect to each project under military
construction accounts, the country, location, project title,
and project amount by fiscal year;
(7) with respect to the activities described in subsection
(b)--
(A) amounts displayed by account title, budget activity
title, line number, and subactivity group title; and
(B) a description of the specific manner in which such
amounts will be used;
(8) with respect to each military department--
(A) amounts displayed by account title, budget activity
title, line number, and subactivity group title; and
(B) a description of the specific manner in which such
amounts will be used;
(9) with respect to the amounts described in each of
paragraphs (2)(A), (3)(A), (4)(A), (5)(A), (6), (7)(A), and
(8)(A) for a fiscal year--
(A) a comparison between--
(i) the amount requested in the budget of the President for
such fiscal year; and
(ii) the amount projected in the previously submitted
budget request of the President for such fiscal year;
(B) a detailed summary of the amounts obligated for the
Plan during the most recently concluded fiscal year; and
(C) a detailed comparison between--
(i) the amounts obligated for the Plan during the most
recently concluded fiscal year; and
(ii) the amounts requested for the Plan in the budget of
the President for the applicable fiscal year.

SEC. 722. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL
FACILITY DEMONSTRATION FUND.

Section 1704(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2573), as
most recently amended by section 1421 of the Servicemember
Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159),
is amended by striking ``September 30, 2026'' and inserting
``September 30, 2027''.

SEC. 723. PILOT PROGRAM ON WASTEWATER SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM OF
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

(a) Pilot Program Required.--Commencing not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program under
which the Secretary shall develop and implement a
comprehensive wastewater surveillance system at not fewer
than four installations of a military department at which the
Secretary seeks to improve the testing, identification, and
analysis of usage of covered drugs and to identify the
prevalence of infectious diseases among members of the Armed
Forces at the installation (in this section referred to as
the ``pilot program'').
(b) Technologies and Data System Used.--In carrying out the
pilot program, the Secretary shall ensure the system
developed and implemented under subsection (a) is comprised
of appropriate technologies and a uniform data system across
the Department of Defense.
(c) Minimum Requirements.--In carrying out the pilot
program, the Secretary shall establish, at a minimum--
(1) at least one wastewater surveillance system for
monitoring of use of covered drugs at one installation; and
(2) at least one wastewater surveillance system for
monitoring of infectious diseases at one installation.
(d) Duration.--The pilot program shall be carried out
during a two-year period beginning on the date of the
commencement of the pilot program.
(e) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the termination
of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report that includes the
following:
(1) A summary of the findings from the wastewater
surveillance system under the pilot program.
(2) Recommendations for interventions or policy changes
based on trends observed under the pilot program.
(3) An assessment of the effectiveness of the pilot program
in enhancing force health protection and readiness.
(f) Covered Drug Defined.--In this section, the term
``covered drug''--
(1) except as provided in paragraph (2), means a drug
included on schedule I or schedule II established under
section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812);
and
(2) does not include a drug that--
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(B) was previously approved under section 505 of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355); and
(C) received such approval not later than 20 years before
the date of the enactment of this Act.

TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED
MATTERS

Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management

Sec. 801. Transition of program executive officer role to portfolio
acquisition executive.
Sec. 802. Capstone requirements.
Sec. 803. Modification to acquisition strategy.
Sec. 804. Modifications to modular open systems approach.
Sec. 805. Alternative test and evaluation pathway for designated
defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 806. Department of Defense member of Cost Accounting Standards
Board.
Sec. 807. Combatant command experimentation authority.

Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures,
and Limitations

Sec. 821. Modification to nontraditional defense contractor
definitions.
Sec. 822. Financing for covered activities.
Sec. 823. Exemptions for nontraditional defense contractors.
Sec. 824. Modifications to treatment of certain products and services
as commercial products and commercial services.
Sec. 825. Modifications to commercial products and commercial services.
Sec. 826. Modifications to commercial solutions openings.
Sec. 827. Modifications to other transactions.
Sec. 828. Modifications to procurement for experimental purposes.
Sec. 829. Consumption-based solutions.
Sec. 830. Modifications to prohibition on contracting with persons that
have fossil fuel operations with the Government of the
Russian Federation or the Russian energy sector.
Sec. 831. Modifications to relationship of other provisions of law to
procurement of commercial products and commercial
services.
Sec. 832. Limitation on required flowdown of contract clauses to
subcontractors providing commercial products or
commercial services.
Sec. 833. References in contracts to Department of Defense policy
documents, instructions, and manuals.
Sec. 834. Uninsurable risk on certain contracts.
Sec. 835. Reporting of price increases.
Sec. 836. Instructions for continued operational readiness.
Sec. 837. Indemnification of contractors against nuclear and unusually
hazardous risks.
Sec. 838. Late submission of cost and pricing data as invalid defense
to contract price reductions for defective cost or
pricing data.
Sec. 839. Modifications to submissions of cost or pricing data.

Subtitle C--Industrial Base Matters

Sec. 841. Repeal of limitations on certain Department of Defense
Executive Agent authority.
Sec. 842. Small unmanned aircraft system industrial base remediation
plan.
Sec. 843. Application of national security waiver for strategic
materials sourcing requirement to sensitive materials.
Sec. 844. Prohibition on acquisition of clothing and fabric from
countries of concern under domestic-sourcing waivers.
Sec. 845. Mitigation of risks related to foreign ownership, control, or
influence of Department of Defense contractors or
subcontractors.
Sec. 846. Prohibition of procurement of molybdenum, gallium, or
germanium from non-allied foreign nations and
authorization for production from recovered material.
Sec. 847. Sourcing options for certain critical products.
Sec. 848. Prohibiting the purchase of photovoltaic modules or inverters
from Foreign Entities of Concern.
Sec. 849. Modernization of Army arsenals.
Sec. 849A. Modifications to Defense Industrial Base Fund.

Subtitle D--Small Business Matters

Sec. 851. APEX Accelerators.

Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 861. Clarification of procurement prohibition related to
acquisition of materials mined, refined, and separated in
certain countries.
Sec. 862. Independent study on the acquisition workforce of the
Department of Defense.
Sec. 863. Expedited acceptance program for supply chain illumination.
Sec. 864. Simultaneous conflicts critical munitions report.
Sec. 865. Permanent extension and modification of demonstration and
prototyping program to advance international product
support capabilities in a contested logistics
environment.
Sec. 866. Estimate of ally and partner demand for United States-
produced munitions and specified expendables.
Sec. 867. Reform of contractor performance information requirements.
Sec. 868. Repeals of existing law to streamline the defense acquisition
process.
Sec. 869. Enhancement of defense supply chain resilience and secondary
source qualification.
Sec. 870. Enhanced product support management for integrated
sustainment of weapon systems.
Sec. 871. Modifications to current defense acquisition requirements.
Sec. 872. Minimum production levels for munitions.
Sec. 873. Processes for incentivizing contractor expansion of sources
of supply.
Sec. 874. Duty-free entry of supplies procured by Department of
Defense.
Sec. 875. Other transaction authority reporting.
Sec. 876. Assessment of competitive effects of defense contractor
transactions.
Sec. 877. Evaluation of TP-Link telecommunications equipment for
designation as covered telecommunications equipment or
services.
Sec. 878. Country-of-origin disclosure requirements for generic drugs
purchased by the Department of Defense.
Sec. 879. Phase-out of computer and printer acquisitions involving
entities owned or controlled by China.
Sec. 880. Prohibition on operation, procurement, and contracting
related to foreign-made additive manufacturing machines.

TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED
MATTERS

Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management

SEC. 801. TRANSITION OF PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICER ROLE TO
PORTFOLIO ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE.

(a) Definition.--Section 1737(a) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the
following:
``(4) The term `portfolio acquisition executive' refers to
the member of the acquisition workforce responsible for the
overall management of requirements, programming, and
acquisition of defense acquisition capabilities. These
capabilities are assigned by the service acquisition
executive or component acquisition executive. The portfolio
acquisition executive has direct control over all necessary
officials and functional support, including the ability to
provide input into performance evaluations, to the maximum
extent practicable. This authority provides them with all
necessary authority to develop, procure, and sustain military
capabilities. For purposes of managing requirements, the
portfolio acquisition executive is subject to the authority,
direction, and control of the chief of the military service,
while remaining under the overall authority, direction, and
control of the service acquisition executive or component
acquisition executive. The Secretary of Defense shall ensure
a minimum of non-statutory guidance and approvals issued by
officials external to the portfolio acquisition
executives.''.
(b) Critical Acquisition Positions.--Section
1731(a)(1)(B)(i) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by striking ``Program executive officer'' and inserting
``Portfolio acquisition executive''.
(c) Position Qualifications.--Section 1735(c) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Program
Executive Officers'' and inserting ``Portfolio Acquisition
Executive''; and
(2) by striking ``program executive officer'' and inserting
``portfolio acquisition executive''.
(d) Government Performance of Certain Acquisition
Functions.--Section 1706(a) of title 10, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Program executive
officer'' and inserting ``Portfolio acquisition executive'';
and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Deputy program
executive officer'' and inserting ``Deputy portfolio
acquisition executive''.
(e) Duties Related to Cadre of Intellectual Property
Experts.--Section 1707(c) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``program executive officer'' and
inserting ``portfolio acquisition executive''.
(f) Portfolio Acquisition Executive Office .--Section 1509
of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 10 U.S.C. 167b) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``program executive office'' each place
that it appears and inserting ``portfolio acquisition
executive office''; and
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``Program Executive
Office'' in the subsection heading and inserting ``Portfolio
Acquisition Executive Office''.

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(g) Technology Release and Foreign Disclosure Reform
Initiative.--Section 918(a)(2)(D)(ii) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10
U.S.C. 301 note) is amended by striking ``program executive
officer'' and inserting ``portfolio acquisition executive''.
(h) Software Development and Software Acquisition Training
and Management Programs.--Section 862 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10
U.S.C. 1741 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking ``program
executive officers'' and inserting ``portfolio acquisition
executives''; and
(2) in subsection (c)(1)--
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``program
executive officer'' and inserting ``portfolio acquisition
executive''; and
(B) by striking ``program executive officer'' and inserting
``portfolio acquisition executive''.
(i) Authority to Establish Different Minimum
Requirements.--Section 1764(b)(2) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``Program executive officer''
and inserting ``Portfolio acquisition executive''.
(j) Prizes for Advanced Technology Achievements.--Section
4025(g)(2)(C) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``program executive officer'' both places it appears
and inserting ``portfolio acquisition executive''.
(k) Rating Chains for System Program Managers.--Section 323
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 1696) is amended by
striking ``program executive officer'' and inserting
``portfolio acquisition executive''.
(l) Space System Acquisition and the Adaptive Acquisition
Framework.--Section 807 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
(Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 9081 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1)--
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Program
executive officer'' and inserting ``Portfolio acquisition
executive''; and
(B) by striking ``program executive officer'' and inserting
``portfolio acquisition executive''; and
(2) in subsection (e)(6)--
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Program
executive officer'' and inserting ``Portfolio acquisition
executive''; and
(B) by striking ``program executive officer'' and inserting
``portfolio acquisition executive''.

SEC. 802. CAPSTONE REQUIREMENTS.

Chapter 221 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:

``Sec. 3209. Capstone requirements

``(a) In General.--The Secretary of each military
department shall establish a capstone requirement approach
for three or more portfolio acquisition executives for which
that official has responsibility to enable greater speed,
agility, and innovation in fielding military capabilities.
Each such capstone requirement shall be established in
consultation with the Joint Requirements Oversight Council.
``(b) Elements.--Under the capstone requirements for an
acquisition portfolio, the Secretary of the military
department shall--
``(1) develop a general set of requirements for the
acquisition portfolio in accordance with subsection (c) under
which programs or projects may be initiated;
``(2) authorize the portfolio acquisition executive or
similar portfolio manager for the portfolio to change the
scope and requirements for programs within the portfolio,
subject to subsection (d);
``(3) assign representatives of operational forces to the
acquisition portfolio and authorize them to perform the
functions specified in subsection (e);
``(4) maximize commercial market research, the use of
commercial and nondevelopmental items, and minimum viable
products to shape capability scope and requirements;
``(5) authorize the portfolio acquisition executive or
similar portfolio manager to resource and acquire commercial
or non-developmental items under the capstone requirement by
validating the need with the representatives assigned under
paragraph (3);
``(6) manage information technology requirements using
dynamically prioritized lists of user needs rather than large
static requirements documents; and
``(7) iteratively define, prioritize, and refine
requirements at the portfolio, program, and iteration levels
based on user input, previous deliveries, and continuous
commercial market research.
``(c) Capstone Set of Requirements.--The capstone set of
requirements for an acquisition portfolio developed under
subsection (b)(1) shall be designed--
``(1) to guide the iterative delivery of an integrated
suite of capabilities to maximize operational impact;
``(2) to provide enduring themes based on strategic needs
and relevant concepts of operation, not system-specific;
``(3) to include measures of force effectiveness for a
force mix of capabilities to be measured against; and
``(4) to include kill chains, effects chains, vignettes of
operational scenarios, the effect of timely delivery of
capability, and related mission engineering initiatives
across the Department of Defense.
``(d) Authority to Revise Programs Within a Portfolio.--The
authority under subsection (b)(2)--
``(1) shall be carried out in consultation with operational
commands and the Joint Requirements Oversight Council; and
``(2) does not include authority to change key performance
parameters for a major defense acquisition program.
``(e) Functions of Operational Representatives.--An
operational representative assigned to an acquisition
portfolio under subsection (b)(3) shall be provided
authority--
``(1) to shape the vision and priorities for key capability
areas;
``(2) to provide the acquisition community and developers
insights into operations;
``(3) to provide feedback on interim developments;
``(4) to validate the suitability of existing commercial or
non-developmental items, or the likelihood that the
commercial market may be enticed to produce those items, or,
as a last resort, validate that no commercial vendor will
ever produce a suitable product and a developmental program
is necessary;
``(5) to foster collaboration among the acquisition
community, developers, and users of the capability to be
fielded; and
``(6) to provide advice to the portfolio acquisition
executive or similar portfolio manager.''.

SEC. 803. MODIFICATION TO ACQUISITION STRATEGY.

(1) Section 4211 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ``the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, or the milestone
decision authority, when the milestone decision authority is
the service acquisition executive of the military department
that is managing the program,'' and inserting ``the portfolio
acquisition executive, or the decision authority, when the
decision authority is the service acquisition executive of
the military department or the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment,'';
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``the Under Secretary, or the milestone
decision authority, when the milestone decision authority is
the service acquisition executive of the military department
that is managing the program,'' and inserting ``the portfolio
acquisition executive, or the decision authority, when the
decision authority is the service acquisition executive of
the military department or the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment,'';
(ii) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
``(A) the strategy clearly describes the proposed business
case and capability management approach for the program or
system, and to the maximum extent practicable, describes how
a portfolio of capabilities within an enduring set of
requirements will be developed, procured, and fielded rather
than detailing a specific end-item;''; and
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``how the strategy
is designed to be implemented with available resources, such
as time, funding, and management capacity'' and inserting
``the resources, such as time, funding, and management
capacity required to deliver the capability''; and
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
``(2) Each strategy shall, where appropriate, consider the
following:
``(A) An approach that delivers required capabilities in
increments, each depending on available mature technology,
and that recognizes up front the need for future capability
improvements or transitions to alternative end-items through
use of continuous competition.
``(B) Requirements related to logistics, maintenance, and
sustainment in accordance with sections 2464 and 2466 of this
title, and the acquisition of technical data, computer
software, and associated licenses, to enable such
requirements in accordance with sections 3771 through 3775 of
this title.
``(C) A process for collaborative interaction and market
research with the science and technology community, including
Department of Defense science and technology reinvention
laboratories, government innovation cells, academia, small
businesses, nontraditional defense contractors, and other
contractors.
``(D) Identification of enterprise-wide designs and
standards in support of an architecture that provides for an
integrated suite of capabilities that focuses on simplicity
of implementation and speed of delivery.
``(E) Overarching roadmaps that create integrated strategic
schedules of legacy systems and new capabilities and a
mapping of enduring requirements to elements of the portfolio
of capabilities.
``(F) A contracting strategy that develops long-term
partnerships with multiple companies to actively contribute
to architectures, development, production, and sustainment
across the portfolio of capabilities by decomposing large
systems into smaller sets of projects across time and
technical component.
``(G) An assignment of roles and responsibilities to the
acquisition workforce within the portfolio acquisition
executive, identification of external stakeholder
dependencies, and the need for subject matter expert inputs
at critical points in the program, including the need for
special hiring authority or advisory and assistance services.
``(H) A process of testing and experimentation with the
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users to ensure continuous user feedback, acceptance, and
development of concepts of operations.''; and
(4) by striking subsections (d) and (e) and inserting the
following:
``(d) Review.--The decision authority shall review and
approve, as appropriate, the acquisition strategy for a major
defense acquisition program or major system prior to the
acquisition decision memorandum and ensure that the strategy
is updated at regular intervals to incorporate significant
changes to program requirements, resourcing, or acquisition
decisions.
``(e) Decision Authority Defined.--In this section, the
term `decision authority', with respect to a major defense
acquisition program or major system, means the official
within the Department of Defense designated with the overall
responsibility and authority for acquisition decisions for
the program or system, including authority to approve entry
of the program or system into the next phase of the
acquisition process.''.

SEC. 804. MODIFICATIONS TO MODULAR OPEN SYSTEMS APPROACH.

(a) In General.--Section 4401 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 4401. Definitions

``In this chapter:
``(1) The term `authorized third party' means an entity
approved by the Department of Defense to access developer
resources for integration or sustainment.
``(2) The term `industry standards' means widely adopted
technical standards or protocols from recognized
organizations.
``(3) The term `machine-readable format' means a format
that can be easily processed by a computer without human
intervention.
``(4) The term `major system component' --
``(A) means a high-level subsystem or assembly, including
hardware, software, or an integrated assembly of both, that
can be mounted or installed on a major system platform
through modular system interfaces; and
``(B) includes a subsystem or assembly that is likely to
have additional capability requirements, is likely to change
because of evolving technology or threat, is needed for
interoperability, facilitates incremental deployment of
capabilities, or is expected to be replaced by another major
system component.
``(5) The term `major system platform' means the highest
level structure of a system that is not physically mounted or
installed onto a higher level structure and on which a major
system component can be physically mounted or installed.
``(6) The term `modular open systems approach (MOSA)' means
a system design approach using modular systems, enabling
innovation and competition in the development, sustainment,
or upgrade of weapon systems.
``(7) The term `modular system' refers to a weapon system
or weapon system component that--
``(A) is able to execute independently without relying on
the execution of other specific systems or components;
``(B) can communicate across component boundaries and
through modular system interfaces; and
``(C) functions as a module that can be separated,
recombined, and connected with other weapon systems or weapon
systems components in order to achieve various effects,
missions, or capabilities.
``(8) The term `modular systems interfaces' means a shared
boundary between modular systems, defined by various
physical, logical, and functional characteristics, such as
electrical, mechanical, fluidic, optical, radio frequency,
data, networking, or software elements, that is free of
proprietary restrictions and documented via a machine-
readable format, including--
``(A) software-defined interface syntax and properties,
specifically governing how values are validly passed to and
received;
``(B) definition of the relationship between the delivered
interface and interfaces available in the repositories
established pursuant to section 4403 of this title; and
``(C) test cases, including example code, demonstrating the
proper use of the modular systems interface.
``(9) The term `operational data' means government-owned
data generated by or necessary for system operation,
maintenance, or enhancement.''.
(b) Requirements.--Section 4402 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by striking subsections (a) through (f) and
inserting the following:
``(a) Program Compliance and MOSA Implementation.--(1) The
Secretary of Defense shall ensure that every major defense
acquisition program (as defined in section 4201 of this
title) submits a modular open systems approach (MOSA)
implementation plan within its acquisition strategy,
detailing compliance with this section. Other defense
acquisition programs shall incorporate MOSA to the maximum
extent practicable.
``(2) In the case of a major defense acquisition program
that uses a modular open system approach, the acquisition
strategy required under section 4211 of this title shall--
``(A) clearly describe the modular open system approach to
be used for the program;
``(B) differentiate between the major system platform and
major system components being developed under the program, as
well as major system components developed outside the program
that will be integrated into the major defense acquisition
program;
``(C) clearly describe the evolution of major system
components that are anticipated to be added, removed, or
replaced in subsequent increments;
``(D) clearly describe security classification requirements
for each major system component as related to the modular
system interface for that component;
``(E) clearly describe how intellectual property and
related issues, such as technical data deliverables, that are
necessary to support a modular open system approach, will be
addressed; and
``(F) clearly describe the approach to systems integration
and systems-level configuration management to ensure mission
and information assurance.
``(3) Contracts for covered programs shall include
enforceable clauses requiring delivery of data rights
consistent with sections 3771 through 3775 of this title and
modular systems interfaces as specified in subsection (c).
``(b) Waivers and Exceptions.--The Secretary of Defense may
waive specific MOSA requirements, or deviate from the
requirements in subsection (c), for a program only if--
``(1) deviation would demonstrably impair national security
or operational capability; and
``(2) a detailed justification is submitted to the
congressional defense committees not later than 30 days after
issuing the waiver.
``(c) MOSA Requirements.--(1) All covered programs shall
require the use of modular systems, including--
``(A) modular systems interfaces published to the
repositories established pursuant to section 4403 of this
title;
``(B) delivery of sufficient data rights to share developer
resources with authorized third parties for government
purposes, as determined by the Secretary of Defense;
``(C) allowing for the use of existing industry standards
for interfaces where applicable;
``(D) government ownership of operational data in a usable,
nonproprietary format, extractable without original equipment
manufacturer dependency; and
``(E) system designs allowing integration of new or
substitute modules with minimal manual reconfiguration,
provided they conform to relevant modular systems interfaces
published to the repositories.
``(2) The Secretary of Defense, secretaries of military
departments, and commanders of combatant commands with
acquisition authorities shall not--
``(A) unless required for operational compatibility with
existing legacy systems, mandate specific internal technical
implementations, data structures, defense specific standards,
or formats beyond the necessity that there are modular
systems with modular systems interfaces published to the
relevant repository; or
``(B) permit contracts restricting government control over
developer resources or operational data, or locking the
government into a single vendor, absent a national security
exemption.
``(3) Contractors providing modular systems shall upload
required modular systems interface data to an appropriate
repository. Contract closeout shall not occur until such
uploads are verified by the contracting officer.
``(d) Implementation and Flexibility.--(1) Not later than
one year after the date of the enactment of this subsection,
the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment shall issue regulations and guidance to implement
this section across military departments, Defense agencies,
and combatant commands.
``(2) The requirements of this section shall not apply to
programs with approved acquisition strategies at the time of
the date of the enactment of this subsection.
``(3) Requirements shall not prescribe specific
technologies or limit contractor innovation, provided
interface documentation obligations are met, nor exclude new
entrants or small businesses capable of compliance.
``(4) Requirements shall not force the use of industry or
consensus-based standards except as necessary to interface
with existing systems using such standards.''.
(c) Repositories and Interface Access.--Section 4403 of
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking
paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following new
paragraphs:
``(1) establish a federated set of digital repositories
within the Department of Defense to store modular systems
interfaces required under subsection (c) of section 4402 of
this title, which shall--
``(A) feature authentication and access controls to protect
sensitive data;
``(B) enable contractors to publish and manage their
contributions (at approved access levels) with accountability
and version control;
``(C) be searchable and accessible to authorized Department
of Defense components and contractors based on access levels;
and
``(D) incorporate cybersecurity measures consistent with
Department of Defense standards;
``(2) ensure distribution of interfaces to promote
interoperability, consistent with the requirements of section
3771 of this title, by--
``(A) providing access to interfaces and relevant
documentation in the repository established in paragraph (1)
to authorized Federal Government and nongovernmental
entities; and
``(B) restricting nongovernmental entities that receive
access under subparagraph (A)

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from further release, disclosure, or use such data except as
authorized;''.

SEC. 805. ALTERNATIVE TEST AND EVALUATION PATHWAY FOR
DESIGNATED DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.

(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense shall issue
guidance to establish an alternative test and evaluation
(T&E) pathway for certain Department of Defense acquisition
programs to enhance agility, accelerate delivery of
capabilities, and ensure data-driven decisionmaking, while
maintaining independent oversight of evaluation outcomes.
(b) Alternative Test and Evaluation Pathway.--The Secretary
of Defense shall establish an alternative test and evaluation
pathway for covered programs that includes the following
requirements:
(1) For each covered program, the military department
concerned, through its service test activities, shall--
(A) design and execute a unified test and evaluation
strategy that aligns developmental testing (DT) and
operational testing (OT) to a single set of test objectives
that build system understanding throughout the test program
to more effectively support capability delivery within rapid
prototyping and iterative updates with early and continuous
operational feedback;
(B) develop and execute a test data strategy, updated as
needed, that includes--
(i) collection of raw data from system components during
test events and operational activities, including submission
of industry derived data from their development and testing
evolutions;
(ii) evaluation criteria to assess the mission effects and
suitability of the system based on the data to be collected,
including from live-fire test events, if applicable;
(iii) a process for independently validating industry test
results, if needed;
(iv) provision of resources for automated data collection,
storage, and access; and
(v) automated analytics tools to assess performance trends,
reliability, and maintenance needs;
(C) incorporate, to the maximum extent practicable, best
practices such as--
(i) hardware-in-the-loop testing to validate system
integration;
(ii) continuous data collection from prototypes and fielded
systems to refine designs and update lifecycle costs;
(iii) test subsystem prototypes throughout system
development to assess their contribution to the mission
effect of the fielded system; and
(iv) integration of supporting or complementary data from
digital twins or other model-based systems engineering tools;
(D) define general test and evaluation objectives and data
needs while allowing detailed execution plans to evolve based
on test results and emerging requirements, avoiding rigid
milestone-driven schedules; and
(E) ensure all raw test data and associated analytics are
owned by the government, stored in accessible repositories,
and available to authorized Department entities, including
the Director of Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E),
throughout the program lifecycle.
(2) Covered programs under this pathway shall be exempt
from--
(A) the requirement to develop and submit a Test and
Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) under Department of Defense
Instruction 5000.02 or other policies, provided a unified
test and evaluation strategy and data strategy under
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) are implemented;
(B) milestone-specific operational test events, such as
Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E), mandated
under section 4171 of title 10, United States Code, or
related regulations; and
(C) any other test and evaluation documentation or approval
processes that the Secretary determines are inconsistent with
the agile and iterative nature of this pathway.
(c) Role of the Director of Operational Test and
Evaluation.--For covered programs under the alternative test
and evaluation pathway designated for oversight by the
Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, the Director of
Operational Test and Evaluation shall--
(1) provide independent evaluation of test data across all
phases of the program lifecycle, including--
(A) assessing the sufficiency of the program's test and
evaluation strategy and data strategy to demonstrate military
effectiveness;
(B) evaluating whether the program collects and analyzes
sufficient raw data, learns from test results at a pace
relevant to operational needs, and converges on military
effectiveness based on data trends;
(C) identifying deficiencies in test and evaluation
strategies that risk system performance, suitability, or
survivability; and
(D) providing continuous oversight through ongoing analysis
of test data;
(2) have unrestricted access to all raw test data, data
repositories, and analytics maintained by military
departments for covered programs;
(3) not require of covered programs--
(A) specific test plans, execution methods, or
documentation formats or require pre-approval of test and
evaluation activities as a condition of testing, data
collection, or evaluation; or
(B) Director of Operational Test and Evaluation-approved
Test and Evaluation Master Plans or other pre-execution
documentation under existing policies; and
(4) include in its annual report to Congress under section
139(h) of title 10, United States Code, a summary of the
adequacy of data strategies, rates of learning, and risks
that aligns with the evaluation processes established in this
section.
(d) Guidance Required.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense,
in consultation with the Secretaries of the military
departments and the Director of Operational Test and
Evaluation, shall issue guidance to implement the alternative
test and evaluation pathway, including standards for data
strategies and modern testing practices and procedures to
support evaluation by the Director of Operational Test and
Evaluation under subsection (c)(2).
(e) Report.--Not later than three years after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on
the implementation of this section, including an assessment
of the effectiveness of the pathway in accelerating
capability delivery and improving system performance and any
recommendations for expanding or modifying the pathway.
(f) Covered Program Defined.--In this section, the term
``covered program'' means a defense acquisition program that
is--
(1) designated under the Software Acquisition Pathway
pursuant to section 3603 of title 10, United States Code,
initiated on or after the date of the enactment of this Act;
and
(2) designated by the Secretary of Defense on or after the
issuance of guidance under subsection (d).

SEC. 806. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MEMBER OF COST ACCOUNTING
STANDARDS BOARD.

The Department of Defense representative on the Cost
Accounting Standards Board pursuant to section 1501 of title
41, United States Code, shall be the Director of Defense
Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy or its successor
organization.

SEC. 807. COMBATANT COMMAND EXPERIMENTATION AUTHORITY.

(a) Authority.--Each commander of a combatant command shall
have the authority to conduct experimentation, prototyping,
and technology demonstrations to support the development and
testing of innovative technologies and capability solutions
to address operational needs identified by the combatant
command.
(b) Procedures.--For activities carried out under
subsection (a), the commander of a combatant command may
use--
(1) operation and maintenance funds, including for the
purchase of items having an investment item unit cost not
greater than the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense
(Comptroller) guidance regarding threshold for determination
of expense and investment costs; and
(2) special contracting authorities described in section
843 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 3601 note), provided that
the procedures described in such section are followed.
(c) Recommendation for Follow-on Production.--Upon
completion of an experiment, prototype, or technology
demonstration, if a combatant command submits a written
determination that the demonstrated technology or capability
successfully meets the operational need of the combatant
command, the written determination may be used to fulfill the
following requirements:
(1) A justification for using other than competitive
procedures under section 3204 of title 10, United States
Code, or follow-on production authorities under section 4022
of such title, to acquire the technology or capability which
was successfully demonstrated.
(2) A validated capability needs statement or other
requirement document.

Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures,
and Limitations

SEC. 821. MODIFICATION TO NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTOR
DEFINITIONS.

Section 3014 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``means an entity that is not currently
performing'' and inserting the following: ``means an entity
that--
``(1) is not currently performing''; and
(2) by striking ``such section.'' and inserting the
following: ``such section; or
``(2) does not qualify as a covered segment as defined
under the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
231.205-18 or successor regulation.''.

SEC. 822. FINANCING FOR COVERED ACTIVITIES.

(a) Financing Costs.--Financing costs incurred for a
covered activity shall be allowable and allocable as a direct
or an indirect overhead cost for contracts and subcontracts
of the Department of Defense, provided such costs are--
(1) reasonable in amount and consistent with prevailing
market rates for similar financing; and
(2) incurred to pay a financing entity.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``covered activity'' means an activity taken
by a prime contractor or subcontractor--
(A) to manage an inventory of completed products or
components used in production;
(B) to improve inventory management of products or
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(C) to materially expand the capacity of production or
sustainment and maintenance through capital expenditures; or
(D) to carry out any other purpose identified by the
Secretary of Defense.
(2) The term ``financing costs'' means interest on
borrowings, bond discounts, and costs of financing and
refinancing capital.
(3) The term ``financing entity'' means any corporation,
limited liability company, partnership, trust, or other
organization that is created under Federal or State law and
that, as part of its regular business activities, extends
credit, loans, or other forms of financing to other persons
or entities, provided that such legal entity is not owned by,
controlled by, or under common control with the person or
entity receiving such financing.

SEC. 823. EXEMPTIONS FOR NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTORS.

Nontraditional defense contractors, as defined by section
3014 of title 10, United States Code, shall not be subject to
any of the following requirements:
(1) Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
252.242-7006, or successor regulation.
(2) Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
252.234-7002, or successor regulation.
(3) Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
252.215-7002, or successor regulation.
(4) Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
252.242-7004, or successor regulation.
(5) Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
252.245-7003, or successor regulation.
(6) Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
252.244-7001, or successor regulation.
(7) Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
252.242-7005, or successor regulation.
(8) Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
215.407, or successor regulation.
(9) Section 3702 of title 10, United States Code.
(10) Part 31 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or
successor regulation.

SEC. 824. MODIFICATIONS TO TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES AS COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL
SERVICES.

Section 3457 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Notwithstanding'';
(B) by striking ``may be treated'' and inserting ``shall be
treated''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) The requirement under paragraph (1) may be waived or
modified with a written determination approved by the head of
contracting activity, delegable to no lower than the senior
contracting official. The written determination shall include
a justification for why commercial procedures should be
waived or modified, such as tailored market research
demonstrating that potential suppliers could not effectively
provide the required product or services under commercial
procedures.'';
(2) by striking subsection (b);
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b); and
(4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(c) Preference Inapplicable.--The authority under
subsection (a)(1) shall not be construed to give preference
to the purchase of a product or service pursuant to section
3453 of this title solely on the basis that such offered
product or service is deemed commercial as a result of the
exercise of such authority.''.

SEC. 825. MODIFICATIONS TO COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL
SERVICES.

(a) In General.--Section 3453 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ``procurement officials
in that agency,'' and inserting ``acquisition officials in
that agency, including consultants, researchers, and any
individuals providing advisory services to acquisition
officials,'';
(2) in subsection (c), by redesignating paragraphs (3)
through (5) as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively;
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
paragraph:
``(3) The head of an agency shall establish a process for
determinations regarding the non-availability of commercial
products or services, including that--
``(A) a defense unique-development product or service may
not be procured until the head of the agency determines that
the market research conducted in accordance with paragraph
(2) of this section resulted in no commercial product,
commercial service, or nondevelopmental item suitable to meet
the agency's needs; and
``(B) prior to acquiring a defense-unique development
product or service, a program manager shall, consistent with
the policies and regulations of the Department of Defense,
submit a written memorandum summarizing why a defense-
development unique product is required based on results of
the determination in subparagraph (A), which shall be signed
by the program executive officer.''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(f) Definition.--The term `defense-unique development'
means a Department of Defense financed product or service to
provide a defense-unique capability that does not repurpose a
commercial product, commercial service, or nondevelopmental
item.''.
(b) Determinations.--Section 3456 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by amending paragraph (2) to read as
follows:
``(2) assist military departments and Defense Agencies with
performing market research and satisfying the requirements
under section 3453 of this title pertaining to market
research and the determination regarding the non-availability
of commercial products or services and analysis used to
determine the reasonableness of price for the purposes of
procurements by the Department of Defense.''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting after the first
sentence the following: ``The contracting officer should
consider the results summarized in the memorandum issued by
the program manager in accordance with the requirement in
section 3453(c)(3)(B) of this title when issuing the written
commercial or noncommercial determination.''.

SEC. 826. MODIFICATIONS TO COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS OPENINGS.

Section 3458 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense and the
Secretaries of the military departments may acquire
commercial products, commercial services, and
nondevelopmental items through a competitive selection of
proposals resulting from a general solicitation and the peer
review, technical review, or operational review (as
appropriate) of such proposals, and may issue, without
further justification, follow-on contract awards or
agreements, including sole source awards or agreements, to
the recipient.'';
(2) by striking subsection (e);
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) and (d) as subsections
(d) and (e), respectively;
(4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
subsection:
``(c) Sole-source Follow-on.--The Secretary of Defense and
the Secretaries of the military departments may issue follow-
on contract awards or agreements, including sole source
awards, for any products, services, or items acquired through
the competitive procedures described under subsection (a)
subject to approval requirements in sections 3204 or 4022 of
this title.''.
(5) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (2) of
this section--
(A) by striking paragraph (1); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs
(1) and (2), respectively.

SEC. 827. MODIFICATIONS TO OTHER TRANSACTIONS.

Section 4022 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(B)(ii), by striking ``at least 30
days before'' and inserting ``at the time''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(j) Authority to Award a Production Transaction to
Rapidly Field an Existing Capability.--A production
transaction may be awarded, with or without the use of
competitive procedures, to acquire emergent and proven
technologies and field production quantities of new or
upgraded systems that do not require additional development
and have been demonstrated in a relevant environment when the
appropriate service or component acquisition executive
determines in writing that exceptional circumstances justify
the use of such a transaction to address a high priority
warfighter need. The Secretary of Defense shall provide the
written determination to the congressional defense committees
at the time such authority is exercised.''.

SEC. 828. MODIFICATIONS TO PROCUREMENT FOR EXPERIMENTAL
PURPOSES.

Section 4023 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``ordnance, signal,
chemical activity, transportation, energy, medical, space
flight, telecommunications, and aeronautical supplies,
including parts and accessories, and designs thereof,'' and
inserting ``demonstrations, prototypes, products, supplies,
parts, accessories, auxiliary services, and design for
defense-related articles''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by inserting ``or modified'' after ``may be made''; and
(B) by inserting ``prototyping,'' after ``greater than
necessary for''.

SEC. 829. CONSUMPTION-BASED SOLUTIONS.

Chapter 253 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:

``Sec. 3605. Authority to acquire consumption-based solutions

``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense and the
Secretaries of the military departments may acquire
technology-supported capabilities through consumption-based
solutions.
``(b) Guidance Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall
amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
to implement the authority under subsection (a), including
creating a new subcategory of services under part 237 of the
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement , entitled
`Consumption-based solutions' that--
``(1) is any combination of hardware, equipment, software,
labor, or services that together provides a seamless
capability;

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``(2) has the ability to be metered and billed based on
actual usage;
``(3) has predetermined pricing at fixed price units;
``(4) requires the awardee to notify the Department of
Defense contracting officer when consumption under the
contract reaches 75 percent and 90 percent of the funded
amount, respectively, of the contract; and
``(5) treats modifications to a contract entered into under
the authority established in subsection (a) to add new
features or capabilities in an amount less than or equal to
25 percent of the total value of such contract, as originally
awarded, as competitive procurements under chapter 221 of
this title.
``(c) Funding.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated for
acquisitions using the authority under subsection (a)--
``(1) may be used for expenses for--
``(A) research, development, test and evaluation;
``(B) procurement;
``(C) production;
``(D) modification; and
``(E) operation and maintenance; and
``(2) may be used to enter into incrementally funded
contracts or other agreements, including advanced payments.
``(d) Consumption-based Solution Defined.--In this section,
the term `consumption-based solution' means a model under
which a technology-supported capability is provided to the
Department of Defense and may utilize any combination of
software, hardware or equipment, data, and labor or services
that provides a capability that is metered and billed based
on actual usage at fixed price units.
``(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall
be construed to prohibit the use of the authority created
under this section in combination with another contract type
provided for under the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement.''.

SEC. 830. MODIFICATIONS TO PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH
PERSONS THAT HAVE FOSSIL FUEL OPERATIONS WITH
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OR THE
RUSSIAN ENERGY SECTOR.

Section 804 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 4651 note
prec.) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
(A) by striking ``not less than 50 percent'' and inserting
``majority''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``operates'' and
inserting ``has fossil fuel business operations'';
(2) in subsection (b)(3), by inserting ", including by
general license," after ``Department of the Treasury''; and
(3) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses
(iii) and (iv), respectively; and
(ii) by inserting after clause (i) the following new
clause:
``(ii) activities related to fulfilling contracts with a
fossil fuel company that has fossil fuel business operations
in the Russian Federation that were entered into prior to the
date of the enactment of this section;'' and
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``that has fossil fuel
business operations'' after ``person''.

SEC. 831. MODIFICATIONS TO RELATIONSHIP OF OTHER PROVISIONS
OF LAW TO PROCUREMENT OF COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS
AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES.

Section 3452 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking subsections (b) through (e) and inserting the
following new subsections:
``(b) Applicability of Defense-unique Statutes to Contracts
for Commercial Products and Commercial Services.--The Defense
Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement shall include a
list of defense-unique contract clause requirements based on
statute, executive orders, or acquisition policies that are
applicable to contracts for the procurement of commercial
products and commercial services entered into by the
Department of Defense.
``(c) Applicability of Defense-unique Statutes to
Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial
Services.--(1) The Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement shall include a list of defense-unique contract
clause requirements based on statute, executive orders, or
acquisition policies that are applicable to subcontracts for
the procurement of commercial products and commercial
services.
``(2) In this subsection--
``(A) the term `other supply agreements' means any
agreement entered into by a contractor or subcontractor for
the supply of products, materials, or services that are
intended for use in the performance of multiple contracts
with the Department of Defense or other parties and are not
identifiable to any particular contract; and
``(B) the term `subcontract'--
``(i) includes a transfer of commercial products and
commercial services between divisions, subsidiaries, or
affiliates of a contractor or subcontractor; and
``(ii) does not include other supply agreements.
``(3) This subsection does not authorize the waiver of the
applicability of any provision of law or contract clause
requirement with respect to any first-tier subcontract under
a contract with a prime contractor reselling or distributing
commercial products and commercial services of another
contractor without adding value.
``(d) Applicability of Defense-unique Statutes to Contracts
for Commercially Available, Off-the-shelf Items.--The Defense
Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement shall include a
list of defense-unique contract clause requirements based on
statute, executive orders, or acquisition policies that are
applicable to subcontracts for the procurement of
commercially available off-the-shelf items entered into by
the Department of Defense.''.

SEC. 832. LIMITATION ON REQUIRED FLOWDOWN OF CONTRACT CLAUSES
TO SUBCONTRACTORS PROVIDING COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS
OR COMMERCIAL SERVICES.

Chapter 247 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:

``Sec. 3459. Limitation on required flowdown of contract
clauses to subcontractors providing commercial products or
commercial services

``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may not require
that a clause be included in a subcontract for the
acquisition of commercial products or commercial services
other than a clause required by a provision of law that is on
the lists required by section 3452 of this title or unless
otherwise applicable pursuant to subsection (e) of such
section.
``(b) Applicability to Other Supply Agreements.--The
Secretary of Defense shall not require the flowdown of any
contract clauses to other supply agreements unless otherwise
applicable pursuant to subsection (e) of section 3452 of this
title.
``(c) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `other
supply agreement' and `subcontract' have the meanings
provided in subsection (c)(2) of section 3452 of this
title.''.

SEC. 833. REFERENCES IN CONTRACTS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
POLICY DOCUMENTS, INSTRUCTIONS, AND MANUALS.

It shall be the policy of the Department of Defense that
references to Department of Defense policy documents,
instructions, and manuals in contracts shall contain a
specific version or date. If the version or date of a policy
document, instruction, or manual is not referenced, the
contractor will comply with the version of the document in
effect at the time the solicitation is issued. Updated
versions of referenced policy documents, instructions, and
manuals shall not apply unless mutually agreed.

SEC. 834. UNINSURABLE RISK ON CERTAIN CONTRACTS.

(a) Consideration of Risk of Loss.--The Secretary of
Defense shall ensure that due consideration is given to a
contractor for equitable adjustments resulting from the loss
of work in process on a covered contract.
(b) Limitations.--Considerations limiting the contractor's
assumption of the risk of loss in subsection (a) shall not
apply to loss caused by the willful misconduct or lack of
good faith on the part of any of the contractor's directors
or officers, managers, superintendents, or other equivalent
representatives.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered contract.--The term ``covered contract'' means
any classified, fixed-price type contract, entered into with
the Department of Defense on or after the date of the
enactment of this section where, due to the classified nature
of the underlying program--
(A) the contractor cannot get a third-party commercial
insurance provider to insure the work in process; or
(B) the third-party commercial insurance provider cannot
process the contractor's claim.
(2) Lack of good faith.--The term ``lack of good faith''
has the meaning given the term in section 252.228-7001 of the
Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition
Regulation, or any successor regulation.
(3) Willful misconduct.--The term ``willful misconduct''
has the meaning given the term in section 252.228-7001 of the
Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition
Regulation, or any successor regulation.
(4) Work in process.--The term ``work in process''--
(A) means an item at any stage of production or manufacture
at any time from the initiation of contract performance until
delivery to and acceptance by the government; and
(B) specifically includes a ``covered aircraft'' as that
term is defined in section 252.228-7001 of the Department of
Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or
any successor regulation.
(d) Conforming Regulations.--Not later than 120 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall revise the Department of Defense Supplement to
the Federal Acquisition Regulation to conform with the
changes made by this section.

SEC. 835. REPORTING OF PRICE INCREASES.

(a) Reporting of Increases Above Specified Prices.--Chapter
271 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following new section:

``Sec. 3709. Reporting of increases above specified prices

``(a) In General.--An offeror shall be required to report
to the relevant contracting officer not later than 30 days
after becoming aware that the price of a product or service
under a covered contract reaches or exceeds--

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``(1) 25 percent above the price specified in the contract
bid or the government paid for that product or service the
previous calendar year; or
``(2) 50 percent above the price paid for such a product or
service 5 years earlier.
``(b) Covered Contract Defined.--In this section, the term
`covered contract' means a cost-reimbursement contract
awarded without competition under section 3204 of this title
and as defined under section 6.302 of the Federal Acquisition
Regulation.''.
(b) Inclusion of Noncompliance Information in FAPIIS.--
Chapter 271 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by
subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end the
following new section:

``Sec. 3710. Inclusion of noncompliance information in
Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information
System

``The Director of the Defense Contract Audit Agency or the
relevant service acquisition executive shall report in the
Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System
(FAPIIS) housed within the System for Award Management the
following information:
``(1) Contractors who fail to report price increases as
required under 3705(a)(2) of this title.
``(2) Updated findings from audits conducted by the Agency
regarding noncompliance with the requirement.
``(3) With respect to unreported product or service price
increases, the product or service's National Stock Number,
order quantity, unit cost, total cost, purchasing or
reimbursing entity, and date of the order.''.

SEC. 836. INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONTINUED OPERATIONAL READINESS.

(a) In General.--Chapter 363 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:

``Sec. 4664. Instructions for continued operational readiness

``(a) Requirement to Deliver Instructions.--(1) The
Secretary of Defense (referred to in this section as the
`Secretary') may not enter into a contract or agreement for
the procurement, sustainment, or subsequent modifications of
covered defense equipment unless the contract or agreement
requires that the contractor deliver, or offer as a
negotiated price option, Instructions for Continued
Operational Readiness (`ICOR') to the Secretary upon delivery
of the equipment.
``(2) The Secretary may grant an exception to paragraph (1)
if the product support strategy and associated business case
analysis for the covered defense equipment indicates that the
Government does not have a justified need for ICOR,
consistent, when applicable, with section 3771 of this title.
``(3) The contractor shall deliver the ICOR to the
Department of Defense (referred to in this section as the
`Department') and provide the Secretary with the rights to
diagnose, maintain, and repair the covered defense equipment.
``(4) The Secretary shall withhold payment to the
contractor under the contract or agreement until the
Secretary accepts the ICOR as complete under subsection
(c)(2).
``(5) When ICOR are required to be delivered under a
contract or agreement, the Secretary shall ensure that
updated ICOR data is required as necessary in subsequent
contracts or agreements or included as priced options to
reflect modifications in data deliverables.
``(b) Contents of Instructions for Continued Operational
Readiness.--A contractor for covered defense equipment shall
include in the ICOR, at a minimum, data that is necessary for
operations, maintenance, installation, and training, form
fit, and function data, and any additional data required for
operational readiness, which may include--
``(1) recommended methods, techniques, inspections,
processes, procedures, maintenance manuals, service
bulletins, diagnostic procedures, proprietary systems,
special tooling, special testing procedures, and equipment
necessary to maintain, repair, and sustain the covered
defense equipment in a condition for safe and effective
operation, including diagnostic protocols, troubleshooting
guides, and overhaul instructions, consistent with the
maintenance practices of the contractor or those of the
authorized maintenance providers of the contractor;
``(2) an operational limitations section (`OLS') that
includes mandatory schedules for replacement of life-limited
components, inspection intervals, and other sustainment
requirements critical to equipment reliability and safety,
approved by the Secretary;
``(3) engineering drawings, schematics, software, and
wiring diagrams;
``(4) a complete list of replacement parts, components, and
specialized equipment required for maintenance and repair,
including part numbers, specifications, and sources, to
ensure availability to authorized maintenance providers;
``(5) procedures for documenting maintenance actions, life-
limited component replacements, and compliance with the OLS,
including standardized formats for maintenance logs to ensure
traceability and verification of operational readiness; and
``(6) clear identification of maintenance information
essential for safe operation, distinguished from non-safety-
related service enhancements, to facilitate compliance with
operational readiness requirements.
``(c) Submission, Acceptance, and Updates.--(1) A
contractor shall submit the ICOR to the Secretary as a
contract deliverable prior to equipment delivery or within a
timeframe specified by the contract.
``(2) The Secretary shall review and accept the ICOR,
verifying that they provide sufficient information to
maintain the operational readiness of the equipment.
``(3) In accordance with design changes and contract
modifications approved by the Secretary and in a manner that
is in accordance with subsection (a), the contractor shall
deliver updates to the ICOR for approval by the Secretary
whenever modifications, upgrades, safety issues, or new
sustainment requirements are identified.
``(d) Maintenance and Repair Providers.--A contractor shall
not impose restrictions on the use of the ICOR by authorized
maintenance providers of the Department, including
requirements to use only contractor-supplied parts, unless
such restrictions are explicitly approved by the Secretary as
necessary for safety or operational reliability.
``(e) Conditions for Alternative Maintenance and Repair.--
(1) Notwithstanding restrictions approved by the Secretary
pursuant to subsection (d), the Secretary may authorize
alternative maintenance or repair actions for covered defense
equipment, if any of the following conditions are met:
``(A) A program cannot reasonably obtain sufficient data to
maintain operational readiness.
``(B) The contractor fails to deliver complete and current
ICOR.
``(C) The contractor cannot deliver required parts,
repairs, or ICOR within a timeframe that meets operational
needs, as defined by the Secretary, resulting in unacceptable
readiness degradation.
``(D) The contractor discontinues support for a component
or software critical to the equipment's operation without
providing a viable substitute or sufficient ICOR to enable
sustainment of the equipment by the Department.
``(E) An urgent operational or logistical circumstance,
such as wartime conditions, active combat, or disrupted
logistics, necessitates immediate repair or part production
to maintain mission readiness.
``(F) The Secretary determines alternative maintenance or
repair actions would result in significant cost savings.
``(2) If an alternative action is authorized under
paragraph (1), the Secretary may--
``(A) issue a written determination citing the relevant
condition described in paragraph (1), including evidence of
contractor practices that prevent delivery of or restrict
license rights to the ICOR in a manner that may impede
competition, consistent with antitrust laws; and
``(B) authorize data delivery for the alternative action.
``(3) If time permits, the Secretary shall notify the
contractor if any of the conditions described in paragraph
(1) are met and shall provide the contractor with not more
than 30 days to address the issue before the alternative
action is taken.
``(4) Alternative maintenance or repair actions may
include, but is not limited to, reverse engineering, use of
existing technical data, fabrication of parts by the
Department or third-party providers, or advanced
manufacturing, as necessary to restore operational readiness.
This provision does not restrict the ability of the Secretary
to employ these practices in other contexts.
``(f) Contractor Responsibilities.--(1) A contractor shall
ensure the ICOR contains sufficient information to maintain
the operational readiness of the equipment, including updates
to address safety or performance issues and necessary
information on systems or components produced by
subcontractors.
``(2) A contractor shall promptly notify the Secretary of
any safety-related deficiencies in the ICOR and provide
corrected materials at no additional cost.
``(3) If a contractor fails to comply with the requirements
of this section, the Secretary may withhold contract payment,
enforce contract penalties, take corrective action, reduce
contractor performance ratings, or exclude the contractor
from future contracts or agreements with the Department.
``(g) Oversight.--(1) The Secretary shall establish
procedures to verify contractor compliance with the
requirements of this section, including periodic audits of
the content and availability and maintenance of ICOR.
``(2) The Secretary shall maintain a centralized repository
of ICOR for covered defense equipment, accessible to
maintenance providers authorized by the Secretary, to ensure
consistent application.
``(h) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this section, and every year thereafter, the
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a list of the items designated as excluded
commercial items to which the requirement to deliver ICOR
does not apply.
``(i) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `covered defense equipment' means any
system, subsystem, or component procured by the Secretary,
including aircraft, ships, ground vehicles, electronic
systems, and other systems, that require contractor-provided
maintenance or repair data to ensure operational readiness,
excluding any excluded commercial items.
``(2) The term `excluded commercial item' means an
unmodified product customarily used by the general public or
by nongovernmental entities or sold, leased, or licensed to
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standard commercial practices, as designated by the
Secretary.
``(3) The terms `Instructions for Continued Operational
Readiness' and `ICOR' mean contractor-provided technical
data, software, and other information, including maintenance
instructions and manuals, operational limitations, parts
identification, record-keeping procedures, safety-related
provisions, engineering drawings, schematics, software,
service bulletins, wiring diagrams, diagnostic procedures,
and other data or information necessary to maintain and
repair covered defense equipment in a condition for safe and
effective operation.''.
(b) Compliance Oversight.--Not later than two years after
the date of the enactment of this Act, and every two years
thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
that assesses--
(1) the compliance of the Secretary of Defense with section
4664 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection
(a);
(2) the effectiveness of the requirements of section 4664
in ensuring operational readiness and reducing sustainment
costs;
(3) contractor compliance with the requirements of section
4664;
(4) the frequency and impact of the conditions described in
section 4664(e)(1); and
(5) recommendations for improving the maintenance and
repair capabilities of the Department of Defense.
(c) Implementation Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall issue guidance to implement this section that
includes--
(1) procedures for integrating the requirements of section
4664 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection
(a), into acquisition contracts and agreements of the
Department of Defense;
(2) the criteria for designating items as excluded
commercial items, as defined in section 4664(i);
(3) processes for reviewing, accepting, and updating
instructions for continued operational readiness (as defined
in section 4664(i)) and operational limitations sections, in
accordance with section 4664;
(4) mechanisms for tracking contractor compliance and
resolving disputes over instructions for continued
operational readiness and compensation; and
(5) directions for the operation, repair, and maintenance
of defense equipment that government-owned, government-
operated entities of the Department of Defense can use if the
contract or agreement for the defense equipment does not
require the delivery of ICOR.
(d) Applicability.--Section 4664 of title 10, United States
Code, as added by subsection (a), applies to contracts and
agreements for covered defense equipment, as defined in
subsection (i) of that section, entered into on or after one
year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 837. INDEMNIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS AGAINST NUCLEAR AND
UNUSUALLY HAZARDOUS RISKS.

(a) In General.--The review of requests submitted by a
contractor to a Department of Defense contracting officer
pursuant to Public Law 85-804 (50 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) for
indemnification against nuclear and unusually hazardous
risks, including those involving the procurement of
commercial nuclear technology, shall include, to the maximum
extent practicable, input from the Defense Contract
Management Agency, including reviews of insurance markets and
coverage availability from the Contractor Insurance/Pension
Review group.
(b) Deadline.-- The review of all indemnification requests
submitted by contractors as described in subsection (a) shall
be completed with a final decision on approval or denial,
including an executed Memorandum of Decision, within 90 days.
(c) Delegation.--The Secretary of each military department
should delegate authority to provide indemnification under
Public Law 85-804 (50 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) for contracts
relating to advanced nuclear energy systems or components to
such subordinate officials, commands, or agencies as the
Secretary determines appropriate to ensure timely and
effective program execution.

SEC. 838. LATE SUBMISSION OF COST AND PRICING DATA AS INVALID
DEFENSE TO CONTRACT PRICE REDUCTIONS FOR
DEFECTIVE COST OR PRICING DATA.

Section 3706(c) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and inserting
``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end of the following:
``(5) the cost or pricing data were obtained by or
otherwise made available to the prime contractor or
subcontractor more than 30 days before, but submitted to the
head of the agency after, the date of agreement on the price
of the contract or, if applicable consistent with subsection
(a)(2), such other date agreed upon between the parties.''.

SEC. 839. MODIFICATIONS TO SUBMISSIONS OF COST OR PRICING
DATA.

Section 3702(a) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``June 30, 2018'' each place it appears and
inserting ``June 30, 2026'';
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$2,000,000'' and
inserting ``$10,000,000''; and
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$750,000'' and
inserting ``$2,000,000'';
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$2,000,000'' and
inserting ``$10,000,000''; and
(3) in subparagraph (3)(A), by striking ``$2,000,000'' and
inserting ``$10,000,000''.

Subtitle C--Industrial Base Matters

SEC. 841. REPEAL OF LIMITATIONS ON CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE EXECUTIVE AGENT AUTHORITY.

Section 1792 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232;
132 Stat. 2238; 50 U.S.C. 4531 note) and section 226 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
(Public Law 115-91; 50 U.S.C. 4531 note) are repealed.

SEC. 842. SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM INDUSTRIAL BASE
REMEDIATION PLAN.

(a) In General.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, acting
through the Director of the Joint Production Accelerator Cell
of the Department of Defense and the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Industrial Base Policy, shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a strategy for ensuring that
the defense industrial base of the United States can meet
requirements for small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS).
(b) Coordination.--In developing the strategy required
under subsection (a), the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment shall coordinate with the
following officials:
(1) The Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research,
Development, and Acquisition.
(2) The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition,
Logistics, and Technology.
(3) The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.
(4) The Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency.
(5) The Director of the Defense Innovation Unit.
(c) Elements.--The strategy under subsection (a) shall
include the following elements:
(1) An assessment of emerging technologies or manufacturing
processes that would support the modernization or expansion
of the defense industrial base of the United States to meet
requirements for production of sUAS components and finished
articles.
(2) A plan to prioritize Government funding for the
following:
(A) Onshoring production for sUAS components.
(B) Private manufacturing facilities for sUAS components.
(C) Government-owned, contractor-operated manufacturing
facilities for sUAS components.
(D) Government-owned, Government-operated manufacturing
facilities for sUAS components.
(d) Review and Report.--
(1) Review.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary of
Defense shall seek to enter into a contract with a federally
funded research and development center to conduct a review of
the defense industrial base of the United States for sUAS
components and finished articles that includes the following:
(A) An assessment of the capacity and capability of the
existing sUAS industrial base, including the supply base and
personnel of such manufacturers, to support the expansion of
the sUAS industrial base.
(B) The capability and capacity of potential new entrants
to the sUAS industrial base, including private entities that
might be subsidized by the Federal Government.
(C) An assessment of the process for qualifying vendors,
including potential new entrants and existing vendors
proposing new manufacturing processes.
(D) An assessment of the capacity and capability of the
sUAS industrial base to support the demands of existing
programs.
(E) An assessment of the capacity and capability of the
sUAS industrial base to support potential future demands of
programs.
(F) A mapping of programs and potential future sUAS
programs for manufacturer throughput.
(G) Identification of current and potential shortfalls in
critical materials, such as rare earth elements and lithium.
(H) A broad assessment of commercial sector, civil sector,
and Department of Defense demands on the sUAS industrial
base.
(2) Report.--
(A) Secretary of defense.--Not later than September 30,
2026, a federally funded research and development center that
enters into a contract under this subsection shall submit to
the Secretary of Defense a report on the results of the
review conducted under paragraph (1).
(B) Congress.--Not later than 30 days after receipt of the
report described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary of
Defense shall submit the report, along with any comments of
the Secretary, to the congressional defense committees.
(e) Small Unmanned Aircraft System Components Defined.--The
term ``small unmanned aircraft system components'' refers to
critical components used in the manufacture and operation of
unmanned aircraft systems for small unmanned aircraft, as
those terms are defined in section 44801 of title 49, United
States Code.

SEC. 843. APPLICATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER FOR
STRATEGIC MATERIALS SOURCING REQUIREMENT TO
SENSITIVE MATERIALS.

Section 4872 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--

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(A) by striking ``subsection (c) or subsection (e)'' and
inserting ``subsections (c) and (e)''; and
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection (c)'' and
inserting ``subsections (c) and (e)''; and
(2) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``of the Secretary''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) Application of national security waiver for strategic
materials.--If the Secretary of Defense or the authorized
delegate has made a determination under subsection (k) of
section 4863 of this title for a national security waiver of
the restrictions under subsection (a) of that section for a
specific end item, the Secretary or authorized delegate may
apply that waiver to the restrictions under subsection (a) of
this section for the same covered material and end item.''.

SEC. 844. PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION OF CLOTHING AND FABRIC
FROM COUNTRIES OF CONCERN UNDER DOMESTIC-
SOURCING WAIVERS.

(a) In General.--Section 4862 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ``Subsection (a)'' and
inserting ``(1) Except as provided by paragraph (2),
subsection (a)''; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
paragraph:
``(2) If the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the
military department concerned applies the exception set forth
in this subsection for the procurement of any clothing and
the materials and components thereof or any item listed in
subsection (b)(1)(D), no contract may be awarded for the
procurement of any such items produced in the People's
Republic of China, Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, or the Russian Federation.''.
(b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a)
shall apply only with respect to agreements entered into on
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 845. MITIGATION OF RISKS RELATED TO FOREIGN OWNERSHIP,
CONTROL, OR INFLUENCE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
CONTRACTORS OR SUBCONTRACTORS.

Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for Operation
and Maintenance, Defense-wide, for the Office of the Under
Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security for travel
expenses, not more than 90 percent may be obligated or
expended until the Secretary of Defense--
(1) certifies to the congressional defense committees that
the requirements under section 847 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10
U.S.C. 4819 note) have been implemented; and
(2) submits a plan and timeline for continued
implementation of such requirements, including details on how
the Department of Defense plans to ensure, beyond self-
certification, that contractors and subcontractors are
completing any assessment and mitigation requirements,
including enforcement penalties if appropriate.

SEC. 846. PROHIBITION OF PROCUREMENT OF MOLYBDENUM, GALLIUM,
OR GERMANIUM FROM NON-ALLIED FOREIGN NATIONS
AND AUTHORIZATION FOR PRODUCTION FROM RECOVERED
MATERIAL.

(a) Amendments Related to Molybdenum.--
(1) Definition of covered material.--Section 4872(f)(1) of
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(F) molybdenum.''.
(2) Exceptions to prohibition.--Section 4872(c)(3) of title
10, United States Code, is amended -
(A) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``or samarium-cobalt
magnet'' after ``neodymium-iron-boron magnet''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(i) tantalum, tungsten, or molybdenum produced from
recycled scrap if the contractor demonstrates that the scrap
was produced outside of a covered nation and the melting of
the scrap and further processing and manufacturing of the
material takes place in the United States or in the country
of a qualifying foreign government, as defined in section
4863(m)(11) of this title.''.
(b) Amendments Related to Gallium and Germainum.--
(1) Definition of covered material.--Section 4872(f)(1) of
title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection
(a)(1), is further amended--
(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (F), as added by subsection (a), by
striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
``(G) germanium; and
``(H) gallium.''.
(2) Exceptions to prohibition.--Section 4872(c)(3)(D) of
title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(2)
is amended by striking ``or molybdenum'' and inserting
``molybdenum, gallium, or germanium''.
(3) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraphs (1)
and (2) shall take effect on the date that is one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 847. SOURCING OPTIONS FOR CERTAIN CRITICAL PRODUCTS.

(a) Multiple Sourcing.--As soon as practicable, but not
later than fiscal year 2031, the Secretary of Defense shall
ensure that the Department of Defense maintains multiple
sources for products in the following critical sectors:
(1) Castings and forgings.
(2) Missiles and munitions.
(3) Energy storage and batteries.
(4) Strategic and critical materials.
(5) Microelectronics.
(6) Any other critical sector as determined by the
Secretary.
(b) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the
requirement under subsection (a) if the Secretary determines
that maintaining multiple sources is unfeasible. The
Secretary shall notify the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 30
days after issuing such a waiver.

SEC. 848. PROHIBITING THE PURCHASE OF PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES OR
INVERTERS FROM FOREIGN ENTITIES OF CONCERN.

(a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be
used to enter into a contract for the procurement of
photovoltaic modules manufactured by a foreign entity of
concern (as defined by section 9901(8) of the William M.
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4651(8)).
(b) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may waive
subsection (a) if the Secretary--
(1) determines that there is no alternative source of
photovoltaic cells, modules, or inverters other than from a
foreign entity of concern;
(2) determines there is no national security risk posed by
the use of photovoltaic cells, modules, or inverters
manufactured by a foreign entity of concern; and
(3) submits a certification of such determination in
writing to the congressional defense committees not later
than 30 days before entering into a contract described under
such subsection.
(c) Limitation.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (a) shall apply only to
contracts regarding the direct procurement by the Department
of Defense of photovoltaic modules or inverters and shall not
apply to contracts involving any third party financing
arrangements, including energy savings contracts and those
involving privatized military housing or assets that enhance
combat capability.
(2) Delayed effective date for assets that enhance combat
capability.--The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not
apply to assets that enhance combat capability for a period
of one year following the date of the enactment of this Act,
in order for the Department of Defense to determine alternate
supply chains for such assets.
(d) Exemption for Certain Activities.--The prohibition
under subsection (a) shall not apply if the operation,
procurement, or contracting action is for the purposes of
intelligence, electronic warfare, and information warfare
operations, testing, analysis, and training.

SEC. 849. MODERNIZATION OF ARMY ARSENALS.

(a) Authority to Establish and Operate.--The Secretary of
the Army is authorized and directed to accelerate the
modernization of the Army's organic industrial base to meet
the munitions requirements of the Army.
(b) Facilities and Infrastructure.--The Secretary of the
Army shall prioritize utilizing or modifying existing
facilities, as well as existing environmental permits,
security arrangements, and personnel required for the
production of sensitive military munitions, to establish the
production lines for the following items:
(1) A secondary domestic source of military-grade
nitrocellulose.
(2) Any of 13 precursor chemicals used widely across the
Joint Program Executive Office Armaments & Ammunition
portfolio that are currently sourced solely from the People's
Republic of China.
(3) Any of the 300 chemicals identified as single point
failures by the Joint Program Executive Office Armaments &
Ammunition.
(4) Multiple calibers of ammunition, serviced by a load and
pack facility.
(5) A combination of the above options.
(c) Location.--The production line or lines described in
subsection (b) shall be established at each Army organic
industrial base installation that--
(1) has received less than $100,000,000 in cumulative
modernization funding across all Army accounts during the two
most recent fiscal years; and
(2) has substantial acreage available and suitable for
future industrial or technical development.
(d) Expedited Approvals and Waivers.--The Secretary is
encouraged to expedite the establishment of the production
lines and shall utilize to the fullest extent possible the
existing environmental permits and work expertise resident at
installations described in subsection (c).
(e) Funds.--The Secretary of the Army may use such funds
authorized to be appropriated by this Act that are available
to establish the production line or lines described in
subsection (b).

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SEC. 849A. MODIFICATIONS TO DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE FUND.

Section 4817 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsections:
``(g) Eligible Uses of Authorities.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary may use the authorities
provided by this section with respect to upstream, mid-
stream, and downstream supply chains, including material,
material production, components, subassemblies, and finished
products, testing and qualification, infrastructure, facility
construction and improvement, and equipment needed directly
for the following:
``(A) Castings and forgings.
``(B) Kinetic capabilities, including sensors, targeting
systems, and delivery platforms.
``(C) Microelectronics.
``(D) Machine tools, including but not limited to
subtractive, additive, convergent, stamping, forging,
abrasives, metrology, and other production equipment.
``(E) Critical minerals, materials, and chemicals.
``(F) Workforce for the defense industrial base.
``(G) Advanced manufacturing capacity, including echelon
manufacturing forward in the Indo-Pacific Command theater.
``(H) Unmanned vehicles, including subsurface, surface,
land, air one-way, attritables, and launch and recovery
platforms.
``(I) Manned aircraft.
``(J) Ground systems.
``(K) Power sources.
``(L) Ship and submarine, including assembly and automation
technologies and capabilities, new or modernized
infrastructure for new construction or maintenance and
sustainment and battle damage repair.
``(M) Other materiel solutions required to support Indo-
Pacific Command operational plans as required.
``(N) Defense space systems.
``(2) Prohibition on use in covered countries.--The
Secretary may not use the authorities provided by this
section for any activity in a covered country.
``(3) Use of authorities for other purposes.--The Secretary
may not use the authorities provided by this section for a
purpose not described in paragraph (1) unless, not less than
30 days before doing so, the Secretary--
``(A) determines that--
``(i) the use of the authority for that purpose is
essential to the national security interests of the United
States; and
``(ii) without the use of the authority for that purpose,
United States industry cannot reasonably be expected to
provide the capability needed in a timely manner; and
``(B) submits to the congressional defense committees a
report on the determination that includes appropriate
explanatory material.
``(h) Grants and Other Incentives for Domestic Industrial
Base Capabilities.--To create, maintain, protect, expand, or
restore domestic industrial base capabilities essential for
the national security interests of the United States, the
Secretary may make provision for--
``(1) use of contracts, grants, or other transaction
authorities, including cooperative agreements;
``(2) incentives for the private sector to develop
capabilities in areas of national security interest;
``(3) making awards to third party entities to support
investments in small- and medium-sized entities working in
areas of national security interest, including debt and
equity investments, that would benefit missions of the
Department of Defense; and
``(4) subsidies to offset market manipulation or ensure
allied and domestic viability of grants made from other
market uncertainties.
``(i) Defense Industrial Base Purchase Commitment
Program.--
``(1) In general.--To create, maintain, protect, expand, or
restore industrial base capabilities essential for the
national security interests of the United States, the
Secretary may make provision for purchase commitments for--
``(A) Federal Government use or resale of an industrial
resource or a critical technology item;
``(B) the encouragement of exploration, development, and
mining of strategic and critical materials;
``(C) development of other materials and components;
``(D) the development of production capabilities; and
``(E) the increased use of emerging technologies in defense
program applications and the rapid transition of emerging
technologies--
``(i) from Federal Government-sponsored research and
development to commercial applications; and
``(ii) from commercial research and development to national
defense applications.
``(2) Exemption for certain limitations.--
``(A) Purchases.--Except as provided by subparagraph (B),
purchase commitments under paragraph (1) may be made without
regard to the limitations of existing law (other than section
1341 of title 31), for such quantities, and on such terms and
conditions, including advance payments, and for such periods,
but not extending beyond a date that is not more than 10
years from the date on which such purchase was initially
made, as the Secretary deems necessary.
``(B) Limitation.--Purchases commitments under paragraph
(1) involving higher than established ceiling prices (or if
no such established ceiling prices exist, currently
prevailing market prices) or that result in an anticipated
loss on resale shall not be made, unless it is determined
that supply of the materials could not be effectively
increased or provisioned at lower prices or on terms more
favorable to the Federal Government, or that such purchases
are necessary to assure the availability to the United States
of overseas supplies.
``(3) Findings of secretary.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary may take the actions
described in subparagraph (B), if the Secretary finds that--
``(i) under generally fair and equitable ceiling prices,
for any raw or nonprocessed material or component, there will
result a decrease in supplies from high-cost sources of such
material and that the continuation of such supplies is
necessary to carry out the objectives of this section; or
``(ii) an increase in cost of transportation is temporary
in character and threatens to impair maximum production or
supply in any area at stable prices of any materials.
``(B) Subsidy payments authorized.--Upon a finding under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary may make provision for
subsidy payments on any such produced material from other
than covered countries, in such amounts and in such manner
(including purchase commitments of such material or component
and its resale at a loss, and on such terms and conditions,
as the Secretary determines to be necessary to ensure that
supplies from such high-cost sources are continued, or that
maximum production or supply in such area at stable prices of
such materials is maintained, as the case may be.
``(4) Installation of equipment in industrial facilities.--
If the Secretary determines that such action will aid the
national security interests of the United States, the
Secretary is authorized--
``(A) to procure and install additional equipment,
facilities, processes or improvements to plants, factories,
and other industrial facilities owned by the Federal
Government;
``(B) to procure and install equipment including owned by
the Federal Government in plants, factories, and other
industrial facilities owned by private persons;
``(C) to provide for constructing new facilities, the
modification, or expansion of privately owned facilities,
including the modification or improvement of production
processes, when taking actions under this subsection or
subsection (h);
``(D) to sell or otherwise transfer equipment owned by the
Federal Government and installed under this subsection to the
owners of such plants, factories, or other industrial
facilities;
``(E) to construct facilities for the purposes described in
section subsection (g)(1); and
``(F) to apply contracts, grants, or other transactions
authorities.
``(5) Excess metals, minerals, materials, and components.--
``(A) In general.--Metals, minerals, materials, and
components acquired pursuant to this subsection which, in the
judgment of the Secretary, are excess to the needs of
programs under this section, shall be transferred to the
National Defense Stockpile established by the Strategic and
Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.),
or other national reserves if available, when the Secretary
deems such action to be in the public interest.
``(B) Transfers at no charge.--Transfers made pursuant to
this paragraph shall be made without charge against or
reimbursement from funds appropriated for the purposes of the
Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C.
98 et seq.), or other national reserves if available, except
that costs incident to such transfer, other than acquisition
costs, shall be paid or reimbursed from such funds.
``(6) Substitutes.--When, in the judgment of the Secretary,
it will aid the national security interests of the United
States, the Secretary may make provision for the development
and qualification a of substitutes for strategic and critical
materials, components, critical technology items, and other
industrial resources.
``(j) Strengthening Domestic Productive Capacity.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary may provide appropriate
incentives to develop, maintain, modernize, restore, and
expand the productive capacities of sources for strategic and
critical materials, components, critical technology items,
and industrial resources essential for the execution of the
national security strategy of the United States.
``(2) Strategic and critical materials, components, and
critical technology items.--
``(A) Maintenance of reliable sources of supply.--The
Secretary shall take appropriate actions to ensure that
strategic and critical materials, components, critical
technology items, and industrial resources are available from
reliable sources when needed to meet defense requirements
during peacetime, graduated mobilization, and national
emergency.
``(B) Appropriate action.--For purposes of this paragraph,
appropriate action may include--
``(i) restricting contract solicitations to reliable
sources;
``(ii) stockpiling or placing into reserve strategic and
critical materials, components, and critical technology
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``(iii) planning for necessary long-lead times for
acquiring such materials, components, and items; or
``(iv) developing and qualifying substitutes for such
materials, components, and items.
``(k) Annual Report.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2026, and annually thereafter, the Secretary
shall submit to the congressional defense committee a report
evaluating investments made and any other activities carried
out using amounts in the Fund during the year preceding
submission of the report.
``(2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1)
shall include--
``(A) measures of effectiveness of the investments and
activities described in that paragraph in meeting the needs
of the Department of Defense and the defense industrial base;
``(B) an evaluation of the return on investment of all
ongoing investments from the Fund; and
``(C) a description of efforts to coordinate activities
carried out using amounts in the Fund with activities to
support the defense industrial base carried out under other
authorities.
``(3) Advice.--In preparing a report required by paragraph
(1), the Secretary shall take into account the advice of the
defense industry and such other individuals as the Secretary
considers relevant.
``(l) Coordination With Other Defense Industrial Base
Activities.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2026, the Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report detailing how
activities carried out under this section will be coordinated
with--
``(1) activities carried out using amounts in the Defense
Production Act Fund under section 304 of the Defense
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4534);
``(2) activities of the Office of Strategic Capital; and
``(3) any other efforts designed to enhance the defense
industrial base.
``(m) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Chokepoint.--The term `chokepoint' means a situation
in which--
``(A) components of the munitions supply chains, including
all elements of the munitions supply chain such as chemicals,
casings, or other materials, are produced by only one
reliable source; or
``(B) the increased production of a component would
significantly increase total output of munitions.
``(2) Covered country.--The term `covered country' means--
``(A) the Russian Federation;
``(B) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;
``(C) the Islamic Republic of Iran; and
``(D) the People's Republic of China.
``(3) Reliable source.--The term `reliable source' means a
citizen or business entity organized under the laws of--
``(A) the United States or any territory or possession of
the United States;
``(B) a country of the national technology and industrial
base, as defined in section 4801; or
``(C) a qualifying country, as defined in section 225.003
of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement or
any successor document.
``(4) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary
of Defense.
``(5) Strategic and critical materials.--The term
`strategic and critical materials' has the meaning given that
term in section 12(1) of the Strategic and Critical Materials
Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-3(1)).''.

Subtitle D--Small Business Matters

SEC. 851. APEX ACCELERATORS.

(a) Purposes.--Section 4952 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) to foster innovation for the defense industrial base
and to diversify and expand the defense industrial base.''.
(b) Increased Funding Limit for Bureau of Indian Affairs
Service Areas.--Section 4955(a)(4) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``$1,000,000'' and inserting
``$1,500,000''.
(c) APEX Centers of Excellence.--The Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment may establish APEX
centers of excellence to allow APEX centers to provide
specialized expertise to business entities outside of the
geographic bounds of the center. In carrying out this
program, the Under Secretary may utilize the cost sharing
waiver to enter into a cooperative agreement under section
4954 of title 10, United States Code.

Subtitle E--Other Matters

SEC. 861. CLARIFICATION OF PROCUREMENT PROHIBITION RELATED TO
ACQUISITION OF MATERIALS MINED, REFINED, AND
SEPARATED IN CERTAIN COUNTRIES.

Section 844(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law
116-283; 134 Stat. 3766) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Section 2533c'' and inserting ``Section
4872''; and
(2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
``(1) in subsection (a)--
``(A) in paragraph (1), by striking `; or' and inserting a
semicolon;
``(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the period at the
end and inserting `; or'; and
``(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`` `(3) enter into a contract for any covered material
mined, refined, or separated in any covered nation.' ''.

SEC. 862. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON THE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

(a) Study.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to
enter into a contract or other agreement with a qualified
organization to conduct an independent examination of the
acquisition workforce of the Department of Defense.
(b) Purpose.--The study required under subsection (a) shall
include an assessment and comprehensive review of--
(1) the effectiveness of the acquisition workforce in
managing procurements and facilitating positive acquisition
outcomes for the warfighter, including through the use of
process performance measures or other business health
metrics;
(2) the process and authorities for recruiting and
retaining the workforce, including a comparison of pay scales
with other Federal agency and commercial analogues, the use
of specialization within the acquisition field, and the use
of career incentives or other specialized opportunities, such
as job-broadening assignments or external training
opportunities;
(3) current training of the workforce, including training
offered by and the structure of Defense Acquisition
University and the Eisenhower School at National Defense
University, as well as commercially available training or
identification of certification or stackable micro-
certification opportunities;
(4) the size and mix of the acquisition workforce,
including for acquisition-adjacent fields such as industrial
security, counterintelligence, and finance;
(5) the workload and span of control over contracting
actions, based on contract award value and total number of
individual awards;
(6) the dependencies between contracting actions and the
impact on the industrial security needs to support National
Industrial Security Program requirements, including
additional compliance costs, increased workload for security-
related action, transparency on needs and requirements
between the acquisition and security communities, and
mechanisms to improve communication on needs and requirements
between acquisition and security professionals;
(7) the role of the acquisition workforce and its
communication and integration with the requirements and
budget communities; and
(8) the data, productivity tools, and other information
systems available to support acquisition workloads, including
the availability of commercial tools.
(c) Final Report.--Following the completion of the study
under subsection (a), the qualified organization that
conducts the study shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a
report on the results of the study. The report shall
include--
(1) a summary of the research and other activities carried
out as part of the study; and
(2) recommendations to improve all aspects of acquisition
workforce, including recruiting, retention, training,
management, and workforce mix.
(d) Report to Congress.--Not later than December 31, 2027,
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
an unaltered version of the report required under subsection
(c), together with the Secretary's assessment of the findings
and recommendations of the study, including a plan for
implementing the recommendations.

SEC. 863. EXPEDITED ACCEPTANCE PROGRAM FOR SUPPLY CHAIN
ILLUMINATION.

(a) Eligibility for Expedited Interim National Security
Waiver.--
(1) In general.--If a contractor, through the use of supply
chain illumination policies, procedures, or analytical tools,
discovers an item in the supply chain that is non-compliant
with the restrictions outlined in subsection (d) but promptly
discloses that discovery to the program office, the
contractor shall be eligible for an expedited interim
national security waiver in accordance with subsection (b) to
deliver a capability, provided that the program manager is
satisfied with the contractor's corrective plan described in
subsection (e).
(2) Disclosures.--Disclosures that are eligible under
paragraph (1) include any disclosures made by the contractor
to the program office, including disclosures resulting from
supply chain illumination efforts conducted by the
contractor, a sub-contractor, or by a third-party entity
acting on behalf of the contractor or sub-contractor to
increase supply chain transparency. Discoveries of non-
compliance by the United States Government do not constitute
eligible disclosures under paragraph (1).
(b) Interim National Security Waiver.--
(1) In general.--A waiver described under this subsection
is a waiver issued by the Secretary of Defense or the
Secretary concerned (as defined in section 101 of title 10,
United States Code) to a restriction outlined under
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(A) accept delivery of an end item that contains non-
conforming items if the program manager determines the non-
confirming part does not represent a security, safety, or
flight risk; and
(B) make payment for the delivery of the end item.
(2) Delegation.--The authority to issue a waiver under
paragraph (1) may be delegated--
(A) in the case of a waiver for one or more acquisition
programs within a military department, to the senior
acquisition executive of that military department; and
(B) in the case of a waiver applicable to more than one
military department, to the Deputy Secretary of Defense or
the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment.
(c) Requirements for Interim National Security Waivers.--
(1) Written determination.--An interim national security
waiver shall be issued through a written determination that
includes the following:
(A) The preliminary facts and circumstances regarding the
identified non-compliant parts and the likely cause for non-
compliance.
(B) The types of parts to which the interim waiver applies,
including any additional parts currently being evaluated for
potential non-compliance with the defense sourcing
restriction statutes based on the findings in subparagraph
(A).
(C) A determination that the non-compliant parts and any
additional parts being evaluated for potential non-compliance
do not represent a security, safety, or flight risk.
(D) An assessment of program risk due to non-compliance to
include an overall risk level determination that if exceeded
would require a new interim national security waiver.
(2) Submission to congress.--Any interim national security
waiver determination shall be submitted to the congressional
defense committees within five days of the date of issuance.
(3) Duration.--The authority to issue an interim national
security waiver under this subsection shall expire not later
than January 1, 2027.
(d) Supply Chain Restrictions.--For the purposes of this
section, non-compliant components are those that are covered
by the following provisions of law:
(1) Section 4863 of title 10, United States Code, relating
to a requirement to buy strategic materials critical to
national security from American sources.
(2) Section 1211 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 10 U.S.C. note
prec. 4651), relating to a prohibition on procurements from
Chinese military companies.
(3) Section 4873 of title 10, United States Code, relating
to additional requirements pertaining to printed circuit
boards.
(4) Section 154 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
4651), relating to a prohibition on availability of funds for
procurement of certain batteries.
(5) Section 244 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
4651), relating to a limitation on sourcing chemical
materials for munitions from certain countries.
(6) Section 805 the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
4651), relating to a prohibition on procurements related to
entities identified as Chinese military companies operating
in the United States.
(e) Contractor Responsibility.--A contractor receiving a
waiver under this section shall retain the responsibility to
develop and implement a corrective plan to ensure future
compliance and demonstrate the noncompliance was neither
willful nor knowing. The contractor shall use reasonably
expedient means to qualify an alternative compliant supplier,
where available, for procurements of items that are to be
incorporated into future deliveries of end items.
(f) Sunset.--The authority under this section shall expire
on January 1, 2027.
(g) Briefings.--Not later than April 1, 2026, and April 1,
2027, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment shall provide a briefing to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives on
expedited acceptances authorized under this section and
corrective action plans of contractors to ensure future
compliance with existing authorities.

SEC. 864. SIMULTANEOUS CONFLICTS CRITICAL MUNITIONS REPORT.

(a) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report that
details the stockpiles of critical munitions required to
fight simultaneous conflicts in different theaters.
(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall include the following elements:
(A) An estimate of the amount of each critical munition
that would be required over the course of simultaneous
conflicts, modeled on the assumption that a contingency
operation in any one of the western Pacific, Europe, Middle
East, or Korean Peninsula theaters would increase the
likelihood of a contingency operation in the other theaters,
including consideration of the prepositioning of stockpiles
and the risk posed by moving stocks out of each theater.
(B) The number of days before the joint force would exhaust
its current stockpiles of critical munitions during
simultaneous conflicts.
(C) An estimate of the time required for the industrial
base to replenish critical munition inventories during a
simultaneous conflict, taking into account the Out-Year
Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement directed by section
222c of title 10, United States Code, and the study required
by section 1705 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263;
136 Stat. 2968), but not the assumptions mandated by
Department of Defense Instruction 3000.04, entitled ``DoD
Munitions Requirements Process''.
(D) Production requirements for each critical munition
needed to address the shortfall between current production
rates and those required to meet the requirements determined
pursuant to subparagraph (A).
(E) The lessons learned from the war in Ukraine with
respect to munition consumption rates.
(F) Consideration of the projected munitions stockpiles of
the military forces of the Russian Federation, the People's
Republic of China, Iran, and the Democratic Republic of
Korea, and forces affiliated with such military forces.
(G) An exploration of the projected munitions stockpiles of
the relevant United States allies in each theater and
opportunities for them to enhance their contributions to
burden-sharing.
(b) Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the Secretary
of Defense submits the report required by subsection (a), the
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a plan to implement critical munitions
requirements to fight simultaneous conflicts in the next
budget cycle. The plan shall include a description of what
would be required of industry and United States arsenals and
depots to meet such requirements.
(2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the requirement under
paragraph (1) if the Secretary submits to the congressional
defense committees a report with a justification for the
decision not to implement the results of the report required
by subsection (a) into the requirements process for the next
budget cycle. The report shall include an assessment of the
gap between current requirements for critical munitions and
those requirements identified in the report required by
subsection (a).
(c) Critical Munitions Defined.--In this section, the term
``critical munitions'' includes those designated on the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff's critical munitions
list.

SEC. 865. PERMANENT EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF
DEMONSTRATION AND PROTOTYPING PROGRAM TO
ADVANCE INTERNATIONAL PRODUCT SUPPORT
CAPABILITIES IN A CONTESTED LOGISTICS
ENVIRONMENT.

Section 842 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 2341 note) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C);
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new
subparagraph:
``(B) commercially advanced digital manufacturing
facilities for rapid, distributed parts production closer to
the point of use; and'';
(2) by striking subsection (g); and
(3) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g).

SEC. 866. ESTIMATE OF ALLY AND PARTNER DEMAND FOR UNITED
STATES-PRODUCED MUNITIONS AND SPECIFIED
EXPENDABLES.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish
an annual requirement for the production of an estimate of
the demand by United States allies and partners for United
States-produced munitions and specified expendables across
the future-years defense plan.
(b) Elements.--Each estimate required under subsection
(a)--
(1) shall be disaggregated by specific munitions type and
ally or partner; and
(2) shall include analytical inputs, such as--
(A) information set forth in all approved letters of offer
and acceptance from foreign military sales cases;
(B) assessments of all letters of request from foreign
military sales cases;
(C) estimates based on an operational analysis of foreign
partner munitions needs for critical operational or
contingency planning scenarios;
(D) estimates based on an analysis of wargaming results
that include foreign partner contributions in the relevant
scenario; and
(E) estimates based on bilateral or multilateral
discussions between the United States Government and foreign
governments.
(c) Guidance.--
(1) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the
Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance for the development
and collection of data necessary to support the production of
the estimate required by subsection (a).
(2) Elements.--The guidance required by paragraph (1) shall
include--
(A) a consideration of the manner in which the requirement
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leveraged to support operational and contingency planning
activities, wargaming, and net assessment activities; and
(B) an analysis of the effect of the addition of such an
estimate to the Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions
Requirement required by section 222c of title 10, United
States Code.
(d) Assessment of Information Systems.--
(1) In general.--Not later than March 30, 2026, the
Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment of existing
relevant Department of Defense information systems of record
to determine whether any such system, or combination of such
systems, may be used or modified to collect and analyze data
necessary to support the production of the estimate required
by subsection (a) on an ongoing basis.
(2) Consideration.--The assessment required by paragraph
(1) shall take into consideration--
(A) the cost and technical challenges of adopting or
adapting a system described in that paragraph, or combination
of such systems, for the purpose described in that paragraph;
and
(B) the estimated cost and technical challenges of
establishing a new information system of record for such
purpose.
(e) Specified Expendables Defined.--In this section, the
term ``specific expendables'' includes--
(1) chaff;
(2) flares;
(3) sonobouys;
(4) decoys;
(5) disposable jammers; and
(6) any other expendable the Secretary of Defense considers
appropriate.

SEC. 867. REFORM OF CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
REQUIREMENTS.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
revise subpart 242.15 of the Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to modify contractor
performance information requirements to establish an
objective, fact-based, and simplified system for reporting
contractor performance. The revised system shall--
(1) focus exclusively on negative performance events that
are verifiable and measurable to reduce subjectivity and
inconsistency in evaluations;
(2) reduce the administrative burden on contracting
officers by limiting reporting to prior contractor failures
or poor performance; and
(3) ensure the government can identify and avoid
contractors with a history of poor performance or bad
actions.
(b) Revision of Contractor Performance Information
Requirements.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise
subpart 242.15 of the DFARS and related guidance, including
the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System
(CPARS) to provide for the following requirements related to
contract performance information:
(1) Elimination of subjective performance ratings.--(A)
Subjective performance ratings for contracts subject to this
section shall be eliminated.
(B) Performance evaluations shall be limited to the
reporting and scoring of negative performance events as
described in subsections (c) and (d).
(2) Scope of reporting.--(A) Contracting officers shall
report only negative performance events with verifiable data
which have a material impact on contract performance or
government interests, including events involving
subcontractors.
(B) Reporting shall exclude positive or neutral performance
assessments, except as necessary to provide context for a
negative performance event.
(3) Frequency and timing.--(A) Contracting officers shall
report negative performance events within 30 days of
identifying and verifying the event.
(B) Annual or periodic performance evaluations shall not be
required unless a negative performance event occurs.
(4) Use in source selection.--(A) Negative performance
events and their associated scores, as calculated under
subsection (c), shall be considered in source selection
evaluations to assess contractor risk and responsibility.
(B) The absence of negative performance events for a
contractor, including nontraditional defense contractors or
new entrants, shall not be considered a deficiency in past
performance evaluations. Such contractors shall be evaluated
based on technical capability, price, and other relevant
factors.
(c) Scoring Mechanism for Negative Performance Events.--Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise subpart 242.15 of
the DFARS and related guidance, including the Contractor
Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) to provide
for the following requirements related to a scoring mechanism
for negative performance events:
(1) Standardized scoring mechanism.--To ensure fair and
equitable evaluation of contractors, a standardized scoring
mechanism shall normalize negative performance events based
on the number of transactions and the dollar volume of
contracts performed by the contractor.
(2) Application of scores.--(A) The composite score shall
be reported in CPARS alongside the negative performance
events and used in source selection to assess past
performance risk.
(B) Scores shall be calculated automatically by the CPARS
system based on data entered by contracting officers,
including the number of transactions and contract dollar
value.
(3) Transparency.--(A) Contractors shall have access to
their composite scores and the underlying data (number of
events, transactions, and dollar volume) through CPARS.
(B) Contractors may submit comments or rebuttals to
reported events or scores, which shall be maintained in CPARS
for consideration in source selection.
(d) Key Issues of Negative Performance.--Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Defense shall revise subpart 242.15 of the DFARS
and related guidance, including the Contractor Performance
Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) to provide for the
following requirements related to key issues of negative
performance:
(1) Mandatory reporting.--Contracting officers shall report
the following negative performance events, based on
verifiable data or objective evaluations:
(A) Delivery of defective products.--Delivery of products
failing to meet contract requirements, as verified by
government inspection reports, quality assurance records, or
testing results.
(B) Delinquent deliveries.--Failure to meet contract
delivery schedules, as documented in contract milestones,
delivery orders, or government correspondence.
(C) Improper markings or rights assertions on technical
data deliveries.--Incorrect or unauthorized markings on
technical data or software, or improper assertions of
restrictive rights, as verified by government review or legal
findings.
(D) Defective pricing.--Submission of inaccurate,
incomplete, or misleading cost or pricing data, as identified
through audits by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) or
other authorities.
(E) Failure to flow down required clauses to
subcontractors.--Failure to include mandatory contract
clauses in subcontracts, as verified by contract reviews or
audits.
(F) False claims or misrepresentations.--Submission of
false claims, fraudulent invoices, or misrepresentations, as
substantiated by investigations, legal findings, or
government records.
(G) Non-compliance with safety or regulatory
requirements.--Failure to comply with safety, environmental,
or other regulatory requirements, as documented by government
inspections or citations.
(H) Significant cybersecurity breaches or failures.--
Failure to meet cybersecurity requirements or significant
breaches caused by contractor negligence, as verified by
government assessments or incident reports.
(e) Additional Performance Indicators.--The Secretary of
Defense may establish additional negative performance
indicators, provided they are--
(1) based on verifiable data or objective evaluations; and
(2) published in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement (DFARS) with clear criteria for identification and
reporting.
(f) Implementation.--
(1) Templates.-- Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
issue revised regulations under revise subpart 242.15 of the
DFARS to include standardized templates for reporting
negative performance events and calculating composite scores.
(2) Training and guidance.--
(A) Training.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop and
provide training for contracting officers on--
(i) identifying, verifying, and reporting negative
performance events; and
(ii) entering data for transaction counts and contract
dollar values to support the scoring mechanism.
(B) Guidance.--Guidance shall emphasize the use of
objective evidence and the exclusion of subjective judgments,
including--
(i) standardized templates for reporting negative
performance events;
(ii) guidelines for weighting negative performance scores
in source selection; and
(iii) procedures for quality assurance reviews and
contractor dispute resolution.
(3) System modifications.--Not later than one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall modify the CPARS system to--
(A) support the categorization of negative performance
events;
(B) eliminate fields for subjective ratings;
(C) automatically calculate composite scores based on
reported data;
(D) include a mechanism for contractors to review and
respond to reported events and scores; and
(E) integrate with the Federal Awardee Performance and
Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) for seamless data
sharing.
(4) Transition period.--
(A) Existing cpars evaluations.--For contracts awarded
prior to the effective date of the revised regulations,
contracting officers may complete existing CPARS evaluations
under the prior system until the contract is closed or
terminated.
(B) New evaluations.--New evaluations for contracts awarded
after the date of the revised implementing regulations shall
comply with this section.
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(1) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit
a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representatives on the implementation of the
revised Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System
required by this section.
(2) Government accountability office review.--Not later
than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a
review of the revised contractor performance information
system to assess--
(A) its effectiveness in achieving the purposes outlined in
subsection (a);
(B) the accuracy and fairness of the scoring mechanism; and
(C) the system's impact on competition and nontraditional
defense contractor participation.
(h) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Negative performance event.--The term ``negative
performance event'' means a verifiable instance of contractor
failure or poor performance, as described in subsection (d).
(2) Nontraditional defense contractor.--The term
``nontraditional defense contractor'' has the meaning given
the term in section 3014 of title 10, United States Code.
(3) Verifiable data.--The term ``verifiable data'' means
objective evidence documented in contract records, inspection
reports, audits, correspondence, or other government records.

SEC. 868. REPEALS OF EXISTING LAW TO STREAMLINE THE DEFENSE
ACQUISITION PROCESS.

The following provisions are hereby repealed:
(1) Section 3070 of title 10, United States Code.
(2) Section 874 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
3101).
(3) Section 810 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
3101).
(4) Section 3106 of title 10, United States Code.
(5) Section 8688 of title 10, United States Code.
(6) Subsections (a)-(c) of section 804 of the Duncan Hunter
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
(Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4356).
(7) Section 822 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 10 U.S.C. note
prec. 3201).
(8) Section 892 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 3201
note).
(9) Section 805 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 10 U.S.C. 3201
note).
(10) Section 823 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 3204
note).
(11) Section 802 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 3206
note).
(12) Section 3208 of title 10, United States Code.
(13) Section 852 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck''
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2015 (Public Law 113-291; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
(14) Subsections (a)-(f) of section 866 of the Ike Skelton
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011
(Public Law 111-383; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
(15) Section 143 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417;
10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
(16) Section 254 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417;
10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
(17) Section 886 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. note
prec. 3241).
(18) Section 851 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375;
10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
(19) Section 314 of the Bob Stump National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314;
10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
(20) Section 826 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-398;
10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
(21) Section 806 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261;
10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
(22) Section 368 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 10 U.S.C. 3303
note).
(23) Section 875 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
3344 ).
(24) Section 816 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 10 U.S.C. note
prec. 3344).
(25) Section 3373 of title 10, United States Code.
(26) Section 883 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263;
10 U.S.C. 3372 note).
(27) Section 3455 of title 10, United States Code.
(28) Section 3678 of title 10, United States Code.
(29) Section 133 of the Bob Stump National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314;
10 U.S.C. 3678 note).
(30) Section 891 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
(Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 3804 note).
(31) Section 380 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 4001
note).
(32) Section 1056 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 4001
note).
(33) Section 1603 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. 4007
note).
(34) Section 1089 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 4025
note).
(35) Section 812 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
4061).
(36) Section 235 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 4126
note).
(37) Section 227 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
4141).
(38) Section 252 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
4141).
(39) Section 1043 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 10 U.S.C. 4174
note).
(40) Section 828 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
4201).
(41) Section 1252 of the Defense Procurement Reform Act of
1984 (Public Law 98-525; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note).
(42) Section 812 of the Ike Skelton National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383;
10 U.S.C. note prec. 4211).
(43) Section 806 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 10 U.S.C. note
prec. 4211).
(44) Section 818 of the John Warner National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364;
10 U.S.C. note prec. 4231).
(45) Section 802(d)(2) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10
U.S.C. 4251 note).
(46) Section 4271 of title 10, United States Code.
(47) Section 814 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417;
10 U.S.C. 4271 note).
(48) Section 925(b) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 4271
note).
(49) Section 812 of the John Warner National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364;
10 U.S.C. 4325 note).
(50) Section 4423 of title 10, United States Code.
(51) Section 831(b) of the Ike Skelton National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383;
10 U.S.C. note prec. 4501).
(52) Section 863(a)-(h) of the Ike Skelton National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383;
10 U.S.C. note prec. 4501).
(53) Section 832 of the John Warner National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364;
10 U.S.C. note prec. 4501).
(54) Section 883(e) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. note
prec. 4571).
(55) Section 938 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
4571).
(56) Section 1272 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 4571
note).
(57) Section 2867 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 10 U.S.C. 4571
note).
(58) Section 215 of the Ike Skelton National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383;
10 U.S.C. 4571 note).
(59) Section 881 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 4571
note).
(60) Section 804 of the Bob Stump National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314;
10 U.S.C. 4571 note).
(61) Chapter 345 of title 10, United States Code.
(62) Section 378 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 113 note).
(63) Section 846(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
(Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 4811 note).
(64) Section 932 of the Ike Skelton National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383;
10 U.S.C. 2224 note).
(65) Section 849 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1487).
(66) Section 804 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2402).
(67) Section 881 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
4601).
(68) Section 802 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375;
10 U.S.C. note prec. 3062).
(69) Section 913 of the Department of Defense Authorization
Act, 1986 (Public Law 99-145; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 3201).

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(70) Section 821 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. note
prec. 3451).
(71) Section 824(a) of the Ike Skelton National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383;
10 U.S.C. 3774 note).
(72) Section 805 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. note
prec. 3451).
(73) Section 844(b) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 3453
note).
(74) Section 238(b) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 4841
note).
(75) Subtitle D of title II of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163;
119 Stat. 3175).
(76) Section 214 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 4841
note).
(77) Section 218 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
(Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 8013 note).
(78) Section 229 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 4001
note).
(79) Section 232 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 4001
note).
(80) Section 222 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232;
10 U.S.C. 4014 note).
(81) Section 230 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232;
10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061).
(82) Section 843 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232;
10 U.S.C. note prec. 4171).
(83) Section 938 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
4571).
(84) Section 1651 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 4571
note).
(85) Section 1064 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232;
10 U.S.C. 4571 note).
(86) Section 854 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck''
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2015 (Public Law 113-291; 10 U.S.C. 4571 note).

SEC. 869. ENHANCEMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE AND
SECONDARY SOURCE QUALIFICATION.

Section 865 of the Servicemember Quality of Life
Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 10 U.S.C. 4811 note) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
paragraph:
``(3) produce all critical readiness parts and systems,
including those identified as having sole-source
dependencies, excessive lead times, unreasonable pricing, or
other supply chain deficiencies; and'';
(2) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (7), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(9) the Department of Defense avoids duplication of
review processes for the approval of aircraft parts and
components and repairs that have already been approved by a
civil aviation authority under a Parts Manufacturer Approval
(PMA) or Designated Engineering Representative (DER) spare or
repair certification and approval processes unless a written
justification is approved by the commander of a systems
command of a military service and reported to the
congressional defense committees.'';
(3) by redesignating subsections (f) through (j) as
subsections (g) through (k), respectively;
(4) by inserting after subsection (e) insert the following
new subsection:
``(f) Expedited Qualification Panels.--Each military
department shall establish an Expedited Qualification Panel
(EQP). The EQP shall develop standardized templates for
Source Approval Requests (SARs) and review expedited SARs or
PMAs within 14 days, issuing conditional approvals (valid for
12 months) or full approvals based on tiered risk criteria,
and leverage designated engineering representatives or
equivalent third-party certified engineers when
appropriate.''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(l) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `critical readiness parts and systems' has
the meaning given the term in section 4324 of title 10,
United States Code.
``(2) The term `non-safety critical items, or non-mission
critical items' includes the following items:
``(A) Major risk parts or systems whose failure causes
structural damage or significant mission degradation and
requires finite element modeling, fracture analysis,
comparison to similar parts, or similar methods.
``(B) Minor risk parts and systems that only have form,
fit, and function requirements verified by dimensional
coordinate measuring machines, go/no-go gauges, or similar
methods.
``(C) Low risk parts and systems that are consumable or
non-critical, requiring material certification, visual
inspections, or similar methods.
``(3) The term `safety critical items or mission critical
items' means parts or systems whose failure causes loss of
control, catastrophic failure, or loss of life, and require
full qualification, simulation, and physical testing with
Engineering Support Activity witnessing.''.

SEC. 870. ENHANCED PRODUCT SUPPORT MANAGEMENT FOR INTEGRATED
SUSTAINMENT OF WEAPON SYSTEMS.

(a) In General.--Section 4324 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``in coordination
with operational commands and users'' after ``appropriate
metrics''; and
(B) by striking subparagraph (I) and redesignating
subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (I);
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
``(1) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall require
that each covered system be supported by a product support
manager that shall integrate sustainment activities across
the Portfolio Acquisition Executive, materiel and systems
commands, sustainment working capital funds, and other
elements of the sustainment enterprise by establishing a
coordinated process to ensure weapon system readiness and
affordability throughout the lifecycle.'';
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking subparagraphs (B) through
(I) and inserting the following new subparagraphs:
``(B) adopt predictive analytics and simulation and
modeling tools to improve material availability and
reliability, increase operational availability rates, and
reduce operation and sustainment costs;
``(C) select, transfer, direct, and coordinate product
support integrators and product support providers across
materiel commands, depots, sustainment working capital funds,
and commercial entities to execute the product support
strategy and maintain updated parts cataloging and
provisioning;
``(D) review and recommend resource allocations across
product support integrators and product support providers to
meet performance requirements of the product support
strategy;
``(E) prevent and resolve all diminishing manufacturing
supply and material shortages and critical readiness parts
and systems issues;
``(F) manage the end-to-end coordination of qualification,
certification, and test of alternative sources of supply;
``(G) ensure evaluation of offerors on a solicitation
includes--
``(i) a parts selection plan that enables interoperability,
maintainability, and commercially supportable designs;
``(ii) updated logistics product data and maintenance
manuals; and
``(iii) data rights and data ordering consistent with the
intellectual property management plan in the life cycle
sustainment plan;
``(H) inspect, accept, and manage data deliveries and
conformance of such data with configuration changes in
consultation with Defense Contract Management Agency; and
``(I) update the product support strategy continuously as
required, at a minimum every five years.''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following paragraphs:
``(3) Organization.--Each Portfolio Acquisition Executive
shall establish a Major Program Manager to manage sustainment
activities for in-service systems and oversee all product
support managers of covered systems to ensure an expert focus
on sustainment.
``(4) Career management.--The Secretary of Defense shall
establish a formal career path for product support managers,
including selection criteria, training programs, and
certification requirements, aligned with the standards set
forth in chapter 87 of this title. Product support managers
shall be selected from military and civilian personnel with
demonstrated expertise in sustainment, logistics, supply
chain, or engineering, and incentivized with career
progression opportunities equivalent to acquisition program
managers.
``(5) Liaison officer program.--Each sustainment working
capital fund entity shall establish a liaison officer program
to serve as the dedicated point of contract to align working
capital fund management with product support manager
activities for all covered systems.''; and
(3) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (5) by inserting ``any acquisition or in-
service program that is'' after ``The term `covered system'
means''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(9) Critical readiness parts and systems.--The term
`critical readiness parts and systems' means all parts and
systems causing parts causing Mission Impaired Capability
Awaiting Parts (MICAP), Not Mission Capable Supply (NMCS), or
Casualty Report (CASREP) Category 3 or 4 status, as defined
by the Department of Defense and respective military
services, or other parts or systems designated by the
Secretary of Defense as impacting readiness.''.

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SEC. 871. MODIFICATIONS TO CURRENT DEFENSE ACQUISITION
REQUIREMENTS.

(a) Modifications to Title 10.--Title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in section 1749(f)(1), by striking ``on a reimbursable
basis'';
(2) in section 2222(i)(1)(A)--
(A) in clause (vi), by adding ``or real estate system''
after ``An installations management''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
``(ix) A budget system.
``(x) A retail system.
``(xi) A health care system.
``(xii) A travel and expense system.
``(xiii) A payroll system.
``(xiv) A supply chain management system.
``(xv) A enterprise resource planning system.
``(xvi) A contractor management system.'';
(3) in section 3012(3)(B), by striking ``lowest overall
cost alternative'' and inserting ``best value'';
(4) in section 3069--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``if that head of an
agency'' and all that follows through ``a complete end
item'';
(B) by striking subsections (b) and (d); and
(C) by redesignating--
(i) subsection (c) as subsection (b); and
(ii) subsection (e) as subsection (c);
(5) in section 3204(e)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (B) and
inserting the following:
``(B) the justification is approved--
``(i) in the case of a contract for an amount exceeding the
simplified acquisition threshold (but not more than
$100,000,000)--

``(I) by the competition advocate for the contracting
activity (without further delegation); or
``(II) by an official referred to in clause (ii) or (iii);

``(ii) in the case of a contract for an amount exceeding
$100,000,000 (but not more than $500,000,000)--

``(I) by the head of the contracting activity (without
further delegation);
``(II) by an official referred to in clause (iii); or
``(III) for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency,
the Defense Innovation Unit, or the Missile Defense Agency,
by the director of the agency; or

``(iii) in the case of a contract for an amount exceeding
$500,000,000--

``(I) by the senior procurement executive for the agency as
designated for the purpose of section 1702(c) of title 41
(without further delegation);
``(II) in the case of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment, acting in the capacity as the
senior procurement executive for the Department of Defense,
by the delegate of the Under Secretary as designated pursuant
to paragraph (6); or
``(III) for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency,
the Defense Innovation Unit, or the Missile Defense Agency,
by the director of the agency; and''; and

(B) in paragraph (6)--
(i) by striking ``(A) The authority of the head'' and all
that follows through ``(B) The authority of the Under
Secretary'' and inserting ``The authority of the Under
Secretary'';
(ii) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subparagraphs
(A) and (B), respectively; and
(iii) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as clauses
(i) and (ii), respectively;
(6) in section 3226(d), by amending paragraph (2) to read
as follows:
``(2) Funds described in paragraph (1) may be used--
``(A) to cover any increased program costs identified by a
revised cost analysis or target developed pursuant to
subsection (b);
``(B) to acquire additional end items in accordance with
section 3069 of this title; or
``(C) to cover the cost of risk reduction and process
improvements.'';
(7) in section 3243(d)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``subject to paragraph
(2),'';
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);
(8) in section 3374(a)--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``Certain Reduced'' after
``Allowed Profit to Reflect'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'';
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting
``; and''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) the increased cost risk of the contractor with
respect to any costs incurred prior to the award of the
undefinitized contractual action when such costs--
``(A) would otherwise have been directly chargeable under
the contract post-award; and
``(B) were incurred to meet--
``(i) the anticipated contract delivery schedule of the
agency; or
``(ii) the anticipated contract price targets of the
agency.'';
(9) in section 3703(a)(1)(A), by striking ``competition
that results in at least two or more responsive and viable
competing bids'' and inserting ``price competition'';
(10) in section 3705, by amending subsection (b) to read as
follows:
``(b) Alternative Sources Required.--In the event the
contracting officer is unable to determine proposed prices
are fair and reasonable by any other means, an offeror who
fails to make a good faith effort to comply with a reasonable
request to submit data in accordance with subsection (a) is
ineligible for award unless the head of the agency initiates
the assessment of the offeror as a source of supply for
industrial capabilities under the authorities provided by
sections 865 and 882 of the Servicemember Quality of Life
Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159).'';
(11) in section 4201--
(A) in subsection (a)(2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$300,000,000 (based
on fiscal year 1990 constant dollars)'' and inserting
``$1,000,000,000 (based on fiscal year 2024 constant
dollars)''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$1,800,000,000
(based on fiscal year 1990 constant dollars)'' and inserting
``$5,000,000,000 (based on fiscal year 2024 constant
dollars)''; and
(B) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
``(3) An acquisition program for software and covered
hardware as described by section 3603 of this title.'';
(12) in section 4882, by striking ``the President, through
the head of any department,'' each place it appears and
inserting ``the Secretary of Defense''; and
(13) in section 4884, by striking ``The President'' and
inserting ``The Secretary of Defense''.
(14) in section 4231--
(A) by striking subsection (a);
(B) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections
(c) and (d), respectively;
(C) by inserting before subsection (c), as redesignated by
subparagraph (B), the following new subsections:
``(a) Conditions With Respect to Certain Low-rate Initial
Production.--(1) The number of low-rate initial production
lots associated with a major defense acquisition program may
not be more than one if--
``(A) the milestone decision authority authorized the use
of a fixed-price type contract at the time of Milestone B
approval; and
``(B) the scope of the work covered by the fixed-price type
contract includes the development and the low-rate initial
production of items for the major defense acquisition
program.
``(2) The acquisition executive of the applicable service,
or a designee of the executive, may waive the limitation
under paragraph (1) if--
``(A) the waiver authority is not delegated to the
contracting officer; and
``(B) written notification of the waiver, which includes
the associated rationale, is provided to the congressional
defense committees not later than 30 days after the date on
which the waiver is issued.
``(b) Conditions With Respect to Certain Shipbuilding
Contracts.--(1) With respect to a fixed-price type contract
for the procurement of shipbuilding associated with a major
defense acquisition program, the number of ships to be
procured under the contract, including all options, may not
be more than two ships if the scope of the work covered by
the contract includes the detail design for the ship and the
construction of items for the launch and eventual delivery of
the completed ship.
``(2) The Secretary concerned may waive the limitation
under paragraph (1) if, not later than 30 days after the date
on which the waiver is issued, the Secretary submits to the
congressional defense committees a written notification of
the waiver that includes a certification that the basic and
functional design of any ship to be procured under the
contract described in paragraph (1) is complete.''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `basic and functional design' has the
meaning given such term in section 8669c of this title.
``(2) The term `construction' means steel cutting, module
fabrication, assembly, outfitting, keel laying, and module
erection.
``(3) The term `detail design' means design using computer-
aided modeling to enable the generation of work instructions
that show detailed system information and support
construction, including--
``(A) guidance for subcontractors and suppliers;
``(B) installation drawings;
``(C) schedules;
``(D) material lists; and
``(E) lists of prefabricated materials and parts.
``(4) The term `major defense acquisition program' has the
meaning given such term in section 4201 of this title.
``(5) The term `Milestone B approval' has the meaning given
such term in section 4172 of this title.
``(6) The term `milestone decision authority' has the
meaning given such term in section 4211 of this title.''.
(b) Modifications to National Defense Authorization Acts.--
(1) John s. mccain national defense authorization act for
fiscal year 2019.--Section 890 of the John S. McCain National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law
115-232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 3701) is amended--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``pilot'';
(B) by striking ``pilot'' each place it appears;
(C) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``minimal reporting''
and inserting ``no unique reporting''; and
(D) by striking subsections (c) and (d).

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(2) Servicemember quality of life improvement and national
defense authorization act for fiscal year 2025.--Section
864(d) of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
(Public Law 118-159) is amended--
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Capacity-
Based'' and inserting ``Capability-Based''; and
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``increased capacity''
and inserting ``increased capability''.

SEC. 872. MINIMUM PRODUCTION LEVELS FOR MUNITIONS.

Section 222c of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
``(3) The minimum production levels.'';
(2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
(3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new
subsection:
``(f) Minimum Production Levels.--(1) The Secretary of
Defense, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition and Sustainment and the chiefs of staff of
the armed forces, shall annually determine the minimum
production level for each variant of munitions required to
meet the Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement
reported under subsection (a)(1).
``(2) The minimum production level for each munition shall
be calculated based on the Total Out-Year Unconstrained Total
Munitions Requirement, as specified in subsection (c)(6), and
shall account for the following:
``(A) The inventory objective requirements for each
category listed in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection
(c) and paragraph (8) of such subsection.
``(B) The out-year worldwide inventory reported under
subsection (c)(7).
``(C) The time required to meet the Out-Year Unconstrained
Total Munitions Requirement, as reported pursuant to
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (e).
``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the
minimum production levels determined under this subsection
are incorporated into the planning, programming, budgeting,
and execution process of the Department of Defense to align
munitions procurement with the Out-Year Unconstrained Total
Munitions Requirement.''.

SEC. 873. PROCESSES FOR INCENTIVIZING CONTRACTOR EXPANSION OF
SOURCES OF SUPPLY.

(a) In General.--For critical readiness parts and systems,
the Secretary of Defense shall enhance military readiness by
incentivizing the design activity to expand sources of supply
for critical readiness parts and systems, through expedited
qualification processes, advanced manufacturing techniques,
and risk-informed certification.
(b) Contractual Requirements for Supplier
Diversification.--
(1) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure
that all new or modified contracts with a prime contractor
shall include contracting incentives to expand sources of
supply with each design activity at any tier of the supply
chain for systems with critical readiness parts and systems.
(2) Mandatory amsc reclassification.--For any identified
critical readiness part or system, the design activity shall,
not later than 60 days after notification by the Department
of Defense, conduct a review and propose reclassification of
the Acquisition Method Suffix Code (AMSC) to reduce sole-
source dependency for any part or system with a lead time
greater than, unless the Secretary of Defense grants a waiver
based on national security or operational necessity.
(3) Implementation.--The design activity shall submit
supplier diversification plans not later than 90 days after
contract award, detailing proposed supplier qualifications
and projected benefits.
(4) Enforcement.--Noncompliance shall result in corrective
action requests, reduced contractor performance ratings, or
contract termination.
(c) Expedited Qualification.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall expedite
qualification procedures for critical readiness parts and
systems in collaboration with the design activity at any tier
of the contract supply chain.
(2) Delegation.--The Secretary of Defense may delegate
authority to designated engineering representatives (DERs) of
the Federal Aviation Administration or equivalent third-party
certified engineers for specific tasks for parts approved
through the Federal Aviation Administration's Parts
Manufacturer Approval (PMA) processes.
(d) Enhanced Use of Simulation for Certification.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall mandate the
use of simulation-based verification for certifying critical
readiness parts and systems, reducing reliance on physical
testing for non-safety critical items, or non-mission
critical items, as those terms are defined in section 865 of
the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
118-159; 10 U.S.C. 4811 note).
(2) Submission of simulation-based evidence.--Design
activities or DERs shall submit to the Department upon
request simulation-based evidence, such as structural/
strength analysis reports and fault trees.
(3) Acceptance of simulation-based evidence.--Engineering
Support Activities (ESAs) shall accept simulation data as
primary evidence for non-safety critical items, or non-
mission critical items, with conditional approvals issued
within 14 days for critical readiness parts and systems.
(4) Simulation validation framework.--Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Defense shall establish a Department-wide
simulation validation framework incorporating third-party lab
testing.
(e) Data Rights Enforcement and Reverse Engineering.--If a
design activity is unwilling or unable to initiate expedited
qualification or source alternative suppliers for critical
readiness parts and systems within 30 days of notification,
the Secretary of Defense shall--
(1) review and enforce government access to technical data
deliverables to enable alternative sourcing under subchapter
I of chapter 275 of title 10, United States Code; or
(2) initiate reverse engineering to qualify new suppliers
using the pilot program established under section 882 of the
Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
118-159; 10 U.S.C. 3771 note).
(f) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2027, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committees report detailing--
(1) the number of critical readiness parts and systems
addressed through AMSC reclassification, supplier
diversification, and reverse engineering;
(2) the implementation status of expedited templates,
simulation use, and fast-track processes;
(3) compliance by design activities, including enforcement
actions and data rights disputes; and
(4) the impact on critical readiness parts and system
resolution times and readiness metrics.
(g) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``critical readiness parts and systems'' has
the meaning given the term in section 4324 of title 10,
United States Code.
(2) The term ``design activity'' has the meaning given the
term in Revision C to Military Standard 31000 (MIL-STD-
31000C), entitled ``Technical Data Packages'', or successor
document.

SEC. 874. DUTY-FREE ENTRY OF SUPPLIES PROCURED BY DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE.

(a) Issuance of Duty-free Entry Certificates.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph (2), the
Secretary of Defense shall issue a duty-free entry
certificate for any of the following supplies imported
pursuant to a procurement contract entered into by the
Department of Defense:
(A) An end product or component imported from a country
with which the United States has a memorandum of
understanding for reciprocal procurement of defense items in
effect under section 4851 of title 10, United States Code.
(B) A defense item that is an eligible product as defined
in section 308 of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C.
2518).
(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) does not apply with respect
to a product or component described in that paragraph if--
(A) the product or component is eligible for duty-free
treatment under the column 1 special rate of duty column of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States; or
(B) the product or component has already entered the
customs territory of the United States and the contractor
already has paid the duty with respect to the product or
component.
(b) Tracking of Supply Chain.--The Secretary shall--
(1) track the impact of economic fluctuations, include
tariffs, supply chain disruptions and inflation, on all major
prime contracts entered into by the Department of Defense;
and
(2) not later than January 30, 2026, submit to the
congressional defense committees a report that includes--
(A) an assessment of cost increases to both the Department
and contractors as a result of tariffs imposed under the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701
et seq.) and section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962
(19 U.S.C. 1862);
(B) an assessment of the effects of such tariffs on supply
chains and lead times for major defense platforms; and
(C) a summary of agreements entered into under section 4851
of title 10, United States Code, and an assessment of the
application of those agreements to the defense supply chain.
(c) Report on Duty-free Entry Certificates.--Not later than
January 30, 2026, and annually thereafter until January 30,
2030, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the
Defense Contract Management Agency, shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on articles
classified under subheading 9808.00.30 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States that includes--
(1) a summary of such articles for which the Secretary
issued a duty-free entry certificate; and
(2) a summary of such articles for which a duty-free entry
certificate was requested and denied.

SEC. 875. OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY REPORTING.

Any project carried out by the Department of Defense using
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under section 4021 of title 10, United States Code, shall be
reported in the same manner as other Department of Defense
expenditures for inclusion in the searchable public website
established by the Federal Funding Accountability and
Transparency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note; Public Law
109-282).

SEC. 876. ASSESSMENT OF COMPETITIVE EFFECTS OF DEFENSE
CONTRACTOR TRANSACTIONS.

(a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Department''
means the Department of Defense.
(b) Retrospective Reviews of Approved Mergers.--The
Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an
assessment of the competitive effects of defense contractor
mergers and acquisitions during the 10-year period ending on
the date of enactment of this Act that includes--
(1) company compliance with recommended remedies;
(2) effectiveness of remedies to address competition
concerns, industrial base sustainability, and national
security risks raised by the Department of Justice, Federal
Trade Commission, and Department in the merger review
process;
(3) information sharing between the Department of Justice,
Federal Trade Commission, and the Department in the merger
and acquisition review process;
(4) Department processes for measuring the impacts of
vertical integration on competition, including data
collection and ability to access industry information to
assess anticompetitive practices; and
(5) implementation of previous Government Accountability
Office, Department, and Defense Science Board recommendations
to enhance competition.

SEC. 877. EVALUATION OF TP-LINK TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
FOR DESIGNATION AS COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS
EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES.

(a) Evaluation Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall
evaluate telecommunications equipment and services
manufactured or provided by TP-Link Technologies Co., Ltd.
and its subsidiaries to determine whether such equipment and
services should be designated as covered telecommunications
equipment or services under section 889 of the John S. McCain
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
(Public Law 115-232; 41 U.S.C. 3901 note prec.).
(b) Briefing Required.--Not later than December 1, 2026,
the Secretary of Defense shall brief the congressional
defense committees on the determination made under subsection
(a).

SEC. 878. COUNTRY-OF-ORIGIN DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR
GENERIC DRUGS PURCHASED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE.

The Department of Defense may not procure for resale any
generic drug unless the seller of such generic drug discloses
the country the generic drug was manufactured in and the
country of origin for all active pharmaceutical ingredients
and key starting materials.

SEC. 879. PHASE-OUT OF COMPUTER AND PRINTER ACQUISITIONS
INVOLVING ENTITIES OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY
CHINA.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may not directly
or indirectly acquire any computer or printer if the
manufacturer is a covered Chinese entity.
(b) Prohibition on Indirect Sales.--The Secretary of
Defense shall ensure that the prohibition under subsection
(a) also applies to indirect sales through exempt
subsidiaries. No covered entity may use an exempt subsidiary
to circumvent the prohibition on the acquisition of
computers, unified communication devices, or printers.
(c) Applicability.--This section shall apply only with
respect to contracts or other agreements entered into,
renewed, or extended in accordance with the percentage
thresholds specified in subsection (d), for end user
computing devices such as laptops, desktops, and other
physical computing equipment. This section shall not apply to
contracts or other agreements for cloud-based services,
including virtual desktops, or cellular telephones.
(d) Required Percentages.--The percentage thresholds
referred to in subsection (c) are, for both computers and
printers, as follows:
(1) Not less than 10 percent of the Department's total
procurement beginning in fiscal year 2026.
(2) Not less than 25 percent of the Department's total
procurement beginning in fiscal year 2027.
(3) Not less than 50 percent of the Department's total
procurement beginning in fiscal year 2028.
(4) 100 percent of the Department's total procurement
beginning in fiscal year 2029.
(e) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may allow acquisition
of items not for operational use, to conduct testing,
evaluation, exfiltration, and reverse engineering missions on
adversarial products and capabilities.
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Computer.--The term ``computer''--
(A) means an electronic, magnetic, optical,
electrochemical, or other high speed data processing device
performing logical, arithmetic, or storage functions, and
includes any data storage facility or communications facility
directly related to or operating in conjunction with such
device; and
(B) does not include an automated typewriter or typesetter,
a portable handheld calculator, or other similar device.
(2) Country of concern.--The term ``country of concern''
means the Government of the People's Republic of China.
(3) Covered chinese entity.--The term ``covered Chinese
entity'' means an entity that the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Director of the National Intelligence
or the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
determines to be--
(A) an entity whose ultimate parent company is domiciled in
the People's Republic of China and therefore required to
comply with China's 2015 National Security Law, China's 2017
National Intelligence Law, and other Chinese laws that
require such ultimate parent company to cooperate with
Chinese national defense and national intelligence agencies;
or
(B) an entity or parent company of any entity in which a
country of concern has an ownership stake.
(4) Manufacturer.--The term ``manufacturer'' means--
(A) the entity that transforms raw materials, miscellaneous
parts, or components into the end item;
(B) any entity that subcontracts with the entity described
in subparagraph (A) for the entity described in such
subparagraph to transform raw materials, miscellaneous parts,
or components into the end item;
(C) any entity that otherwise directs the entity described
in subparagraph (A) to transform raw materials, miscellaneous
parts, or components into the end item; or
(D) any parent company, subsidiary, or affiliate of the
entity described in subparagraph (A).
(5) Printer.--The term ``printer''--
(A) means desktop printers, multifunction printer copiers,
and printer/fax combinations taken out of service that may or
may not be designed to reside on a work surface, and include
various print technologies, including laser and light-
emitting diode (electrographic), ink jet, dot matrix,
thermal, and digital sublimation, and ``multi-function'' or
``all-in-one'' devices that perform different tasks,
including copying, scanning, faxing, and printing;
(B) includes floor-standing printers, printers with
optional floor stand, or household printers; and
(C) does not include point of sale (POS) receipt printers,
calculators with printing capabilities, label makers, or non-
standalone printers that are embedded into products that are
not covered by the definition in subparagraphs (A) and (B).

SEC. 880. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION, PROCUREMENT, AND
CONTRACTING RELATED TO FOREIGN-MADE ADDITIVE
MANUFACTURING MACHINES.

(a) Prohibition on Agency Operation or Procurement.--The
Secretary of Defense may not operate, or enter into or renew
a contract for the procurement of--
(1) a covered additive manufacturing machine that--
(A) is manufactured in a covered foreign country or by an
entity domiciled in a covered foreign country;
(B) uses operating software developed in a covered foreign
country or by an entity domiciled in a covered foreign
country; or
(C) uses network connectivity or data storage located in or
administered by an entity domiciled in a covered foreign
country; or
(2) a system or systems that incorporates, interfaces with,
or otherwise uses additive manufacturing systems or machines
described in paragraph (1).
(b) Exception.--The prohibition under subsection (a) does
not apply to the operation or procurement of additive
manufacturing systems or machines for the purposes of
testing, analysis, and training related to intelligence,
electronic warfare, and information warfare operations.
(c) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the
prohibition under subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis by
certifying in writing to the congressional defense committees
that the operation or procurement of additive manufacturing
systems or machines is required in the national interest of
the United States.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Additive manufacturing machine.--The term ``additive
manufacturing machine'' means a system of integrated hardware
and software used to realize an additive manufacturing
process, including the deposition of material and the
associated post-processing steps as applicable.
(2) Additive manufacturing process.--The term ``additive
manufacturing process'' means a process of joining materials
to make parts from 3D model data, usually layer upon layer,
as opposed to subtractive manufacturing methodologies.
(3) Covered additive manufacturing company.--The term
``covered additive manufacturing company'' means any of the
following:
(A) Any entity that produces or provides additive
manufacturing machines and is included on--
(i) the Consolidated Screening List maintained by the
International Trade Administration of the Department of
Commerce; or
(ii) the civil-military fusion list maintained under
section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law
116-283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note).
(B) Any entity that produces or provides additive
manufacturing machines and--
(i) is domiciled in a covered foreign country; or

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(ii) is subject to unmitigated foreign ownership, control,
or influence by a covered foreign country, as determined by
the Secretary of Defense in accordance with the National
Industrial Security Program or any successor to such program.
(4) Covered additive manufacturing machine.--The term
``covered additive manufacturing machine'' means additive
manufacturing machines and any related services and equipment
manufactured by a covered additive manufacturing company.
(5) Covered foreign country.--The term ``covered foreign
country'' means the People's Republic of China, Iran, the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and the Russian
Federation.

TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters

SEC. 901. ECONOMIC DEFENSE UNIT.

(a) In General.--Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``Sec. 149a. Economic Defense Unit

``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the
Department of Defense an Economic Defense Unit (in this
section referred to as the `Unit').
``(b) Director.--
``(1) In general.--The head of the Unit shall be the
Director (in this section referred to as the `Director').
``(2) Appointment.--The Director shall be appointed by the
Secretary of Defense from among--
``(A) employees in Senior Executive Service positions (as
defined in section 3132 of title 5); or
``(B) individuals from outside the civil service who have
successfully held equivalent positions.
``(3) Authority of director.--The Director--
``(A) shall serve as a principal staff assistant to the
Secretary of Defense on matters within the responsibilities
of the Unit;
``(B) shall report directly to the Deputy Secretary of
Defense without intervening authority; and
``(C) may communicate views on matters within the
responsibilities of the Unit directly to the Deputy Secretary
without obtaining the approval or concurrence of any other
official within the Department of Defense.
``(c) Responsibilities.--The Unit shall be responsible for
the following:
``(1) Coordinating among, and harmonizing economic
competition activities by, components of the Department of
Defense, including by serving as a co-chair of the National
Defense Economic Competition Research Council.
``(2) Developing and maintaining requirements for economic
competition activities to reinforce military advantage,
including requirements described in subsection (d).
``(3) Developing and maintaining a campaign plan for
economic competition activities to reinforce military
advantage.
``(4) Conducting or sponsoring analyses and other net
assessment activities to scope economic competition
activities, gaps, needs, or requirements related to
activities of the United States, allies of the United States,
or adversaries.
``(5) Directing the execution of economic competition
activities.
``(6) Developing programming and budget submissions for
economic competition activities.
``(7) Advising the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary with
respect to economic competition activities, including with
respect to coordinating integration of economic competition
requirements or programs into joint and interagency planning
activities.
``(8) Acting as the principal interlocutor for interagency
activities related to economic competition activities.
``(9) Leading outreach of the Department of Defense to
relevant private actors engaged in economic competition
activities, including by liaising with private actors under
section 1047 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263;
10 U.S.C. 113 note).
``(10) Sponsoring or conducting regular tabletop exercises
related to economic competition activities in order to--
``(A) assess the economic impacts of decisions of the
Department of Defense during crises and conflicts;
``(B) evaluate the economic tools available to the United
States Government to augment the capabilities of the
Department of Defense in competition, crises, and conflicts;
or
``(C) evaluate planning scenarios or concept development,
including to test proposed doctrine, tactics, or other
nonmaterial approaches for economic competition activities
that might be used by the Department of Defense.
``(11) Selecting economic competition activities projects
to be carried out using funds made available to the Unit,
allocating funds to organizations to carry out such projects,
and monitoring the execution of such projects.
``(12) Serving as the co-chair of the National Security
Capital Forum.
``(13) Carrying out such other activities as the Deputy
Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.
``(14) Regularly updating the National Security Council and
relevant Federal agencies with respect to the economic
competition activities of the Department of Defense.
``(d) Economic Competition Requirements.--
``(1) In general.--The requirements for economic
competition activities developed and maintained by the Unit
under subsection (c)(2) may include requirements for--
``(A) access, basing, and overflight;
``(B) countering mobilization of adversaries;
``(C) countering defense industrial base activities by
adversaries;
``(D) ensuring the access of the United States to critical
materials and capabilities; and
``(E) such other matters as the Director considers
appropriate.
``(2) Consultations.--In developing requirements for
economic competition activities under subsection (c)(2), the
Director shall consult--
``(A) integrated priorities lists from combatant commanders
derived from operational plans or theater campaign plans;
``(B) integrated priorities lists of defense industrial
base shortfalls or investment opportunities; and
``(C) the outcomes of experimentation events, science and
technology activities, and examinations of issues of economic
competition by concept development organizations.
``(e) Reporting Requirements.--
``(1) Quarterly briefings.--Not less frequently than
quarterly, the Director shall provide to the Secretary of
Defense and the congressional defense committees a briefing
on, for the quarter preceding the briefing--
``(A) the activities of the Unit;
``(B) the outcomes of and advances resulting from such
activities; and
``(C) work product of the Unit.
``(2) Annual reports.--Not less frequently than annually,
the Director shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the matters described in subparagraphs
(A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1) for the year preceding
submission of the report.
``(f) Economic Competition Activities Defined.--In this
section, the term `economic competition activities' means
actions that are taken to reinforce military advantage in and
through the economic domain, including such actions taken--
``(1) to leverage private capital and market actors;
``(2) to acquire or procure items;
``(3) to protect or enhance the economic or technological
advantage of the United States or allies of the United
States;
``(4) in the information environment or cyber environment
or as other sensitive operations; or
``(5) to leverage interagency authorities.''.
(b) National Defense Economic Competition Research
Council.--Section 228(c) of the Servicemember Quality of Life
Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is
amended--
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
``(1) Chair.--The Director of the Economic Defense Unit
shall be the chair of the Council.''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (N) as
clauses (i) through (xiv), respectively, and by moving such
clauses, as so redesignated, two ems to the right; and
(B) by striking ``The co-chairs'' and all that follows
through ``the following:'' and inserting in the following:
``The Council shall include the following:
``(A) The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
``(B) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering.
``(C) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment.
``(D) Representatives from each of the following:''.
(c) National Security Capital Forum.--Section 1092(b) of
the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
118-159; 10 U.S.C. 149 note) is amended to read as follows:
``(b) Co-chairs.--The Director of the Office of Strategic
Capital and the Director of the Economic Defense Unit shall
serve as co-chairs of the forum established under subsection
(a).''.

SEC. 902. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES FOR OFFICE OF STRATEGIC
CAPITAL.

(a) In General.--Section 149 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (j); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new
subsections:
``(f) Fees.--
``(1) In general.--The Director may--
``(A) charge and collect fees for the costs of services
provided by the Office and associated with administering
programs under this section, including for project-specific
transaction costs and direct costs relating to such services;
and
``(B) establish those fees at amounts that will ensure
recovery of the full costs of administering those programs.
``(2) Deposit into credit program account.--
``(A) In general.--Amounts collected as fees under
paragraph (1) shall--
``(i) be deposited into the Credit Program Account
established under subsection (e)(5); and
``(ii) remain available until expended.
``(B) Limitation on use of fees.--Notwithstanding
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collected under paragraph (1) may be used to pay salaries or
expenses of civilian employees of the Department of Defense.
``(3) Termination of authority.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided by subparagraph (B),
the authority under paragraph (1) to charge and collect fees
shall expire on the date specified in paragraph (9)(A) of
subsection (e) for the expiration of the authority of the
Director to make new loans and provide new loan guarantees
under paragraph (3)(A)(i) of that subsection.
``(B) Treatment of certain assets.--With respect to a loan
or loan guarantee provided under this section that is
outstanding as of the expiration date under subparagraph (A),
the authority of the Director under paragraph (1) to charge
and collect fees for services relating to the loan or loan
guarantee shall remain in effect for the duration of the loan
or loan guarantee.
``(4) Reports required.--
``(A) Annual report.--Not later than March 1 of each year,
the Director shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report that includes--
``(i) a detailed summary of the fees collected under
paragraph (1) in the preceding fiscal year; and
``(ii) a description of how those fees were allocated.
``(B) Audit.--The Inspector General of the Department of
Defense shall--
``(i) conduct an audit of fees charged and collected under
paragraph (1) not less frequently than once every two years;
and
``(ii) not later than June 1 of the year in which an audit
is conducted under clause (i), submit to the congressional
defense committees a report on the results of the audit.
``(g) Authority to Accept Services.--Notwithstanding
section 1342 of title 31, the Director may accept services,
such as legal, financial, technical, or professional
services, associated with administering programs under this
section, including accepting such services as payment in kind
for services provided by the Office.
``(h) Presumption of Compliance.--Each agreement for a loan
or loan guarantee executed by the Director shall be
conclusively presumed to be issued in compliance with the
requirements of this section.
``(i) Authority to Collect Debts.--In the case of a default
on a loan or loan guarantee provided under this section, the
Director may exercise any priority of the United States in
collecting debts relating to the default.''.
(b) Determinations of Loan Default Under Pilot Program on
Capital Assistance to Support Defense Investment in
Industrial Base.--Subsection (e)(3)(A)(ii)(VI) of such
section is amended by striking ``Secretary'' and inserting
``Director''.
(c) Conforming Amendment to Credit Program Account.--
Subsection (e)(5)(A)(ii) of such section is amended--
(1) by striking ``consist of amounts'' and inserting the
following: ``consist of--
``(I) amounts'';
(2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``;
and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subclause:
``(II) fees deposited under subsection (f)(2).''.

SEC. 903. MODIFICATIONS TO RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTOR FOR
OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION.

Section 139(b) of title 10, United States Code is amended--
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(7) maintain, on behalf of the Secretary of Defense,
enabling and cross-cutting activities that support
operational test and evaluation across the Department,
including--
``(A) the Cyber Assessment Program;
``(B) the Center for Countermeasures;
``(C) the Test and Evaluation Threat Resource Activity;
``(D) the Joint Technical Coordinating Group for Munitions
Effectiveness Program;
``(E) the Joint Aircraft Survivability Program;
``(F) the Joint Test and Evaluation Program; and
``(G) the Test and Evaluation Transformation Program.''.

SEC. 904. DIRECTIVE AUTHORITY FOR MATTERS FOR WHICH UNDER
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND
ENGINEERING HAS RESPONSIBILITY.

Section 133a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by inserting ``elements of the Department relating to''
after ``supervising, all''; and
(B) by inserting ``and to enhance jointness'' after ``and
engineering efforts''; and
(C) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) directing the Secretaries of the military departments
and the heads of all other elements of the Department with
regard to matters for which the Under Secretary has
responsibility.''.

SEC. 905. MODIFICATION OF ENERGETIC MATERIALS STRATEGIC PLAN
AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY OF JOINT ENERGETICS
TRANSITION OFFICE.

Section 148(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(D) identifying raw material waste produced during the
explosives manufacturing process and developing plans to
reduce waste and optimize production.''.

SEC. 906. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING
ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT ENERGETICS TRANSITION
OFFICE.

Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for Operation
and Maintenance, Defense-wide, for the Office of the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering for travel expenses, not more than 90 percent may
be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense
notifies the congressional defense committees that the
Department of Defense has established the Joint Energetics
Transition Office as required by section 148 of title 10,
United States Code, and provided that Office with the staff
and other resources necessary to effectively carry out the
responsibilities specified in subsection (c) of that section.

SEC. 907. MODIFICATION OF COVERED TECHNOLOGY CATEGORIES FOR
OFFICE OF STRATEGIC CAPITAL.

Paragraph (2) of subsection (j) of section 149 of title 10,
United States Code, as redesignated by section 902(a)(1), is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (U) through (GG) as
subparagraphs (V) through (HH), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (T) the following new
subparagraph:
``(U) Nuclear fission and fusion energy, and associated
infrastructure, including advanced nuclear reactors.''.

SEC. 908. MODIFICATION OF ORGANIZATION AND AUTHORITIES OF
ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE WITH DUTIES
RELATING TO INDUSTRIAL BASE POLICY AND
READINESS.

(a) Establishment of Assistant Secretary of Defense for
International Armaments Cooperation.--Section 138(b) of title
10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs
(8) and (9), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new
paragraph (7):
``(7) One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for International Armaments Cooperation,
who shall report directly to the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition and Sustainment. The principal duty of the
Assistant Secretary shall be to carry out section 133b(b)(10)
of this title.''.
(b) Renaming of Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities as Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Strategy, Plans, Capabilities, and Readiness.--On
and after the date of the enactment of this Act--
(1) the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans,
and Capabilities shall be known as the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Strategy, Plans, Capabilities, and Readiness; and
(2) any reference in any law or regulation to the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities
shall be deemed to be a reference to the Assistant Secretary
of Defense for Strategy, Plans, Capabilities, and Readiness.
(c) Elimination of Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Readiness.--The position of Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Readiness is eliminated.

Subtitle B--Other Department of Defense Organization and Management
Matters

SEC. 911. MODIFICATIONS TO JOINT REQUIREMENTS OVERSIGHT
COUNCIL.

(a) Mission.--Subsection (b) of section 181 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by striking paragraphs (1)
through (7) and inserting the following:
``(1) evaluating global trends, threats, and adversary
capabilities to inform understanding of joint operational
problems and shape a joint force design;
``(2) coordinating with commanders of combatant commands
with respect to compiling, refining, and prioritizing joint
operational problems;
``(3) continuously reviewing and assessing military
capabilities of the armed forces, Defense Agencies, or other
entities of the Department of Defense to meet applicable
requirements in the national defense strategy under section
113(g) of this title;
``(4) identifying and prioritizing gaps and opportunities
in military capabilities to meet such requirements, including
making recommendations for changes to address such gaps and
leverage such opportunities;
``(5) identifying advances in technology, innovative
commercial solutions, and concepts of operation that could
improve the ability of the joint force in achieving military
advantage for the United States;
``(6) designing the joint force in a manner that addresses
joint operational problems and, in doing so, evaluating force
design initiatives of the armed forces to recommend
acceptance, mitigation, or alternative force designs;
``(7) maintaining a repository of joint operational
problems and identification of military capabilities that are
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``(8) evaluating impact to joint military capability
requirements for the purposes of section 4375(b).''.
(b) Composition.--Subsection (c)(1) of such section is
amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(G) In any case in which the Council is considering a
topic of significant interest to a combatant command, the
commander of the combatant command or a designee of the
commander who is a general or flag officer.''.
(c) Advisors.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``paragraphs (1) and (2)
of'';
(2) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by striking ``, and strongly consider,'' and inserting
``and consider''; and
(B) by striking ``under subsection (b)(2) and joint
performance requirements pursuant to subsection (b)(3)'';
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``, and strongly
consider,'' and inserting ``and consider''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(5) Input from industry.--The Council may seek views from
industry on commercially available technology to address
joint operational problems or capability gaps.''.
(d) Performance Requirements.--Subsection (e) of such
section is amended by striking ``and, except'' and all that
follows through ``Council''.
(e) Definitions.--Subsection (h) of such section is
amended--
(1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3);
(2) by redesignating paragraph (1) as paragraph (2);
(3) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated,
the following new paragraph (1):
``(1) The term `capability requirement' means a capability
that is critical or essential to address a joint operational
problem.''; and
(4) by inserting after paragraph (2), as so redesignated,
the following new paragraph (3):
``(3) The term `joint operational problem'--
``(A) means a challenge across the joint force faced by a
combatant command in achieving an assigned military
objective; and
``(B) may include limitations in capabilities, resources,
or the ability to effectively and efficiently coordinate
across the joint force, with another combatant command, or
among joint military capabilities.''.
(f) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Acquisition-related functions of chiefs of the armed
forces.--Section 3104(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by striking ``(subject, where appropriate, to
validation by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council
pursuant to section 181 of this title)''.
(2) Limitations on defense modernization account.--Section
3136(e)(1)(A) of such title is amended--
(A) by striking ``in excess of--'' and all that follows
through ``(i) a specific limitation'' and inserting ``in
excess of a specific limitation''; and
(B) by striking clause (ii).
(3) Factors to be considered for milestone a approval.--
Section 4251(e)(1) of such title is amended by striking
``approved by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council''.
(4) Factors to be considered for milestone b approval.--
Section 4252(b) of such title is amended--
(A) by striking paragraph (9); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (15) as
paragraphs (9) through (14), respectively.
(5) Breach of critical cost growth threshold.--Section 4376
of such title is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``, after consultation
with the Joint Requirements Oversight Council regarding
program requirements,'';
(B) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking ``to meet the
joint military requirement (as defined in section 181(g)(1)
of this title)''; and
(C) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``joint''.
(6) Acquisition accountability on missile defense system.--
Section 5514(b)(2)(C)(ii) of such title is amended by
striking ``approved'' and inserting ``reviewed''.

SEC. 912. TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR COUNTERING SMALL
UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.

(a) Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment as Executive Agent.--Section 133b(b)(5) of title
10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the semicolon and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(F) the executive agent for the Department of Defense for
oversight of efforts to counter small unmanned aircraft;''.
(b) Elimination of Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft
Systems Office.--
(1) In general.--Effective on the date that is 60 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act--
(A) the Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Office of the Army is terminated; and
(B) the functions, assets, and civilian employees of the
Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office of the
Army shall be transferred to the Office of the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.
(2) References.--On and after the date that is 60 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, any reference in
any law or regulation to the Joint Counter-Small Unmanned
Aircraft Systems Office of the Army shall be deemed to be a
reference to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Plan for additional kinetic effectors for low, slow,
small unmanned aircraft integrated defeat system.--Section
113 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2025 (Public Law 118-159) is amended--
(A) in the section heading, by striking ``of the army'';
(B) in subsection (a)--
(i) by striking ``Secretary of the Army'' and inserting
``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment''; and
(ii) by striking ``of the Army''; and
(C) in subsection (b), by striking ``September 30, 2025,
the Secretary of the Army'' and inserting ``September 30,
2026, the Under Secretary''.
(2) Counter unmanned aerial system threat library.--Section
353 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2025 (Public Law 118-159; 10 U.S.C. 130i note) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``Not later'' and all
that follows through ``Office,'' and inserting ``Not later
than June 30, 2027, the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment''; and
(B) in subsection (c)--
(i) by striking ``The Secretary'' and all that follows
through ``Office,'' and inserting ``The Under Secretary'';
and
(ii) by striking ``the Secretary of the Army'' and
inserting ``the Under Secretary''.

SEC. 913. STUDY ON FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY OF
ESTABLISHING A JOINT CAPABILITIES AND
PROGRAMMING BOARD.

(a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct
a study on the feasibility and advisability of establishing a
Joint Capabilities and Programming Board (in this section
referred to as the ``Board'') within the Department of
Defense to serve as a consolidated forum for addressing joint
military capabilities and program budgeting for investments.
(b) Elements of Study.--The study required by subsection
(a) shall assess and provide recommendations on the following
elements for the proposed Board:
(1) The potential for the Board to act as the primary joint
forum for--
(A) reviewing and recommending actions on joint military
capabilities spanning multiple components of the Department
of Defense to address priority capability needs; and
(B) evaluating and recommending actions on investment
portfolio evaluation and budgeting matters to prioritize
joint military capabilities and optimize lethality based on
available resources.
(2) The feasibility of the Board being co-chaired by the
Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation and the
Chairman of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council,
including the roles, authorities, and responsibilities of the
co-chairpersons.
(3) The advisability of a Board composition that includes--
(A) core membership consisting of--
(i) the co-chairpersons;
(ii) representatives from the Joint Requirements Oversight
Council;
(iii) representatives from the Office of the Director of
Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation;
(iv) representatives from the Armed Forces and combatant
commands to reflect military user perspectives; and
(v) representatives of portfolio acquisition executives or
equivalent managers to reflect program execution
perspectives;
(B) a flexible structure permitting the establishment of ad
hoc or standing committees to address specific areas or
issues, drawing from the core membership;
(C) separate staff directly accountable to each co-
chairperson to assist in identifying, reviewing,
coordinating, and analyzing matters brought before the Board;
and
(D) mission engineering and integration analysis cells that
evaluate the effectiveness of current and proposed value
chains of the Department of Defense and inform the assessment
of alternative courses of action for capability and resource
investments.
(4) The potential structure for decision-making by the
Board, including--
(A) maintaining autonomy for the Armed Forces and portfolio
acquisition executives to make decisions and execute programs
without requiring approval by or the submission of
documentation to the Board;
(B) issuing recommendations by majority vote of members of
the Board, to be forwarded to the Deputy Secretary of Defense
unless unanimously rejected by the co-chairpersons; and
(C) allowing the members or representatives of the Board to
submit dissenting opinions alongside recommendations for
consideration by the Deputy Secretary of Defense or the
Secretary of Defense.
(5) The feasibility of operational procedures, including--
(A) issue identification processes prioritizing issues--
(i) nominated by members of the Board, the Armed Forces,
the combatant commands, or portfolio acquisition executives;
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(ii) addressing capability gaps, resource constraints, or
programmatic challenges requiring joint or departmental
action; and
(B) flexible quorum and voting procedures to ensure
efficient decision-making and requiring participation from
representatives of military users and program acquisition
executives directly impacted by any recommendation.
(6) The provision of sufficient staff, directly accountable
to the co-chairpersons, to support the Board's operations and
analysis of issues.
(7) The impact of the proposed Board on existing entities
of the Department of Defense, including the Joint
Requirements Oversight Council and the Office of the Director
of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, including
potential overlaps, redundancies, or synergies between the
missions and responsibilities of those entities and the
Board.
(8) The anticipated benefits of enhanced joint capability
prioritization and resource allocation, including the ability
to consolidate or remove existing processes and decision
forums.
(9) Potential barriers to establishing the Board, including
resource requirements and alignment with existing acquisition
and budgeting processes.
(c) Report Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than July 1, 2026, the Secretary
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the results of the study required by
subsection (a).
(2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
include--
(A) a comprehensive analysis of the feasibility and
advisability of establishing the Board, addressing each
element specified in subsection (b);
(B) if establishing the Board is deemed feasible and
advisable--
(i) specific recommendations for the organizational
structure, governance, voting mechanisms, quorum
requirements, and operational procedures of the Board; and
(ii) an estimation of the costs, resource requirements, and
timeline for establishing and operating the Board; and
(C) any additional findings or recommendations to improve
joint capability development, program budgeting, and resource
allocation within the Department of Defense.
(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to prevent the establishment of a Joint
Capabilities and Programming Board before the completion and
review of the study required by subsection (a).

SEC. 914. BRIEFING ON RESTRUCTURING OF ARMY FUTURES COMMAND
AND TRAINING AND DOCTRINE COMMAND.

(a) In General.--Not less than 60 days before executing any
plan to merge, consolidate, or otherwise reorganize the Army
Futures Command and the Training and Doctrine Command of the
Army, the Secretary of the Army and the Chief of Staff of the
Army shall provide to the congressional defense committees a
comprehensive briefing on the merger, consolidation, or other
reorganization.
(b) Elements.--The briefing required by subsection (a)
shall include the following:
(1) A description of the proposed merger, consolidation, or
other reorganization, including affected commands,
subordinate entities, and organizational structures.
(2) The strategic, operational, and fiscal rationale for
the proposed merger, consolidation, or other reorganization.
(3) An assessment of potential impacts of the proposed
merger, consolidation, or other reorganization on the
readiness and mission effectiveness of the Army.
(4) An identification of resource reallocations, including
installation realignment or closures and personnel movements.
(5) A timeline for implementation of the proposed merger,
consolidation, or other reorganization.

SEC. 915. DESIGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIAL FOR MILITARY-TO-
CIVILIAN TRANSITION.

(a) Designation.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for
Personnel and Readiness shall designate a senior official of
the Department of Defense to oversee policy and programs
related to the transition of members of the Armed Forces from
active duty to--
(A) civilian life; or
(B) reserve components.
(2) Qualifications.--The official designated under
paragraph (1) shall be designated from among individuals
with--
(A) extensive experience with veterans services; and
(B) knowledge of the transition from active duty to--
(i) civilian life; and
(ii) reserve components.
(b) Role, Responsibility, and Authority.--
(1) In general.--The Under Secretary of Defense for
Personnel and Readiness, in consultation with the Secretary
of Defense, shall prescribe the roles, responsibilities, and
authorities of the official designated under subsection
(a)(1).
(2) Roles, responsibilities, and authorities required.--The
roles, responsibilities, and authorities prescribed pursuant
to paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the
transition of members of the Armed Forces and their families
from active duty to civilian life and reserve components--
(A) serving as the principal advisor to the Secretary of
Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the Under
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness on policies,
operations, and programs and activities relating to the
transition of members;
(B) assisting the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy
Secretary of Defense, and the Under Secretary of Defense for
Personnel and Readiness with policies, operations, and
programs and activities relating to the transition of
members;
(C) working, in coordination with the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of
Education, to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of all
activities relating to the transition of members;
(D) serving as the chief transition officer of the
Department of Defense, with the mission of coordinating and
overseeing the effectiveness of transition programs of the
Department of Defense and ensuring all members of the Armed
Forces are well equipped for civilian life or the reserve
components, as the case may be;
(E) overseeing the Military-Civilian Transition Office and
the implementation of transition programs across the
Department of Defense;
(F) conducting a review and assessment of all transition
programs and services offered by the Department of Defense,
including the Transition Assistance Program and Skillbridge
Program, and proposing legislative or administrative action--
(i) to improve the efficacy and efficiency of the programs;
and
(ii) to ensure compliance with all legal requirements
related to transition assistance; and
(G) working with Federal agencies, State and local
governments, and nongovernmental organizations to improve the
delivery of transition support services.
(c) Briefing on Designation and Implementation.--Not later
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the
congressional defense committees on--
(1) the status of the designation of the official under
subsection (a); and
(2) the implementation of the roles, responsibilities, and
authorities of the official under subsection (b).

SEC. 916. REMOVAL OF MEMBERS OF JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF.

Section 151 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(h) Removal of Members of Joint Chiefs of Staff.--(1) If
the President removes a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
from office or transfers a member of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff to another position or location before the end of the
term of the member as specified in statute, the President
shall, not later than five days after the removal or transfer
takes effect, submit to Congress, including the congressional
defense committees, notice that the member is being removed
or transferred and a statement of the reason for the removal
or transfer.
``(2) Nothing in this subsection prohibits a personnel
action authorized by another provision of law.''.

SEC. 917. LONGER TERM AND ELIGIBILITY FOR APPOINTMENT TO RANK
OF ADMIRAL OF COMMANDER OF NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS
COMMAND.

(a) Term.--Section 526 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(k)(1) An individual serving as the Commander of the
Naval Sea Systems Command--
``(A) subject to paragraph (2), shall serve for a term of
eight years; and
``(B) is eligible to be appointed to the rank of Admiral
during the final three years of that term.
``(2) The Secretary of the Navy may terminate the term of
an individual serving as the Commander of the Naval Sea
Systems Command before the end of the eight-year term
specified in paragraph (1)(A) if the Secretary notifies the
congressional defense committees of the termination.''.
(b) Extension of Time Period for Retirement for Years of
Service.--Section 636(c) of such title is amended--
(1) by striking ``In the administration'' and inserting
``(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), in the
administration''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) The officer serving as the Commander of the Naval Sea
Systems Command--
``(A) may continue to serve after 40 years of active
commissioned service in order to complete the term of the
Commander specified in section 526(k)(1)(A) of this title;
and
``(B) may in no case serve more than 45 years of active
commissioned service.''.
(c) Report on Options for New Private Shipyards.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, acting
through the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research,
Development, and Acquisition and in coordination with the
Commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command, shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a report on incentives
that would promote private investment in the creation of two
new private shipyards on the Pacific Coast. The incentives
should be focused on new construction shipyards. The report
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laydown or other relevant defense industrial base matters.
(2) Requirements.--In preparing the report required by
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
(A) give consideration to locations in noncontiguous
States; and
(B) assess the potential for investment in or establishment
of a United States subsidiary of a foreign-owned shipbuilding
company, with special preference to companies based in Japan
and the Republic of Korea.
(3) Form.--
(A) In general.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
be submitted in unclassified form but may include a
classified annex.
(B) Public availability.--The unclassified portion of the
report required by paragraph (1) shall be made available to
the public.

SEC. 918. DELAY OF DISESTABLISHMENT OF NAVY EXPEDITIONARY
COMBAT COMMAND PACIFIC.

(a) In General.--During the one-year period beginning on
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
Navy may not take any action to disestablish the Navy
Expeditionary Combat Command Pacific located at Joint Base
Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
(b) Briefing Required.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary (or a
designee of the Secretary) shall brief the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
on--
(1) the status of the decision of the Secretary with
respect to the disestablishment of the Navy Expeditionary
Combat Command Pacific; and
(2) the strategic rationale, cost, and benefits of such
disestablishment.

SEC. 919. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CONSOLIDATION,
DISESTABLISHMENT, OR ELIMINATION OF GEOGRAPHIC
COMBATANT COMMANDS.

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the
Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to
consolidate, disestablish, or otherwise eliminate a
geographic combatant command of the Department of Defense
until not earlier than 90 days after the Secretary of Defense
submits to the congressional defense committees a report
that, at a minimum, addresses the following:
(1) A detailed plan for consolidation, disestablishment, or
elimination of the geographic combatant command, including
associated timelines and detailed accounting of the
associated costs.
(2) A detailed analysis of the anticipated impact of the
consolidation, disestablishment, or elimination on the
ability of the Department of Defense to accomplish objectives
in the affected area of responsibility, including the ability
of the Department to effectively deter conflict, maintain
peace and security, and conduct military operations,
exercises, and security cooperation activities with allies
and partners.

SEC. 920. ELIMINATION OF STATUTORY PROVISIONS RELATING TO
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

(a) Duties of Secretary of Defense.--Section 113 of title
10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking paragraph (2); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs
(2) and (3), respectively;
(2) in subsection (g)(1)(B)--
(A) by striking clause (vii); and
(B) by redesignating clauses (viii), (ix), and (x) as
clauses (vii), (viii), and (ix), respectively;
(3) in subsection (l)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``to measure--'' and all
that follows through ``(C) the efforts'' and inserting ``to
measure the efforts'': and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking ``shall--'' and all that follows through
``(A) ensure that'' and inserting ``shall ensure that'';
(ii) by striking the semicolon after ``extent practicable''
and inserting a period: and
(iii) by striking subparagraphs (B) through (F); and
(4) in subsection (m)--
(A) by striking ``, disaggregated by gender, race, and
ethnicity,'' each place it appears;
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``disaggregated by
gender, race, and ethnicity,''; and
(C) in paragraph (9), by striking ``, gender, race, and
ethnicity''.
(b) Chief Diversity Officer of the Department of Defense.--
Section 147 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed.
(c) Diversity in Selection Boards.--
(1) Promotion selection boards.--Title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) in section 573(b), by striking ``The members of a
selection'' and all that follows through ``extent
practicable.'';
(B) in section 612(a)(1), by striking ``The members of a
selection'' and all that follows through ``extent
practicable.''; and
(C) in section 14102(b), by striking ``The members of a
selection'' and all that follows through ``extent
practicable.''.
(2) Other selection boards.--Section 503(c) of the William
M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 573 note) is
repealed.
(d) Diversity in Military Leadership.--Section 656 of title
10, United States Code, is repealed.
(e) Identification of Gender or Personal Pronouns in
Official Correspondence.--Section 986 of title 10, United
States Code, is repealed.
(f) Human Relations Training.--Section 2001(a)(1)(B) of
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking
``include'' and all that follows through the period and
inserting ``shall include honor, excellence, courage, and
commitment.''.
(g) Strategic Plan for Diversity and Inclusion.--Section
529 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 656 note) is repealed.
(h) Senior Advisors for Diversity and Inclusion for the
Military Departments and Coast Guard.--Section 913(b) of the
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 147
note) is repealed.
(i) Conforming Amendment.--Section 118(a) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``to carry out--''
and all that follows through ``(2) guidance'' and inserting
``to carry out guidance''.

SEC. 921. DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD STUDY ON OPTIMAL
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE FOR DIGITAL
ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS.

(a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall direct
the Defense Science Board to conduct a comprehensive study to
evaluate and recommend the most optimal organizational
structure within the Office of the Secretary of Defense to
support digital solutions engineering activities across the
Office of the Secretary of Defense and the military
departments.
(b) Elements.--The study required under subsection (a)
shall include the following elements:
(1) An assessment of existing organizational structures and
organizations supporting digital solutions engineering across
the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the military
departments, including--
(A) current responsibilities, requirements, and
deliverables of service-based software delivery
organizations;
(B) responsibilities or authorities imposed by statutory
requirements;
(C) limitations based on current enterprise data management
platforms;
(D) effectiveness and efficiency of current approaches;
(E) optimization of resource allocation and utilization
processes; and
(F) integration challenges and opportunities with
Department-wide digital initiatives.
(2) An evaluation of potential organizational courses of
action for supporting digital solutions engineering within
the Office of the Secretary of Defense, including--
(A) establishment of a new defense agency or Department of
Defense field activity;
(B) integration into an existing defense agency or
Department of Defense field activity;
(C) consolidation of digital development functions within
existing Office of the Secretary of Defense staff
organizations;
(D) optimization of current organizational structures and
authorities;
(E) hybrid approaches combining elements of the options
described in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D); and
(F) any other organizational structures deemed appropriate
by the Defense Science Board.
(3) Recommendations on the selection of the optimal
organizational structure, including--
(A) analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of each
course of action evaluated under paragraph (2);
(B) assessment of capability requirements and gaps;
(C) evaluation of cost-effectiveness and resource
implications;
(D) application of lessons from similar industry or
academic entities performing similar work;
(E) consideration of governance and execution framework
requirements;
(F) assessment of the implementation of and execution of
governance structures, including artificial intelligence
model management;
(G) coordination mechanisms with existing Department
components and combatant commands;
(H) recommendations for unique hiring authorities to
support digital solutions engineering workforce requirements;
and
(I) recommendations for unique acquisition authorities to
support rapid digital solutions engineering and deployment.
(4) Transition recommendations for implementing the
selected organizational structure, including--
(A) detailed implementation timeline and milestones;
(B) organizational and personnel changes required;
(C) resource requirements and funding mechanisms;
(D) legislative or regulatory changes needed;
(E) risk assessment and mitigation strategies; and
(F) metrics for evaluating implementation success.
(c) Report.--
(1) Transmittal to secretary.--Not later than February 1,
2027, the Board shall transmit to the Secretary of Defense a
final report on the study conducted pursuant to subsection
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(2) Transmittal to congress.--Not later than 30 days after
the date on which the Secretary receives the final report
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit the report to
the congressional defense committees, together with such
comments as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Digital solutions engineering.--The term ``digital
solutions engineering'' means the development, deployment,
and sustainment of artificial intelligence systems, software
applications, data engineering solutions, data analytics
platforms, and other digital technologies for operational and
business purposes within the Department of Defense.
(2) Software delivery organizations.--The term ``software
delivery organizations'' means organizational units within
the military services dedicated to the rapid development,
deployment, and sustainment of software applications and
digital solutions.

SEC. 922. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVANCED NUCLEAR TRANSITION
WORKING GROUP.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
establish an Advanced Nuclear Transition Working Group
(referred to in this section as the ``working group'').
(b) Membership.--The Working Group shall be composed of the
following members:
(1) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy,
Installations, and Environment.
(2) The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations,
Energy, and Environment.
(3) The Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy,
Installations, and Environment.
(4) The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy,
Installations, and Environment.
(5) The Joint Staff Director for Logistics, J4.
(6) The Principal Director for Energy Resilience of the
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering.
(7) The Director of the Strategic Capabilities Office.
(8) The Director of the Defense Innovation Unit.
(9) The heads of such other components of the Department of
Defense, as determined by the Chair.
(c) Chair.--The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear
Deterrence, Chemical, and Biological Defense Policy and
Programs, or a designee, shall serve as the Chair of the
Working Group.
(d) Duties.--The duties of the Working Group shall include
the following:
(1) To develop and execute a strategy to accelerate the
procurement and fielding of commercial advanced nuclear
capabilities, in compliance with laws, regulations, and
agreements, and consistent with best practices.
(2) To identify and elevate the critical energy
requirements of the combatant commands, United States
military installations, and the infrastructure and mission
capabilities needs of the combatant commands and military
installations that may be addressed with advanced nuclear
reactors.
(3) To connect the combatant commands and military
installations with ongoing and planned efforts.
(4) To create an accelerated pathway to leverage advanced
nuclear technologies to address operational gaps.
(5) To provide a forum for members of the Working Group to
coordinate advanced nuclear demonstration and transition
efforts, including by increasing opportunities and venues for
government and commercial research and development, testing
and evaluation, and procurement activities.
(6) To advocate for appropriate levels of resourcing within
planning, programming, budgeting, and execution processes to
advance the development and use of nuclear energy
technologies across the Department of Defense.
(7) To coordinate interagency activities and develop best
practices on workforce development, regulatory pathways,
licensing frameworks, access to fuel sources, safety and
security standards, and decommissioning that currently hinder
more rapid fielding of advanced nuclear reactors.
(8) To establish venues through which to engage commercial
companies developing advanced reactors so as to review the
technology readiness, timeline, and availability of reactor
capabilities for defense applications.
(9) To inform and complete the briefings and reports
required in subsection (f).
(e) Meetings.--The Working Group shall meet at the call of
the Chair and not less than once per quarter.
(f) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than September 30, 2026, and
annually thereafter until 2029, the Chair shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report describing the
status of advanced nuclear projects, associated funding and
requirements, planned program transitions, actions, and
milestones of the Working Group, and other matters as
determined by the Secretary of Defense and the Working Group
during the preceding year.
(2) Contents.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) A summary on the adequacy of existing energy storage
and distribution systems to meet mission requirements in a
contested or austere operating environment.
(B) An identification of the critical energy requirements
of the combatant commands, United States military
installations, and the infrastructure and weapons
capabilities needs of the combatant commands and military
installations that may be addressed with the use of
microreactors or small modular reactors, including through
expeditionary, transportable, stationary, space-based, or
floating power plants.
(C) A list of prioritized potential use cases, including--
(i) base electric power;
(ii) power for operational systems in austere environments;
(iii) desalination or other water production systems;
(iv) synthetic fuel production;
(v) directed energy weapons;
(vi) artificial intelligence at the edge;
(vii) defense support of civil authorities;
(viii) humanitarian response; and
(ix) 3D/additive manufacturing.
(D) Recommendations for at least 3 pilot projects.
(3) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives.
(g) Termination.--The Working Group shall terminate on
September 30, 2029.

TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Subtitle A--Financial Matters

SEC. 1001. GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

(a) Authority To Transfer Authorizations.--
(1) Authority.--Upon determination by the Secretary of
Defense that such action is necessary in the national
interest, the Secretary may transfer amounts of
authorizations made available to the Department of Defense in
this division for fiscal year 2026 between any such
authorizations for that fiscal year (or any subdivisions
thereof). Amounts of authorizations so transferred shall be
merged with and be available for the same purposes as the
authorization to which transferred.
(2) Limitation.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), the
total amount of authorizations that the Secretary may
transfer under the authority of this section may not exceed
$6,000,000,000.
(3) Exception for transfers between military personnel
authorizations.--A transfer of funds between military
personnel authorizations under title IV shall not be counted
toward the dollar limitation in paragraph (2).
(b) Limitations.--The authority provided by subsection (a)
to transfer authorizations--
(1) may only be used to provide authority for items that
have a higher priority than the items from which authority is
transferred; and
(2) may not be used to provide authority for an item that
has been denied authorization by Congress.
(c) Effect on Authorization Amounts.--A transfer made from
one account to another under the authority of this section
shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for the
account to which the amount is transferred by an amount equal
to the amount transferred.
(d) Notice to Congress.--The Secretary shall promptly
notify Congress of each transfer made under subsection (a).

SEC. 1002. AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS TO BUDGETARY REQUIREMENTS
FOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION.

(a) Amendments to Existing Law.--
(1) Body armor procurement.--Section 141 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law
111-84; 10 U.S.C. 221 note) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 141. BODY ARMOR PROCUREMENT.

``The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that body armor is
procured using funds authorized to be appropriated by this
title.''.
(2) Explosive ordnance disposal defense program.--Section
2284 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (c); and
(B) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
(b) Repeals of Existing Law.--The following provisions are
hereby repealed:
(1) Evaluation and assessment of the distributed common
ground system.--Section 219 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 113-66; 10
U.S.C. 221 note).
(2) Separate program elements required for research and
development of joint light tactical vehicle.--Section 213 of
the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383; 10 U.S.C. 221 note).
(3) Separate procurement line items for future combat
systems program.--Section 111 of the Duncan Hunter National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law
110-417; 10 U.S.C. 221 note).
(4)  Separate procurement and research, development, test,
and evaluation line items and program elements for sky
warrior unmanned aerial systems project.--Section 214 of the
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 10 U.S.C. 221 note).
(5) Requirement for separate display of budgets for
afghanistan and iraq.--Section 1502 of the Duncan Hunter
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
(Public Law 110-417; 10 U.S.C. 221 note).

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SEC. 1003. BRIEFING ON BEGINNING BALANCE ISSUES FOR AUDIT
PURPOSES.

(a) In General.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Under
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a one-time briefing on any
anticipated issues in establishing beginning balances for
audits of the financial statements of the Department of
Defense.
(b) Elements.--The briefing required under subsection (a)
shall include--
(1) a detailed identification of each budgetary account
known to have and anticipated to have unsupported beginning
balances;
(2) a description of the specific issues preventing the
establishment of supported beginning balances for each
identified account;
(3) an explanation of whether generally accepted accounting
principles provide sufficient authority, processes, and
procedures to resolve such issues, and if not, the
alternative sources or methods proposed to establish
beginning balances; and
(4) the projected impact to receiving an unmodified audit
opinion of that account without a supported beginning
balance.

SEC. 1004. DEFENSE BUSINESS AUDIT REMEDIATION PLAN REPORTING.

Section 240g(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
to read as follows:
``(b) Reporting Requirements.--On the same date as the
submission of audited financial statements required pursuant
to section 240a of this title, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees an updated
report on the Defense Business Systems Audit Remediation Plan
under subsection (a).''.

Subtitle B--Naval Vessels

SEC. 1011. REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO MEDIUM LANDING SHIPS AND
LIGHT REPLENISHMENT OILERS.

(a) Design Standards and Construction Practices.--The
Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that covered vessels
procured by the Secretary are, to the maximum extent
practical, constructed using commercial design standards and
commercial construction practices that are consistent with
the best interests of the Federal Government.
(b) Vessel Construction Manager.--The Secretary of the Navy
shall provide for an entity other than the Department of the
Navy to contract for the construction of covered vessels.
(c) Covered Vessel Defined.--In this section, the term
``covered vessel'' means any of the following:
(1) A medium landing ship.
(2) A light replenishment oiler (TAO-L).

SEC. 1012. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE USED VESSELS
UNDER THE NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND.

Section 2218(f)(3)(C) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``10'' and inserting ``12''.

SEC. 1013. EXEMPTION OF UNMANNED SURFACE VESSELS AND UNMANNED
UNDERWATER VEHICLES FROM CERTAIN TECHNICAL
AUTHORITY REQUIREMENTS.

(a) Exemption From Senior Technical Authority
Requirements.--Unmanned surface vessels and unmanned
underwater vehicles acquired or developed by the Department
of the Navy are exempt from any requirement for oversight by
a senior technical authority established under section 8669b
of title 10, United States Code, except the requirements,
specifications, and approvals described in subsection (c).
(b) Limitation Relating to Office of the Chief Engineer.--
Subject to subsection (c), the Chief Engineer of the Naval
Sea Systems Command may not establish any requirement,
specification, or approval for an unmanned surface vessel or
an unmanned underwater vehicle unless such action is approved
in advance by the program manager responsible for the
respective unmanned system.
(c) Exceptions.--As the Secretary of the Navy considers
appropriate, unmanned surface vessels and unmanned underwater
vehicles may be subject to requirements, specifications, and
approvals established by technical domain managers or
technical warrant holders with responsibility for
cybersecurity, ordnance and explosives, or warfare systems,
without advanced approval described in subsection (b).
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Unmanned surface vessel.--The term ``unmanned surface
vessel'' means a vessel designed to operate on the surface of
the water without an onboard human crew.
(2) Unmanned underwater vehicle.--The term ``unmanned
underwater vehicle'' means a vehicle designed to operate
below the surface of the water without an onboard human crew.

SEC. 1014. PROHIBITION ON RETIRING AND DECOMMISSIONING
OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH VESSELS OF THE NAVY.

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act
for fiscal year 2026 may be obligated or expended to retire
or decommission, prepare to retire or decommission, or place
in storage any oceanographic research vessel of the Navy
unless the Secretary of the Navy has identified and acquired
a suitable replacement vessel for conducting the research
that has been conducted by the vessel selected for retirement
or decommissioning.

SEC. 1015. REPORT ACCOMPANYING REQUESTS FOR NEW FLIGHTS OR
BLOCKS OF MAJOR SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS.

(a) In General.--Chapter 863 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 8669c the
following new section:

``Sec. 8669d. Report accompanying requests for new flights or
blocks of major shipbuilding programs

``(a) In General.--If the budget justification materials
submitted to Congress in support of the budget of the
President for a fiscal year pursuant to section 1105 of title
31 includes a request for a new flight or block of ships, the
Secretary of the Navy shall submit a report accompanying such
request.
``(b) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (a)
shall include the following:
``(1) The results of any production readiness review,
including the following:
``(A) An identification of the degree to which detail
design and production design drawings and related documents
have been completed in accordance with the shipbuilding
contract.
``(B) An identification of the number of changes to the new
flight or block of ships from the previous multiyear
procurement authorization for the class of ship concerned.
``(C) An identification of the risks associated with any
design changes to the new flight or block of ships from the
previous multiyear procurement authorization for the class of
ship concerned.
``(2) A certification that the findings of any such review
support the start of construction.
``(3) An assessment of the readiness of the shipyard
facilities and workforce to begin construction.
``(4) The Navy's estimated delivery date and a description
of any risks that could affect such delivery date.
``(5) An assessment of the extent to which adequate
processes and metrics are in place to measure and manage
program risks.
``(6) With respect to the first ship, a description of the
plans of the Navy to oversee and document the construction of
the ship to ensure that the detail design supports the
construction schedule for the ship.
``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) First ship.--The term `first ship' applies to a ship
if--
``(A) the ship is the first ship to be constructed under
the new flight or block of ships; or
``(B) the shipyard at which the ship is to be constructed
has not previously started construction on a ship under the
new flight or block of ships.
``(2) Major shipbuilding program; production readiness
review.--The terms `major shipbuilding program' and
`production readiness review' have the meanings given those
terms in section 8669c(c) of this title.
``(3) New flight or block of ships.--The term `new flight
or block of ships' means a new flight, block, or major
modification to a current ship class under a major
shipbuilding program that was previously authorized and met
the previous requirements as a new ship class.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 863 of such title is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 8669c the
following new item:

``8669d. Report accompanying requests for new flights or blocks of
major shipbuilding programs.''.

SEC. 1016. REPORT ON AUXILIARY VESSEL CO-PRODUCTION.

(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy and the
Secretary of the Army, in consultation with the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the
Secretary of Transportation, and the Secretary of State,
shall jointly submit to the Committee on Armed Services of
the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House
of Representatives a report on co-production of non-nuclear
auxiliary vessels across the Armed Forces.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) A list of non-nuclear auxiliary vessels suitable for
co-production with foreign governments and industry,
including details related to operational roles, prospects for
co-production, and compatibility with the Navy, the Army, and
the Marine Corps.
(2) A plan for implementing co-production for each type of
vessel on the list required by paragraph (1), including
estimated timelines and costs.
(3) A description of authorities needed to co-produce such
vessels, including statutory or regulatory changes.
(4) A description of barriers to co-production, including
operational, regulatory, security, and economic challenges
and challenges related to international agreements, with
recommendations for resolution.
(5) A description of input from industry and private
capital stakeholders on joint venture terms, incentives, and
opportunities.
(6) A list of foreign partners with the willingness and
capacity to engage in joint ventures to co-produce each
vessel on the list required by paragraph (1) and the
associated shipyard.
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, with a classified annex if
necessary.

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SEC. 1017. REPORT ON VESSEL LEASING PROGRAM. NOT LATER THAN
DECEMBER 31, 2025, THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY,
IN CONSULTATION WITH THE UNDER SECRETARY OF
DEFENSE FOR ACQUISITION AND SUSTAINMENT, SHALL
SUBMIT TO THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES OF
THE SENATE AND THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES A REPORT THAT
INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:

(1) A list of non-nuclear vessels that could be suitable
for contracting under a long-term leasing program.
(2) A plan outlining how the Navy would implement a leasing
program for surface vessels.
(3) A description of authorities necessary for the Navy to
lease commercially built and privately owned vessels.
(4) A description of input from industry and private
capital stakeholders on suggested lease terms and incentives
to encourage industry to participate in such a leasing
program.

SEC. 1018. PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF AUTOMATED SHIPBUILDING
TECHNOLOGIES AND CAPABILITIES.

(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall
establish a pilot program on the use of automated assembly
technologies and capabilities in naval shipbuilding to reduce
overall construction times and alleviate workforce
constraints (in this section referred to as the ``pilot
program'').
(b) Elements of Pilot Program.--In carrying out the pilot
program, the Secretary of the Navy shall--
(1) identify and select available novel automated hull
assembly technologies for incorporation and demonstration;
(2) designate at least one surface ship or submarine
program to demonstrate the automated technologies identified
under paragraph (1);
(3) carry out such demonstrations;
(4) evaluate the demonstrated automated technologies--
(A) across a range of functions, including plate
preparation, welding, and block assembly; and
(B) for compatibility and ease of adoption into the
existing shipbuilding value chain; and
(5) assess the feasibility and effectiveness of automated
approaches in improving subassembly construction times,
overall ship construction schedules, and workforce efficiency
and safety.
(c) Reports.--
(1) In general.--Not later than September 30, 2026, and
annually thereafter until the pilot program terminates, the
Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the Committee on Armed
Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of
the House of Representatives a report on the implementation
and results of the pilot program.
(2) Elements of reports.--Each report required by paragraph
(1) shall include the following:
(A) An identification of the time required to adapt
specific technologies and processes.
(B) A description of the impact of the pilot program on
workforce and construction schedules.
(d) Termination.--The pilot program shall terminate on the
date that is three years after the date of the enactment of
this Act.

Subtitle C--Counterterrorism

SEC. 1021. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR
TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT
UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY,
CUBA, TO THE UNITED STATES.

Section 1033 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232;
132 Stat. 1953), as most recently amended by section 1041 of
the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
118-159), is further amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 2026'';
and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``is or was held on or
after January 20, 2009'' and inserting ``has been held since
any date that is on or before October 1, 2009''.

SEC. 1022. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO
CONSTRUCT OR MODIFY FACILITIES IN THE UNITED
STATES TO HOUSE DETAINEES TRANSFERRED FROM
UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY,
CUBA.

Section 1034 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232;
132 Stat. 1954), as most recently amended by section 1042 of
the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
118-159), is further amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``December 31, 2025''
and inserting ``December 31, 2026''; and
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``(Public Law 114-92;
129 Stat. 971; 10 U.S.C. 801 note)'' and inserting ``(10
U.S.C. 801 note; Public Law 114-92)''.

SEC. 1023. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR
TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT
UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY,
CUBA, TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES.

Section 1035 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232;
132 Stat. 1954), as most recently amended by section 1043 of
the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
118-159), is further amended--
(1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``No
amounts'';
(2) by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting
``December 31, 2026'';
(3) by striking ``any individual detained in the custody or
under the control of the Department of Defense at United
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,'' and inserting
``any individual detained at Guantanamo''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(b) Individual Detained at Guantanamo Defined.--In this
section, the term `individual detained at Guantanamo' has the
meaning given that term in section 1034(f)(2) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 801
note; Public Law 114-92).''.

SEC. 1024. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CLOSE
OR RELINQUISH CONTROL OF UNITED STATES NAVAL
STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.

Section 1036 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1551), as most
recently amended by section 1044 of the Servicemember Quality
of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159), is further amended
by striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2026''.

SEC. 1025. CLARIFICATION REGARDING DEFINITION OF INDIVIDUAL
DETAINED AT GUANTANAMO.

Section 1034(f)(2) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 971;
10 U.S.C. 801 note) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``as of'' and inserting ``on or before''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting ``at United States
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba'' after ``Department of
Defense''.

Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations

SEC. 1031. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT
ENTERTAINMENT PROJECTS WITH TIES TO THE
GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

(a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act for the Department of Defense may be
used to knowingly provide active and direct support to any
film, television, or other entertainment project if the
Secretary of Defense has demonstrable evidence that the
project has complied or is likely to comply with a demand
from the Government of the People's Republic of China or the
Chinese Communist Party, or an entity under the direction of
the People's Republic of China or the Chinese Communist
Party, to censor the content of the project in a material
manner to advance the national interest of the People's
Republic of China.
(b) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the
prohibition under subsection (a) if the Secretary submits to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of
Representatives a written certification that such a waiver is
in the national interest of the United States.

SEC. 1032. PROHIBITION ON DESTRUCTION OR SCRAPPING OF WORLD
WAR II-ERA AIRCRAFT.

(a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Defense may not destroy,
dismantle, scrap, cannibalize, or otherwise render
permanently inoperable any aircraft that--
(1) was manufactured prior to December 31, 1945; and
(2) is in the custody or administrative control of the
Department of the Air Force as of the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(b) Authorized Dispositions.--Aircraft described in
subsection (a) may only be--
(1) retained in the inventory of the Department of the Air
Force;
(2) transferred to the National Museum of the United States
Air Force or other official Department of Defense museums;
(3) transferred to qualified Federal agencies, nonprofit
institutions, or museums with demonstrated indoor
preservation and public display capabilities; or
(4) de-accessioned under a plan approved by the Secretary
of Defense that supports long-term preservation of such
aircraft, and consistent with guidelines established in the
committee report accompanying this Act.
(c) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may waive
the restriction under subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis
only if--
(1) the aircraft is determined by qualified personnel to be
beyond practical restoration or preservation;
(2) no eligible institution expresses interest in accepting
the aircraft within 12 months following public notice of its
availability; and
(3) written notification and justification of the waiver is
submitted to the congressional defense committees not less
than 30 days prior to execution of any disposal action.
(d) Aircraft Defined.--In this section, the term
``aircraft'' includes any fixed-wing or rotary-wing manned
aircraft in military service prior to December 31, 1945.

SEC. 1033. SUPPORT FOR COUNTERDRUG ACTIVITIES AND ACTIVITIES
TO COUNTER TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME.

(a) Quarterly Reporting.--Subsection (h) of section 284 of
title 10, United States Code, is amended--

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(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as
subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and
(B) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as redesignated
by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the following new
subparagraph:
``(A) In the case of support for a purpose described in
subsection (b)--
``(i) the agency to which support is provided;
``(ii) the budget, implementation timeline with milestones,
anticipated delivery schedule for support, and completion
date for the purpose or project for which support is
provided;
``(iii) the source and planned expenditure of funds
provided for the project or purpose;
``(iv) a description of the arrangements, if any, for the
sustainment of the project or purpose and the source of funds
to support sustainment of the capabilities and performance
outcomes achieved using such support, if applicable;
``(v) a description of the objectives for the project or
purpose and evaluation framework to be used to develop
capability and performance metrics associated with
operational outcomes for the recipient;
``(vi) information, including the amount, type, and
purpose, about the support provided the agency during the
three fiscal years preceding the fiscal year for which the
support covered by the notice is provided under this section
with respect to--

``(I) this section;
``(II) counterdrug activities authorized by section 1033 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998
(Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1811); or
``(III) any other significant program, account, or activity
for the provision of security assistance that the Secretary
of Defense and the Secretary of State consider
appropriate.''; and

(2) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by striking ``the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives''
and inserting ``the congressional defense committees''.
(b) Rule of Construction Regarding Use of Authority for
Immigration Enforcement.--Such section is further amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new
subsection:
``(i) Rule of Construction Regarding Use of Authority for
Immigration Enforcement.--No support for the counterdrug
activities or activities to counter transnational organized
crime of any other department or agency of the Federal
Government or of any State, local, tribal, or foreign law
enforcement agency may be provided under this section for the
detention of an individual at a military installation,
Department of Defense facility, or Department of Defense-
funded facility unless the Secretary of Defense independently
verifies the nexus to drug activities or transnational
organized crime prior to the transfer of such individual to
such installation or facility.''.

SEC. 1034. SENIOR LEADERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND
OTHER SPECIFIED PERSONS: AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE
PROTECTION.

Section 714 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
``(8) Former or retired officials who--
``(A) previously served in the positions identified in
paragraphs (1) through (7); and
``(B) face serious and credible threats arising from duties
performed while employed by the Department of Defense.'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraphs (1) through
(7) of'';
(B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``or reimbursement''
after ``personal security''; and
(C) in paragraph (6)--
(i) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
``(A) In general.-- Except as provided in subparagraph (D),
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committee determinations made pursuant to this
subsection as follows:
``(i) An initial determination made under paragraph (4),
not later than 15 days after the date on which the
determination is made, including the justification for such
determination and a current threat assessment by an
appropriate law enforcement, security, or intelligence
organization.
``(ii) A determination to deny the renewal of physical
protection and security or reimbursement, not later than 15
days after the date on which the determination is made,
including--

``(I) the justification for such determination;
``(II) a current threat assessment by an appropriate law
enforcement, security, or intelligence organization; and
``(III) a certification that threats to the individual
arising from duties performed while employed by the
Department of Defense can be sufficiently mitigated without
physical protection and security or reimbursement.

``(iii) A determination to terminate physical protection
and security or reimbursement during a previously authorized
period of protection, not later than 48 hours after the date
on which the determination is made, including--

``(I) the justification for such determination;
``(II) a current threat assessment by an appropriate law
enforcement, security, or intelligence organization; and
``(III) a certification that threats to the individual
arising from duties performed while employed by the
Department of Defense can be sufficiently mitigated without
protection and security or reimbursement.

``(iv) A determination to deny a request for reimbursement
of an individual described in subsection (a)(8), not later
than 15 days after the date on which the determination is
made, including--

``(I) the justification for such determination;
``(II) a current threat assessment by an appropriate law
enforcement, security, or intelligence organization; and
``(III) a certification that threats to the individual
arising from duties performed while employed by the
Department of Defense can be sufficiently mitigated without
reimbursement.''; and

(ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``and a description
of any changes to such guidelines'' after ``paragraph (1)'';
and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(f) Notification to Protected Personnel.--The Secretary
of Defense shall provide written notification to individuals
receiving physical protection and personal security under
subsection (a) or reimbursement under subsection (e) at least
90 days before terminating or denying the renewal of
protection and security protection or reimbursement for such
individuals.''.

SEC. 1035. NOTIFICATION OF THE USE OF MILITARY AIRCRAFT FOR
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS.

Not later than seven calendar days after military aircraft,
installations, or personnel are used in support of the
Department of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense
shall provide written notification to the Committee on Armed
Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of
the House of Representatives of the following:
(1) The type and variant of military aircraft used to
support the enforcement operation.
(2) The number of individuals on board the military
aircraft employed by the Department of Defense.
(3) The type, variant, and number of any military aircraft
utilized to support the military aircraft being used in the
enforcement operation, including aerial refueling aircraft.
(4) The estimated cost of supporting the enforcement
operation, including--
(A) the aircraft utilized to transport those subject to a
removal order;
(B) the number of flights hours required to complete the
round-trip mission;
(C) the use of any supporting aircraft, including aerial
refueling aircraft; and
(D) the number of flight hours required to complete the
round-trip mission of the supporting aircraft.
(5) The destination country of the military aircraft.
(6) When the destination country of the military aircraft
is Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, reporting on both
inbound and outbound flights in accordance with the
requirements of paragraphs (1) through (5).
(7) Reassignment of Department of Defense personnel from
Joint Task Force Guantanamo or another Department of Defense
entity to support alien detention operations.
(8) Facility maintenance or upgrades to support operations
and costs of any Federal agency.

SEC. 1036. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO SUPPORT
OF CIVIL AUTHORITIES BY ARMED FORCES.

(a) In General.--Section 723 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in the subsection heading, by
striking ``Requirement'' and inserting ``Response to Civil
Disturbances'';
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new
subsection (b):
``(b) Support to Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies by
Members of the Armed Forces.--Whenever a member of the armed
forces (including the National Guard) provides support to
civilian law enforcement agencies, each such member providing
such support shall visibly display the name of the armed
force in which such member operates.''; and
(4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking ``requirement under subsection (a)'' and
inserting ``requirements under subsections (a) and (b)''; and
(B) by striking ``such subsection'' and inserting ``any
such subsection''.
(b) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--
(1) Conforming amendment.--The heading for section 723 of
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking
``Federal authorities in response to civil disturbances'' and
inserting ``civil authorities''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 41 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking the item relating to section 723 and
inserting the following new item:

``723. Support of civil authorities: requirement for use of members of
the Armed Forces and Federal law enforcement
personnel.''.

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SEC. 1037. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OF CONNECTED VEHICLES
DESIGNED, DEVELOPED, MANUFACTURED, OR SUPPLIED
BY PERSONS OWNED BY, CONTROLLED BY, OR SUBJECT
TO THE JURISDICTION OF A FOREIGN ENTITY OF
CONCERN ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROPERTY.

(a) In General.--After January 1, 2028, no connected
vehicle on the list required under subsection (b) may be
operated on a military installation or on any other property
of the Department of Defense.
(b) List Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2027, the
Secretary of Defense shall establish and publish on a
publicly available website of the Department of Defense a
list of prohibited connected vehicles that--
(A) are designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by
persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the
jurisdiction of a foreign entity of concern; and
(B) pose--
(i) an undue risk of sabotage to or subversion of the
design, integrity, manufacturing, production, distribution,
installation, operation, or maintenance of information and
communications technology and services in the United States;
(ii) an undue risk of catastrophic effects on the security
or resiliency of critical infrastructure in the United States
or the digital economy of the United States; or
(iii) an unacceptable risk to the national security of the
United States or the security and safety of United States
persons.
(2) Incorporation of existing federal rules.--In
establishing the list required under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall incorporate existing Federal rules for
identifying prohibited connected vehicles.
(3) Annual review.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall review the list
required under paragraph (1) not less frequently than once
each year and shall make such additions, subtractions,
supplements, or amendments to the list as the Secretary
determines appropriate.
(B) Explanation of subtractions.--Any review under
subparagraph (A) that makes subtractions from the list
required under paragraph (1) shall include an explanation of
why the subtraction was made.
(4) Consultation.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall consult with the head
of any Federal department or agency that the Secretary
determines is appropriate in making the list required under
paragraph (1) and conducting any annual review under
paragraph (3).
(B) Transmittal of list.--The Secretary shall transmit a
copy of the list required under paragraph (1), and any
modification to that list, to the heads of each Federal
department or agency determined appropriate under
subparagraph (A).
(c) Implementation Plan and Briefing.--
(1) In general.--Not later than June 1, 2027, the Secretary
of Defense shall establish and provide to the congressional
defense committees a briefing on an implementation plan for
carrying out the prohibition under subsection (a).
(2) Elements.--The implementation plan required under
paragraph (1) shall include--
(A) an identification of the lead organization within the
Department of Defense responsible for implementing and
overseeing the prohibition under subsection (a);
(B) a description of the process by which the Department
will identify and assess prohibited connected vehicles;
(C) a description of the means by which the Department will
conduct coordination with appropriate Federal departments and
agencies;
(D) an identification of the metrics by which the
Department will assess connected vehicles for threats to
national security;
(E) a description of the means by which military
installations will ensure compliance with such prohibition;
and
(F) an assessment of resource requirements necessary to
implement and maintain such prohibition.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Connected vehicle.--The term ``connected vehicle'' has
the meaning given that term in section 791.301 of title 15,
Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations.
(2) Foreign entity of concern.--The term ``foreign entity
of concern'' has the meaning given that term in section 9901
of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4651).
(3) Military installation.--The term ``military
installation'' has the meaning given that term in section
2801(c) of title 10, United States Code.

Subtitle E--Studies and Reports

SEC. 1041. ANNUAL REPORT ON CONTRACT CANCELLATIONS.

(a) Report Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 10 days after the date on
which the President submits a budget of the United States
Government for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031 to
Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States
Code, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on any
cancellations of contracts during the preceding fiscal year.
(2) Reporting on fiscal year 2025 cancellations.--The
Secretary of Defense shall include in the first report
submitted under paragraph (1) reporting on any cancellations
of contracts during fiscal year 2025.
(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a)
shall include the following elements:
(1) Identification of the Contract Line Item Number
affected.
(2) Total value of such Contract Line Item Number.
(3) Total existing obligations against that Contract Line
Item Number.
(4) Any fee paid, if applicable, for cancelling the
contract.
(5) A brief justification of the rationale for
cancellation, tagged by--
(A) non-alignment with the priorities of the Secretary of
Defense;
(B) requirement no longer exists;
(C) requirement has decreased;
(D) requirement exists, but the contract did not meet
requirements for cost or the schedule or performance are
unacceptable; or
(E) any other rationale as determined by the Secretary.
(6) For any Contract Line Item Number tagged pursuant to
paragraph (5)(E), a brief proposed timeline for issuing a new
contract to meet the specified requirement.

SEC. 1042. STREAMLINING OF TOTAL FORCE REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.

(a) Repeal of Annual Report on Military Technicians.--
Section 115a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking subsection (g).
(b) Incorporation of Annual Civilian Personnel Management
Report Into Annual Defense Manpower Profile Report.--
(1) In general.--Such section is further amended--
(A) by redesignating subsections (d) through (f) as
subsections (e) through (g), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
subsection:
``(d)(1) The Secretary shall include in each report
required under subsection (a) a detailed discussion of the
management of the civilian workforce of the Department of
Defense. The discussion shall include the matter specified in
paragraph (2) for the civilian workforce of each of the
following:
``(A) The Office of the Secretary of Defense and the
Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities.
``(B) The military departments.''.
(2) Transfer of reporting requirements.--Such title is
further amended by transferring paragraph (2) of section
129(c) of such title to section 115a, inserting such
paragraph at the end of subsection (d) of such section 115a,
as added by paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection, and amending
such paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking ``Each report under paragraph (1) shall
contain'' and inserting ``The matter to be included in each
discussion under paragraph (1)''; and
(B) by striking ``under the jurisdiction of the official
submitting the report'' and inserting ``of each element of
the Department of Defense named in that paragraph''.
(3) Conforming repeal of requirement for separate annual
civilian personnel management report.--Section 129 of such
title is amended by striking subsection (c).

SEC. 1043. REPORT ON NATIONAL GUARD SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION
AND RESPONSE TRAINING.

The Chief of the National Guard Bureau, in coordination
with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report containing the number of members of
the National Guard, disaggregated by State, that received
sexual assault prevention and response training in the
preceding calendar year--
(1) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act; and
(2) annually, beginning in 2027 and ending in 2031, by not
later than March 30 of each year.

SEC. 1044. REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS.

Section 1707 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1799; 10
U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(c) Reports on Support for Immigration Enforcement
Operations.--
``(1) In general.--If the Department of Defense approves a
Request for Assistance for support for immigration
enforcement operations, the Secretary of Defense shall
electronically transmit to the Committees on Armed Services
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on
such support not later than 30 calendar days after the date
on which the Secretary approves the Request for Assistance
and every 30 calendar days thereafter.
``(2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1)
shall include information on the following:
``(A) The use of transportation support provided by the
Department of Defense, the type of such support, and the cost
of such support.
``(B) The use of installation or facility support provided
by the Department of Defense, the name of the installation or
facility, and the cost of such support.
``(C) The reassignment of Department of Defense personnel
to conduct support for immigration enforcement operations,
the units from which such personnel were reassigned, the
duration of the orders, and the cost of such reassignment.''.

SEC. 1045. MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND.

(a) Report on Recruiting and Retention Efforts.--

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(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the
Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with the Commander of
the Military Sealift Command, and in consultation with the
Commander of United States Transportation Command, the
Commander of United States Fleet Forces Command, and the
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and
Acquisition, shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services
of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives a report on efforts to improve
recruitment and retention of Military Sealift Command
Mariners.
(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall consider--
(A) opportunities to enhance the integration of Military
Sealift Command civilian mariners into the military command
structure;
(B) providing training on the roles and significance of
Military Sealift Command civilian mariner workforce to
relevant military commands; and
(C) authorities required to improve recruitment and
retention of civilian mariners in Military Sealift Command.
(b) Report on Extending Charter Durations.--Not later than
90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the
Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the Committee on Armed
Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of
the House of Representatives a report assessing the merits of
extending the maximum charter durations of commercial and
specialty vessels for the Military Sealift Command.

SEC. 1046. REPORT ON ALIENS HELD AT INSTALLATIONS OF
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

(a) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than monthly
thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report containing--
(1) the number of aliens held at installations of the
Department of Defense, disaggregated by location; and
(2) the total cost of detention of aliens at installations
of the Department of Defense, regardless of location.
(b) Alien Defined.--In this section, the term ``alien'' has
the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101).

SEC. 1047. BRIEFING ON EXPENDITURES OR PLANNED EXPENDITURES
OF FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR EXPLORATION AND
DEVELOPMENT OF EXISTING ARCTIC INFRASTRUCTURE.

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of
Defense, in consultation with the Commander of the United
States Indo-Pacific Command and the Commander of the United
States Northern Command, shall provide a briefing to the
congressional defense committees on the expenditures or
planned expenditures of funds allocated pursuant to section
20009(12) of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for
reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14'' ,
approved July 4, 2025 (Public Law 119-21), for exploration
and development of existing Arctic infrastructure. The
briefing should include amount of funds expended to date, a
timeline for future use of funds, and an assessment of the
feasibility of any viable infrastructure options in the
Arctic region.

Subtitle F--Other Matters

SEC. 1051. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE IN
SUPPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACCOUNTING FOR
MISSING UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL.

Section 408(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``$5,000,000'' and inserting
``$15,000,000''.

SEC. 1052. EXTENSION OF ADMISSION TO GUAM OR THE COMMONWEALTH
OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS FOR CERTAIN H-
2B NONIMMIGRANTS.

Section 6(b)(1)(B) of the Joint Resolution entitled ``A
Joint Resolution to approve the `Covenant to Establish a
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political
Union with the United States of America', and for other
purposes'', approved March 24, 1976 (48 U.S.C.
1806(b)(1)(B)), is amended, in the matter preceding clause
(i), by striking ``December 31, 2029'' and inserting
``December 31, 2031''.

SEC. 1053. PROHIBITING SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FROM DEVELOPING
VOTING TECHNOLOGY OR METHODOLOGY.

The Secretary of Defense may not develop, or facilitate the
development of, any voting technology or methodology for
voting in Federal and State elections.

SEC. 1054. ASSESSMENT OF THE FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY OF
USING PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO
SUPPORT U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION.

(a) Assessment and Report.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland
Security--
(1) conduct an assessment of the advisability, feasibility,
and cost of using personnel of the Department of Defense to
support U.S. Customs and Border Protection by providing
translation and interpretation services in connection with
border security operations; and
(2) submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on the findings of the Secretary with respect to the
assessment conducted pursuant to paragraph (1).
(b) Contents.--The report submitted pursuant to subsection
(a)(2) shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of the current capabilities and
availability of Department personnel with relevant language
skills to support the needs of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection and assist with interviews, including with respect
to Mandarin Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Swahili, Korean, Urdu,
Farsi, and other languages that may be encountered at the
United States border.
(2) An evaluation on the potential impact of the use of
personnel described in subsection (a)(1) on Department
readiness, operations, and personnel.
(3) An evaluation of the impact of such use of personnel on
operations at the United States border.
(4) A cost estimate for such use of personnel, including
administrative, training, deployment, and sustainment costs;
(5) A summary of any prior or ongoing interagency efforts
or agreements relating to foreign language support between
the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland
Security and if such support was provided on a reimbursable
or nonreimbursable basis.
(6) Such recommendations as the Secretary of Defense may
have for legislative or administrative action to facilitate
such use of personnel.

SEC. 1055. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR TRAVEL
EXPENSES OF THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF
DEFENSE.

Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for operation
and maintenance, defense-wide, and available for the Office
of the Secretary of Defense for travel expenses, not more
than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the
Secretary of Defense--
(1) submits to the Committee on Armed Services of the
Senate unredacted copies of documents requested by the
committee during the period beginning on January 1, 2024, and
ending on June 1, 2024;
(2) submits to the congressional defense committees overdue
notifications regarding sensitive military operations
required by section 130f of title 10, United States Code;
(3) submits to the requesting committee overdue quarterly
reports regarding execute orders of the Department of Defense
required by section 1744 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10
U.S.C. 113 note);
(4) submits to the congressional defense committees the
plan for integrating signals intelligence capabilities on
fielded armed overwatch aircraft required by section 167 of
the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
118-159);
(5) issues guidance on the governance and oversight of the
contracts of the Department of Defense that support or enable
sensitive activities required by section 867 of the
Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
118-159);
(6) submits to the congressional defense committees the
review of authorities relevant to the conduct of irregular
warfare activities by the Department of Defense required by
section 1065 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement
and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
(Public Law 118-159);
(7) submits to the congressional defense committees the
plan for implementing and institutionalizing the
responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, and other
matters, required by section 907(b) of the Servicemember
Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159);
and
(8) submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives the report on
Department of Defense efforts to identify, disseminate, and
implement throughout the Department lessons learned from the
war in Ukraine required by the conference report accompanying
the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
118-159).

SEC. 1056. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SENSITIVE ACTIVITIES.

(a) Oversight of Department of Defense Sensitive
Activities.--Chapter 3 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 130f the following new
section:

``Sec. 103g. Oversight of Department of Defense sensitive
activities.

``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall keep the
congressional defense committees fully and currently informed
of Department of Defense sensitive activities.
``(b) Notification.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit
to the congressional defense committees notice in writing of
a compromise or failure of any Department of Defense
sensitive activity not later than 48 hours following the
compromise or failure.
``(c) Procedures.--The Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the congressional defense committees, shall
establish and submit to such committees procedures for
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(a) and (b) consistent with the national security of the
United States and the protection of operational integrity.
The Secretary shall promptly notify the congressional defense
committees in writing of any changes to such procedures at
least 14 days prior to the adoption of any such changes.
``(d) Sensitive Activity Defined.--In this section, the
term `sensitive activity' means operations, actions,
activities, or programs that, if compromised, could have
enduring adverse effects on United States foreign policy,
Department of Defense activities, or military operations, or
cause significant embarrassment to the United States, United
States allies, or the Department of Defense.''.
(b) Process for Coordinating and Deconflicting Contracts.--
Consistent with section 867 of the Servicemember Quality of
Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
4601), the Secretary of Defense shall establish a process for
coordinating and deconflicting contracts of the Department of
Defense that support or enable sensitive activities with
other departments and agencies of the Federal government, as
appropriate.

SEC. 1057. IRREGULAR WARFARE EXERCISE LABORATORY.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may establish and
maintain an Irregular Warfare Exercise Laboratory to--
(1) support the training, experimentation, preparation, and
validation of the United States Armed Forces to conduct full-
spectrum irregular warfare activities; and
(2) enable activities to build the capacity and
interoperability of the security forces of friendly foreign
countries.
(b) Authorities.--In carrying out the activities authorized
under subsection (a), the Secretary may use the authorities
under chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, and other
applicable statutory authorities available to the Secretary
of Defense.

SEC. 1058. SEMIANNUAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
OPERATIONS AT THE SOUTHERN LAND BORDER.

(a) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and
the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives a report on operations at the southern land
border.
(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall include a detailed description of--
(A) the Department of Defense's efforts with respect to--
(i) combating transnational organized crime in the United
States Northern Command and the United States Southern
Command areas of responsibility;
(ii) reducing the cross-border flow of illicit synthetic
drugs, including fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and fentanyl
precursors; and
(iii) reducing the cross-border illicit trade of firearms
and human trafficking;
(B) the Department of Defense's steady-state plan and
posture on the southern land border;
(C) the Department of Defense's assessment of the
operational and readiness impact under the Department's
steady-state plan and posture on the southern land border,
and any revisions of such plan and posture;
(D) each military installation and each Department of
Defense facility on or off the installation that is being
used to support--
(i) the Department of Defense's operations along the
southern land border; or
(ii) the Department of Homeland Security or any of its
components;
(E) the funding sources for the Department of Defense's
current operations along the southern land border;
(F) the Department of Defense's use of force policy and
related training;
(G) the Department of Defense's assessment of its
compliance with section 1385 of title 18, United States Code
(commonly known as the ``Posse Comitatus Act of 1878''), in
its execution of--
(i) any efforts along the southern land border; and
(ii) any efforts in support of the Department of Homeland
Security; and
(H) any challenges the Department of Defense has faced in
the execution of the efforts described in subparagraphs (A)
and (F).
(b) Semiannual Updates.--Not less frequently than once
every 180 days after submitting the report required under
subsection (a) and during the effective period of the
national emergency declared by Proclamation 100886 (90 Fed.
Reg. 8327; relating to a Declaration of a National Emergency
at the Southern Border of the United States), Executive Order
14165 (90 Fed. Reg. 8467; relating to Security Our Borders),
and Executive Order 14167 (90 Fed. Reg. 8613; relating to
Clarifying the Military's Role in Protecting the Territorial
Integrity of the United States), the Commander of the United
States Northern Command shall submit to the congressional
defense committees updates to the information included in
such report.

SEC. 1059. UNIVERSITY-BASED SECURE INNOVATION INCUBATOR
PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall
establish a program to develop, operate, and maintain
incubator programs for secure facilities and networks at
select universities across the United States--
(1) to accelerate the development and transition of
innovative technologies to meet national security needs;
(2) to increase the availability of secure facilities and
networks for classified work at university locations;
(3) to foster collaboration between academic researchers,
private sector entities, and Department of Defense personnel;
(4) to expand the pool of security-cleared technical talent
available to support defense organizations and personnel in
critical defense technology areas; and
(5) to create regional innovation hubs that strengthen the
national security innovation base.
(b) Program Elements.--The program established pursuant to
subsection (a) shall include the following elements:
(1) Facility requirements.--Each university-based secure
facility and network shall--
(A) meet all physical, technical, and personnel security
requirements for handling classified information up to the
Top Secret or Sensitive Compartmented Information level;
(B) be designed to accommodate diverse use cases, including
secure meetings, classified research, and technology
development activities;
(C) include collaborative workspaces appropriate for
innovation activities; and
(D) leverage modern design principles to maximize
utilization and effectiveness.
(2) University selection criteria.--The Secretary shall
select universities based on--
(A) the absence of a fully functional secure facility and
network on the university campus;
(B) demonstrated commitment to national security-relevant
research and development;
(C) existing relationships with the Department of Defense;
(D) technical capabilities relevant to defense innovation
priorities;
(E) geographic distribution to ensure nationwide access;
and
(F) capacity to support the administrative and security
requirements of operating a secure facility and network.
(3) Access to facilities and networks.--
(A) Access model.--The Secretary shall establish a flexible
subscription-based system for access to the university-based
secure facilities and networks, with--
(i) tiered access levels calibrated to different user needs
and security requirements;
(ii) pricing structures that may vary based on
organizational size, usage patterns, and security clearance-
processing needs; and
(iii) priority access for Department components and
entities working on projects sponsored by the Department.
(B) Access protocols and security clearance requirements.--
(i) In general.--Access to classified information and
secure facilities within the program established pursuant to
subsection (a) shall be strictly controlled and granted
consistent with Executive Order 12968 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note;
relating to access to classified information).
(ii) Authorized users.--Authorized users of classified
information and secure facilities within the program
established pursuant to subsection (a) may include--

(I) university faculty, staff, and students;
(II) private sector entities, particularly small businesses
and startups, that are participating in specific defense
innovation programs;
(III) personnel and contractors of the Department of
Defense; and
(IV) personnel from other Federal agencies engaged in work
related to national security.

(c) Implementation.--
(1) Pilot program.--In carrying out the program required by
subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
(A) not later than 540 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, establish an initial pilot program with not
fewer than three university partners;
(B) ensure that at least one of the locations for the pilot
program established pursuant to subparagraph (A) is at a
university located within 100 miles of the geographic center
of the United States;
(C) evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot program
established pursuant to subparagraph (A) based on metrics,
including utilization rates, project outcomes, and
participant feedback; and
(D) not more than 900 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, submit to the congressional defense committees a
report on--
(i) the findings of the Secretary with respect to the pilot
program established pursuant to subparagraph (A); and
(ii) such recommendations as the Secretary may have for
expanding the pilot program.
(2) Program expansion.--Subject to successful evaluation of
the pilot program established pursuant to paragraph (1)(A),
the Secretary shall, not later than four years after the date
of the enactment of this Act, expand the program required by
subsection (a) to not fewer than 10 universities.
(d) Cost-sharing.--The Secretary may enter into cost-
sharing agreements or other appropriate agreements with
universities participating in the program established
pursuant to subsection (a), other Federal departments and
agencies, State and local governments, Tribal governments,
and private sector partners to support the establishment and
operation of the secure facilities and networks under the
program.
(e) Annual Report.--
(1) In general.--Each year, the Secretary shall submit to
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committees an annual report on the program established
pursuant to subsection (a).
(2) Contents.--Each report submitted pursuant to paragraph
(1) shall cover the following:
(A) Current locations and expansion plans.
(B) Utilization metrics and user demographics.
(C) Financial information, including fees collected and
program costs.
(D) Measurable outcomes from activities conducted within
the secure facilities and networks included in the program.
(E) Recommendations for legislative or administrative
action relating to the program.
(f) Program and Report Expiration.--The program authorized
under subsection (a) and the annual report requirement under
subsection (e) shall terminate 10 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 1060. PRIORITY CONSIDERATION OF ENERGY PROJECTS THAT ARE
LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT TEMPORAL
IMPACT DUE TO SEASONAL ARCTIC CLIMATE
CONDITIONS.

The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment shall, to the maximum extent possible,
prioritize, for purposes of consideration by the
Manufacturing Capability Expansion and Investment
Prioritization (MCEIP) office, the clearance of mining and
energy project applications and white papers for projects the
operation or completion of which is likely to experience
significant temporal impact due to seasonal Arctic climate
conditions.

SEC. 1061. NON-REIMBURSABLE SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN WAR
COMMISSION.

Section 1094(f)(2) of the Afghanistan War Commission Act of
2021 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1938) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(D) Services.--
``(i) DOD services.--The Secretary of Defense may provide
to the Commission, on a nonreimbursable basis, such
administrative services, funds, staff, facilities, and other
support services as are necessary for the performance of the
Commission's duties under this section.
``(ii) Other agencies.--In addition to any support provided
under clause (i), the heads of other Federal departments and
agencies may provide to the Commission such services, funds,
facilities, staff, and other support as the heads of such
departments and agencies determine advisable and as may be
authorized by law.''.

SEC. 1062. CONTRACTING AUTHORITY FOR AFGHANISTAN WAR
COMMISSION.

Section 1094(g) of the Afghanistan War Commission Act of
2021 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1938) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
``(7) Contracting.--The Co-Chairpersons of the Commission
may, to such extent and in such amounts as are provided in
appropriation Acts, enter into contracts to enable the
Commission to discharge its duties under this section.''.

SEC. 1063. COMMISSION ON THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY.

(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--There is established as of January 5,
2026, an independent commission in the legislative branch to
be known as the ``Commission on the National Defense
Strategy'' (in this section referred to as the
``Commission'').
(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the Commission is to examine
and make recommendations with respect to the national defense
strategy of the United States.
(3) Scope and duties.--In order to provide the fullest
understanding of the national defense strategy the Commission
shall perform the following duties:
(A) National defense strategy review.--The Commission shall
review the most recent national defense strategy of the
United States including the assumptions, strategic
objectives, priority missions, major investments in defense
capabilities, force posture and structure, operational
concepts, and strategic and military risks associated with
the strategy.
(B) Assessment.--The Commission shall conduct a
comprehensive assessment of the strategic environment,
including--
(i) United States interests;
(ii) the threats to the national security of the United
States, including both traditional and non-traditional
threats;
(iii) the size and shape of the force;
(iv) the readiness of the force;
(v) the posture, structure, and capabilities of the force;
(vi) allocation of resources; and
(vii) the strategic and military risks present in the
national defense strategy.
(4) Commission report and recommendations.--
(A) Report.--
(i) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
establishment of the Commission, the Commission shall
transmit to the President and Congress a report containing
the review and assessment conducted under paragraph (3),
together with any recommendations of the Commission.
(ii) Contents.--The report required by clause (i) shall
include the following elements:

(I) An appraisal of the strategic environment, including an
examination of the traditional and non-traditional threats to
the United States, and the potential for conflicts arising
from such threats and security challenges.
(II) An evaluation of the strategic objectives of the
Department of Defense for near-peer competition in support of
the national security interests of the United States.
(III) A review of the military missions for which the
Department of Defense should prepare, including missions that
support the interagency and a whole-of-government strategy.
(IV) An identification of any gaps or redundancies in the
roles and missions assigned to the Armed Forces necessary to
carry out military missions identified in subclause (III),
and the roles and capabilities provided by other Federal
agencies and by allies and international partners.
(V) An assessment of how the national defense strategy
leverages other elements of national power across the
interagency to counter near-peer competitors.
(VI) An evaluation of the resources necessary to support
the strategy, including budget recommendations.
(VII) An examination of the efforts by the Department of
Defense to develop new and innovative operational concepts to
enable the United States to more effectively counter near-
peer competitors.
(VIII) An analysis of the force planning construct,
including--

(aa) the size and shape of the force;
(bb) the posture, structure, and capabilities of the force;
(cc) the readiness of the force;
(dd) infrastructure and organizational adjustments to the
force;
(ee) modifications to personnel requirements, including
professional military education; and
(ff) other elements of the defense program necessary to
support the strategy.

(IX) An assessment of the risks associated with the
strategy, including the relationships and tradeoffs between
missions, risks, and resources.
(X) Any other elements the Commission considers
appropriate.

(B) Briefings.--
(i) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the establishment of the Commission, the Commission shall
provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives a briefing on the status of the
review and assessment required by paragraph (3), including a
discussion of any interim recommendations.
(ii) Interim briefings.--At the request of the Chair and
Ranking Member of the Committee on Armed Services of the
Senate, or the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives, the
Commission shall provide the requesting Committee with
interim briefings in addition to the briefing required by
clause (i).
(5) Powers of commission.--
(A) Hearings.--The Commission may hold such hearings, sit
and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and
receive such evidence as the Commission considers advisable
to carry out its duties under this section.
(B) Information from federal agencies.--The Commission may
secure directly from any Federal department or agency such
information as the Commission considers necessary to carry
out its duties under this section. Upon request of the Chair
of the Commission, the head of such department or agency
shall furnish such information to the Commission.
(C) Use of postal service.--The Commission may use the
United States mails in the same manner and under the same
conditions as other departments and agencies of the Federal
Government.
(D) Authority to accept gifts.--
(i) In general.--The Commission may accept, use, and
dispose of gifts or donations of services, goods, and
property from non-Federal entities for the purposes of aiding
and facilitating the work of the Commission. The authority
under this paragraph does not extend to gifts of money.
(ii) Documentation; conflicts of interest.--The Commission
shall document gifts accepted under the authority provided by
clause (i) and shall avoid conflicts of interest or the
appearance of conflicts of interest.
(iii) Compliance with congressional ethics rules.--Except
as specifically provided in this section, a member of the
Commission shall comply with rules set forth by the Select
Committee on Ethics of the Senate and the Committee on Ethics
of the House of Representatives governing employees of the
Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively.
(6) Report required.--Not later than February 5, 2027, the
Commission shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services
of the Senate and House of Representatives an unclassified
report, with classified annexes if necessary, that includes
the findings and conclusions of the Commission as a result of
the studies required under this section, together with its
recommendations for such legislative actions as the
Commission considers appropriate in light of the results of
the studies.
(b) Membership.--
(1) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 8
members, of whom--
(A) one shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives;
(B) one shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the
House of Representatives;
(C) one shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the
Senate;
(D) one shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the
Senate;
(E) one shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee
on Armed Services of the Senate;

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(F) one shall be appointed by the Ranking Member of the
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
(G) one shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and
(H) one shall be appointed by the Ranking Member of the
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
(2) Chair and vice chair.--
(A) Chair.--The Chair of the Committee on Armed Services of
the Senate and the Chair of the Committee on Armed Services
of the House of Representatives, with the concurrence of the
Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, shall jointly designate 1 member of the
Commission to serve as Chair of the Commission.
(B) Vice chair.--The Ranking Member of the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate and the Ranking Member of the
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives,
with the concurrence of the Minority Leader of the Senate and
the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, shall
jointly designate 1 member of the Commission to serve as Vice
Chair of the Commission.
(3) Appointments.--
(A) Appointment date.--Members shall be appointed to the
Commission under paragraph (1) by not later than 30 days
after the date of the establishment of the Commission.
(B) Notifications.--Individuals making appointments under
paragraph (1) shall provide notice of the appointments to the
Secretary of Defense (in this section referred to as the
``Secretary''), the Chairman of the Committee on Armed
Services of the Senate, and the Chairman of the Committee on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
(C) Effect of non-appointment.--
(i) In general.--If an appointment under this subsection is
not made by the date specified under paragraph (3)(A), the
authority to make such appointment shall devolve to a member
of Congress of the same party and same chamber eligible to
appoint under this subsection.
(ii) Expiration of appointment authority.--If an
appointment is not made within 60 days of establishment, the
authority to make such appointment shall expire.
(D) Restriction on appointment.--Officers or employees of
the Federal Government (other than experts or consultants the
services of which are procured under section 3109 of title 5,
United States Code) may not be appointed as members of the
Commission.
(E) Restriction on members of congress.--Members of
Congress may not serve on the Commission.
(4) Period of appointment; vacancies; removal of members.--
(A) Appointment duration.--Members shall be appointed for
the life of the Commission.
(B) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall not
affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as
the original appointment.
(C) Removal of members.--A member may be removed from the
Commission for cause by the individual serving in the
position responsible for the original appointment of such
member under subsection (b)(1), provided that notice has
first been provided to such member of the cause for removal
and voted and agreed upon by three quarters of the members
serving. A vacancy created by the removal of a member under
this subsection shall not affect the powers of the
Commission, and shall be filled in the same manner as the
original appointment was made.
(5) Quorum.--.A majority of the members serving on the
Commission shall constitute a quorum.
(6) Initial meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date
on which all members of the Commission have been appointed as
published in the Congressional Record, the Commission shall
hold its initial meeting.
(c) Personnel Matters.--
(1) Status as federal employees.--Notwithstanding the
requirements of section 2105 of title 5, United States Code,
including the required supervision under subsection (a)(3) of
such section, members of the Commission shall be deemed to be
Federal employees in the legislative branch subject to all
the laws and policies applicable to legislative branch
employees.
(2) Oath of office.--Notwithstanding the provision of
section 2903(b) of title 5, United States Code, an employee
of an Executive Branch agency, otherwise authorized to
administer oaths under section 2903 of title 5, United States
Code, may administer the oath of office to Commissioners for
the purpose of their service to the Commission.
(3) Security clearances.--The appropriate Federal
departments or agencies shall cooperate with the Commission
in expeditiously providing to the Commission members and
staff appropriate security clearances to the extent possible
pursuant to existing procedures and requirements, except that
no person may be provided with access to classified
information under this Act without the appropriate security
clearances.
(4) Pay for members.--Each member of the Commission may be
compensated at a rate not to exceed the daily equivalent of
the annual rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the
Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United
States Code, for each day (including travel time) during
which such member is engaged in the performance of the duties
of the Commission. All members of the Commission who are
officers or employees of the United States shall serve
without compensation additional to that received for their
services as officers or employees of the United States.
(5) Staff.--
(A) Executive director.--The Chair of the Commission may
appoint and fix the rate of basic pay for an Executive
Director in accordance with section 3161 of title 5, United
States Code.
(B) Commission staff.--The Executive Director may appoint
and fix the rate of basic pay for additional personnel as
staff of the Commission in accordance with section 3161 of
title 5, United States Code.
(C) Detailees authorized.--On a reimbursable or non-
reimbursable basis, the heads of departments and agencies of
the Federal Government may provide, and the Commission may
accept personnel detailed from such departments and agencies,
including active-duty military personnel.
(D) Travel expenses.--The members and staff of the
Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per
diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for
employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of
title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or
regular places of business in the performance of services for
the Commission.
(d) Support.--
(1) Assistance from department of defense.--
(A) In general.--Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated for the Department of Defense for support of the
Commission, the Secretary may make transfers to the
Commission for Commission expenses, including compensation of
Commission members, officers, and employees, and provision of
other such services, funds, facilities, and other support
services as necessary for the performance of the Commission's
functions. Funds made available to support and provide
assistance to the Commission may be used for payment of
compensation of members, officers, and employees of the
Commission without transfer under this subparagraph. Amounts
transferred under this subparagraph shall remain available
until expended. Transfer authority provided by this
subparagraph is in addition to any other transfer authority
provided by law. Section 2215 of title 10, United States
Code, shall not apply to a transfer of funds under this
subparagraph.
(B) Treasury account authorized.--The Secretary of the
Treasury may establish an account or accounts for the
Commission from which any amounts transferred under this
clause may be used for activities of the Commission.
(2) Liaison.--The Secretary shall designate at least one
officer or employee of the Department of Defense to serve as
a liaison officer between the Department and the Commission.
(3) Additional support.--To the extent that funds are
available for such purpose, or on a reimbursable basis, the
Secretary may, at the request of the Chair of the
Commission--
(A) enter into contracts for the acquisition of
administrative supplies and equipment for use by the
Commission; and
(B) make available the services of a Federal funded
research and development center or an independent,
nongovernmental organization, described under section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt
from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.
(4) Preliminary administrative support authorized.--Upon
the appointment of the Chair and Vice Chair under subsection
(b), the Secretary may provide administrative support
authorized under this section necessary to facilitate the
standing up of the Commission.
(e) Termination of Commission.--The Commission shall
terminate 90 days after the submission of the report required
by subsection (a).

SEC. 1064. PROVISION BY AIR FORCE OF METEOROLOGICAL AND
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall
provide meteorological and environmental services for
operations of the intelligence community.
(b) Intelligence Community Defined.--In this section, the
term ``intelligence community'' has the meaning given that
term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 3003).

SEC. 1065. EXPANSION OF INDIVIDUAL LONGITUDINAL EXPOSURE
RECORD.

(a) All Exposures.--The Secretary of Defense shall expand
the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record (in this section
referred to as ``ILER'') to document all exposures of members
of the Armed Forces, including those that occur within the
United States, so it can be available for the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs when such members transition to civilian
life, including the following:
(1) All-hazard occupational data.
(2) Environmental hazards that were known or found later to
which the member was exposed, including through conducting
any monitoring in the area.
(b) Medical Information.--The Secretary of Defense shall
expand the ILER to include the following medical information
of members of the Armed Forces so it can be available for the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs when such members transition to
civilian life:

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(1) Medical encounter information relating to exposures
(such as diagnosis, treatment, and laboratory data).
(2) Medical concerns that should be addressed regarding
possible exposures.
(c) Availability to Certain Professionals.--The Secretary
of Defense shall ensure that the ILER is available, for
purposes of improving internal processes, to the following:
(1) Health care providers of the Department of Defense and
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(2) Epidemiologists and researchers of the Department of
Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(3) Disability evaluation and benefits determinations
specialists of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(d) Inclusion in Service Records.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall document in
the service records of a member of the Armed Forces whether
such member served at a location where there was a potential
of toxic exposure.
(2) Protection of classified information.--In carrying out
paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that
service at any location that is classified is protected from
disclosure.

SEC. 1066. CLASSIFICATION OF NEVADA TEST AND TRAINING RANGE
AS LOCATION WHERE CONTAMINATION OCCURRED AND
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WERE EXPOSED TO
TOXIC SUBSTANCES.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall classify
the Nevada Test and Training Range as a location where
contamination occurred.
(b) Identification Process.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall
establish a process to identify members of the Armed Forces
and former members of the Armed Forces that were stationed at
the Nevada Test and Training Range since January 27, 1951.
(2) Documentation.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall
establish a process to permit members of the Armed Forces and
former members of the Armed Forces to provide documentation
or evidence of their assignment within the Nevada Test and
Training Range to assist the Secretary in identifying those
members and former members under paragraph (1).
(3) Efforts.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall make all
efforts to identify individuals described in paragraph (1)
and shall not require members of the Armed Forces or former
members of the Armed Forces to submit evidence of their
stationing.

Subtitle G--Defense Workforce Integration

SEC. 1081. INTEGRATION OF MILITARY AND CIVILIAN HIRING
PROCESSES.

(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretaries concerned shall establish a
pathway for medically disqualified entry-level service
members to enter civilian positions for which they are
qualified in the Department of Defense or any of its
components.
(b) Air Force DRIVE Program.--The Air Force's Develop,
Redistribute, Improve, Vault, Expose (DRIVE) program shall be
considered sufficient to meet the requirements of subsection
(a) and may, but need not, serve as a baseline from which the
other military departments design their programs.
(c) Entry-level Service Member Defined.--In this section,
the term ``entry-level service member'' means a regular or
reserve member of the Armed Forces who is currently attending
or has military orders to attend within 90 days--
(1) basic training;
(2) a technical school of the Armed Forces;
(3) a service academy;
(4) the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC);
(5) an officer accession program, including officer
candidate school, officer training school, officer
development school, or equivalent program.

SEC. 1082. PROVISION OF INFORMATION ON CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
IN THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE TO PERSONS
INELIGIBLE FOR MILITARY SERVICE.

Chapter 50 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:

``Sec. 996. Provision of information on career opportunities
in the defense industrial base to persons medically
disqualified for military service

``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall
establish and implement a program to provide individuals who
are not medically qualified for military service with
information on employment opportunities in the defense
industrial base or other employment opportunities in support
of the national interests of the United States.
``(b) Program.--The program established under subsection
(a) shall inform and refer persons described in subsection
(a) to employment, apprenticeship, and training opportunities
in--
``(1) the defense industrial base;
``(2) cybersecurity or intelligence support roles;
``(3) research and development in defense technologies;
``(4) national emergency and disaster preparedness; or
``(5) any other non-military opportunity the Secretary
considers in the national interests of the United States.
``(c) Collaboration.--The Secretary of Defense shall
consult with entities in the defense industrial base, other
Federal agencies, and academic institutions to carry out this
section.''.

SEC. 1083. PROVISION TO NAVY PERSONNEL OF INFORMATION ON
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AT MILITARY SEALIFT
COMMAND.

The Secretary of the Navy shall provide information about
career opportunities at Military Sealift Command and
workforce training programs for shipbuilders to Navy
personnel.

SEC. 1084. REPORT ON DEFENSE WORKFORCE INTEGRATION.

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report describing implementation of the
requirements under this subtitle.

TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS

SEC. 1101. EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL AUTHORITY FOR DEPENDENTS OF
CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 1599b of title 10,
United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall direct the
Director of the Defense Travel Management Office to update
the Joint Travel Regulations, not later than February 1,
2026, to authorize educational travel for a dependent of a
covered employee without regard to whether the Federal agency
responsible for the employment of the covered employee
anticipates that the covered employee will, during the 30-day
period following the scheduled date of the dependent's
departure for the travel, be transferred to a location in the
United States or travel to the United States for home leave.
(b) Briefings Required.--
(1) Initial briefing.--Not later than February 1, 2026, the
Secretary shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives on the update to the
Joint Travel Regulations required by subsection (a).
(2) Subsequent briefings.--Not later than one year after
providing the briefing required by paragraph (1) and annually
thereafter until February 1, 2029, the Secretary shall brief
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House
of Representatives on the use of the authority described in
subsection (a) and the cost to the Federal Government of the
use of that authority.
(c) Covered Employee Defined.--In this section, the term
``covered employee'' means an employee of the Department of
Defense Education Activity assigned to United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

SEC. 1102. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE ANNUAL
LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY AND AGGREGATE
LIMITATION ON PAY FOR FEDERAL CIVILIAN
EMPLOYEES WORKING OVERSEAS.

Subsection (a) of section 1101 of the Duncan Hunter
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
(Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4615), as most recently
amended by section 1104 of the Servicemember Quality of Life
Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159), is further amended by
striking ``through 2025'' and inserting ``through 2026''.

SEC. 1103. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO GRANT
ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, AND GRATUITIES TO
CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ON OFFICIAL DUTY IN A COMBAT
ZONE.

Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War
on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234;
120 Stat. 443), as added by section 1102 of the Duncan Hunter
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
(Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4616) and as most recently
amended by section 1105 of the Servicemember Quality of Life
Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159), is further amended by
striking ``2026'' and inserting ``2027''.

SEC. 1104. MODIFICATIONS TO DEFENSE CIVILIAN TRAINING CORPS.

Section 2200h of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (8), by inserting ``, in accordance with
subsection (b)'' before the period;
(2) by striking ``In establishing'' and inserting the
following:
``(a) In General.--In establishing''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(b) Hiring Authority.--
``(1) Students.--The head of a Department of Defense
organization that partners with the program may, without
regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of
title 5, noncompetitively appoint a member of the program to
a position in such organization for a term of one year,
renewable for not more than a total of four one-year terms.
``(2) Graduates.--
``(A) In general.--The head of an organization described in
paragraph (1) may--
``(i) renew the appointment a successful graduate of the
program serving a one-year term under such paragraph until
such graduate is appointed to a permanent position in such
organization, except that the appointment may not be renewed
for more than a total of four one-year terms; and

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``(ii) noncompetitively appoint the graduate from a one-
year term appointment renewed under clause (i) into a vacant
position in the competitive or excepted service of the
Department.
``(B) Level.--The position of a graduate in a term or
permanent position described in subparagraph (A) shall be at
the level of GS-9 of the General Schedule or an equivalent
level for which the participant is qualified, without regard
to any minimum time-in-grade or time-based experience
requirements.
``(C) Limit.--The authority under this section may not be
used for more than 60 graduates of the program in any
calendar year.
``(3) Sunset.--The authority under this subsection shall
terminate on December 31, 2029.
``(4) Reports.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than January 31, 2026, and
annually thereafter until January 31, 2030, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on the use of the authority under this
subsection.
``(B) Elements.--Each report required by subparagraph (A)
shall include the following:
``(i) The number of graduates of the program for which the
authority under this section was used in the prior year.
``(ii) An identification of the Department of Defense
organizations that used the authority to appoint graduates of
the program under paragraph (2)(ii).
``(C) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In
this section, the term `appropriate congressional committees'
means--
``(i) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
``(ii) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform of the House of
Representatives.''.

SEC. 1105. MODIFICATIONS TO REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PRESIDENT OF
THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY.

Section 1746(e)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``term'' each place it appears and
inserting ``tenure''.

SEC. 1106. MODIFICATION OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR DOMESTIC
DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE FACILITIES.

(a) In General.--Section 1125(a) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 1580 note
prec.) is amended by inserting ``, including to Navy
Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair
positions'' after ``Facilities Base''.
(b) Annual Report.--At the end of each fiscal year, the
Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the relevant
congressional committees a report that includes the following
elements:
(1) The number of Navy Supervisor of Shipbuilding,
Conversion, and Repair positions filled in comparison to the
previous fiscal year.
(2) The extent to which direct hire authority has affected
recruitment and retention for Navy Supervisor of
Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair positions.
(3) Other data and information related to the hiring
process for the Navy Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion,
and Repair that the Secretary of the Navy considers
appropriate.
(c) Relevant Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``relevant congressional committees''
means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform of the House of
Representatives.

SEC. 1107. CYBER WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.

(a) In General.--Section 1599f of title 10, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 1599f. Cyber workforce recruitment and retention

``(a) General Authority.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may--
``(A) establish, as positions in the excepted service, such
qualified positions in the Department of Defense as the
Secretary considers necessary to carry out the cyber mission
of the Department and are not in the Defense Civilian
Intelligence Personnel System, including--
``(i) positions in the Defense Digital Executive Service
established under subsection (c); and
``(ii) Defense Digital Senior Level positions designated
under subsection (d);
``(B) carry out a program of personnel management authority
provided in subsection (b) in order to facilitate recruitment
of eminent experts in cyber for the Department; and
``(C) implement an interagency transfer agreement between
qualified positions in the excepted service established under
this section and positions in the competitive service in the
Department, including the military departments.
``(2) Applicability.--Unless explicitly provided otherwise
by law, the authority of the Secretary under this section
applies without regard to any other provision of law relating
to the appointment, number, classification, or compensation
of employees that the Secretary determines is incompatible
with the approach to talent management under this section.
``(b) Personnel Management Authority.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary may--
``(A) without regard to any provision of title 5 governing
the appointment of employees in the civil service, appoint
individuals to qualified positions established under
subsection (a)(1); and
``(B) subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), fix the
compensation of employees appointed under subparagraph (A).
``(2) Rates of basic pay.--The Secretary--
``(A) shall fix the rates of basic pay for employees
appointed under paragraph (1)(A)--
``(i) with the rates of pay provided for employees in
comparable positions in the Federal Government; and
``(ii) subject to the same limitations on maximum rates of
pay established for such employees by statute or regulation;
and
``(B) may prescribe the rates of basic pay for employees
appointed under paragraph (1)(A) at rates not in excess of a
rate equal to 150 percent of the maximum rate of basic pay
authorized for positions at Level I of the Executive Schedule
under section 5312 of title 5.
``(3) Additional compensation.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (C), the
Secretary may, with respect to an employee appointed under
paragraph (1)(A), other than such an employee receiving the
maximum rate of basic pay prescribed under paragraph (2)(B),
provide the employee compensation (in addition to basic pay),
including payments, benefits, sabbaticals, incentives,
awards, and allowances--
``(i) in accordance with relevant provisions of other laws,
including provisions of title 5;
``(ii) consistent with, and not in excess of the level
authorized for, comparable positions in the Federal
Government; and
``(iii) to the extent compatible with the approach to
talent management under this section.
``(B) Allowances.--An employee appointed under paragraph
(1)(A) shall be eligible for an allowance under section 5941
of title 5, in addition to such basic pay, on the same basis
and at least to the same extent as if the employee was an
employee covered by such section, including eligibility
conditions, allowance rates, and all other terms and
conditions in statute or regulation.
``(C) Maximum amount of additional compensation.--No
additional compensation may be provided to an employee under
this paragraph in any calendar year if, or to the extent
that, the employee's total annual compensation in such
calendar year will exceed the maximum amount of total annual
compensation payable at the salary set in accordance with
section 104 of title 3.
``(c) Defense Digital Executive Service.--The Secretary may
establish a Defense Digital Executive Service for positions
established under subsection (a)(1)(A)(i) that are comparable
to Senior Executive Service positions.
``(d) Defense Digital Senior Level Positions.--The
Secretary may designate as a Defense Digital Senior Level
position any defense cyber position that, as determined by
the Secretary--
``(1) is classified above the grade of GG-15 of the
excepted service;
``(2) does not satisfy functional or program management
criteria for being designated as a position in the Defense
Digital Executive Service; and
``(3) has no more than minimal supervisory
responsibilities.
``(e) Two-year Probationary Period.--The probationary
period for all employees hired under the authority provided
by this section shall be two years.
``(f) Incumbents of Existing Competitive Service
Positions.--
``(1) In general.--An individual occupying a position on
the date of the enactment of this section that is selected to
be converted to a position in the excepted service under this
section shall have the right to refuse such conversion.
``(2) Position conversion.--After the date on which an
individual who refuses a conversion under paragraph (1) stops
serving in the position selected to be converted, the
position shall be converted to a position in the excepted
service.
``(g) Implementation Plan; Effective Date of Authority.--
``(1) In general.--The authority provided by this section
shall become effective 30 days after the date on which the
Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees a
plan for the implementation of such authority.
``(2) Elements.--The plan described in paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
``(A) An assessment of the current scope of the positions
covered by the authority provided by subsection (a).
``(B) A plan for the use of the authority.
``(C) An assessment of the anticipated workforce needs for
the cyber mission of the Department across the future-years
defense program.
``(D) Other matters as appropriate.
``(h) Collective Bargaining Agreements.--Nothing in
subsection (a) may be construed to impair the continued
effectiveness of a collective bargaining agreement with
respect to an office, component, subcomponent, or equivalent
of the Department that is a successor to an office,
component, subcomponent, or equivalent of the Department
covered by the agreement before the succession.
``(i) Required Regulations.--The Secretary, in coordination
with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management,
shall prescribe regulations for the administration of this
section.
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``(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this section and not less frequently than
once each year thereafter until the date that is five years
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Director
of the Office of Personnel Management, in coordination with
the Secretary, shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a detailed report on the administration of this
section during the most recent one-year period.
``(2) Elements.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1)
shall include, for the period covered by the report, the
following:
``(A) A discussion of the process used in accepting
applications, assessing candidates, ensuring adherence to
veterans' preference, and selecting applicants for vacancies
to be filled by an individual for a qualified position.
``(B) A description of the following:
``(i) How the Secretary plans to fulfill the critical need
of the Department to recruit and retain employees in
qualified positions.
``(ii) The measures that will be used to measure progress.
``(iii) Any actions taken during the reporting period to
fulfill such critical need.
``(C) A discussion of how the planning and actions taken
under subparagraph (B) are integrated into the strategic
workforce planning of the Department.
``(D) The metrics on actions occurring during the reporting
period, including the following:
``(i) The number of employees in qualified positions hired,
disaggregated by occupation and grade and level or pay band.
``(ii) The placement of employees in qualified positions,
disaggregated by military department, Defense Agency, or
other component within the Department.
``(iii) The total number of veterans hired.
``(iv) The number of separations of employees in qualified
positions, disaggregated by occupation and grade and level or
pay band.
``(v) The number of retirements of employees in qualified
positions, disaggregated by occupation and grade and level or
pay band.
``(vi) The number and amounts of recruitment, relocation,
and retention incentives paid to employees in qualified
positions, disaggregated by occupation and grade and level or
pay band.
``(vii) The number of employees in qualified positions who
held an appointment related to cybersecurity at a Federal
agency outside of the Department during the three-year period
prior to being appointed under this section.
``(k) Comptroller General Assessment.--
``(1) Availability of annual report.--The Director of the
Office of Personnel Management shall make available to the
Comptroller General of the United States each report required
by subsection (j).
``(2) Assessment.--The Comptroller General shall--
``(A) assess any differences in recruitment and retention
for cyber positions experienced by Federal agencies based on
unique hiring and pay authorities for cyber professionals,
including with respect to Senior Executive Service positions
and Senior Level positions; and
``(B) not later than five years after the date of the
enactment of this section, submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress the results of that assessment.
``(l) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
`appropriate committees of Congress' means--
``(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee
on Appropriations of the Senate; and
``(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform, and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
``(2) Competitive service.--The term `competitive service'
has the meaning given that term in section 2102 of title 5.
``(3) Excepted service.--The term `excepted service' has
the meaning given that term in section 2103 of title 5.
``(4) Qualified position.--The term `qualified position'
means a position, designated by the Secretary for the purpose
of this section, in which the individual occupying such
position performs, manages, or supervises functions that
execute the cyber mission of the Department.
``(5) Senior executive service position.--The term `Senior
Executive Service position' has the meaning given that term
in section 3132(a) of title 5.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 81 of such title is amended by striking
the item relating to section 1599f and inserting the
following new item:

``1599f. Cyber workforce recruitment and retention.''.

SEC. 1108. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO REDUCE THE
WORKFORCE AT PUBLIC SHIPYARDS.

(a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act may be used to reduce the workforce
at public shipyards, including probationary employees.
(b) Exemption.--The workforce at public shipyards and any
other positions at a public shipyard not specified in
subsection (c) shall be exempt from any workforce reductions
related to spending cuts, reprogramming of funds, or the
probationary status of employees.
(c) Workforce at Public Shipyards Defined.--In this
section, the term ``workforce at public shipyards'' includes
any of the following positions at a public shipyard:
(1) Welders.
(2) Pipefitters.
(3) Shipfitters.
(4) Radiological technicians and engineers.
(5) Engineers and engineer technicians.
(6) Apprentices.
(7) Positions supporting a workforce development pipeline.
(8) Positions supporting nuclear maintenance and refueling.
(9) Mechanics.
(10) Painters and blasters.
(11) Positions supporting maintenance and operations of
infrastructure.
(12) Positions supporting implementation of the Shipyard
Infrastructure Optimization Program.
(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be
construed to restrict the authority of the Secretary of
Defense to manage the workforce of the Department of Defense
under existing procedures in cases of misconduct or poor
performance.
(e) Sunset.--This section shall cease to be effective
December 31, 2029.

TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS

Subtitle A--Assistance and Training

SEC. 1201. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES.

(a) Training With Friendly Foreign Countries: Payment of
Training and Exercise Expenses.--
(1) Training authorized.--Subsection (a) of section 321 of
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or other security
forces'' and inserting ``, or other security forces that
perform a similar function,'';
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs
(2) and (3), respectively.
(2) Authority to pay training and exercise expenses.--
Subsection (b) of such section is amended--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``subsection (e)'' and inserting ``subsection (f)'';
(B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
``(1) Expenses of forces assigned or allocated to that
command in conjunction with activities conducted under this
section.'';
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``that training'' and
inserting ``such activities'';
(D) in paragraph (3), by striking ``training'' and
inserting ``activities'';
(E) by striking paragraph (4);
(F) in paragraph (5), by striking ``training described in''
and all that follows through ``paragraph (4)'' and inserting
``training and exercises under this section''; and
(G) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).
(3) Semiannual report.--Subsection (e) of such section is
amended to read as follows:
``(e) Semiannual Report.--Not less frequently than
semiannually, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report on training and
exercises conducted under this section during the preceding
180-day period.''.
(4) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Section heading.--Section 321 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended, in the section heading, by inserting
``and exercises'' after ``Training''.
(B) Table of sections.--The table of sections for
subchapter III of chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by striking the item relating to section 321 and
inserting the following:

``321. Training and exercises with friendly foreign countries: payment
of training and exercise expenses.''.
(b) Repeal of Secretary of Defense Strategic Competition
Initiative.--Section 1332 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81;
135 Stat. 2007; 10 U.S.C. 301 note) is repealed.

SEC. 1202. MODIFICATION OF PAYMENT OF COSTS FOR REGIONAL
CENTERS FOR SECURITY STUDIES.

Section 342(f)(3)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended, in the first sentence, by striking ``from a
developing country''.

SEC. 1203. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR NAVAL SMALL CRAFT
INSTRUCTION AND TECHNICAL TRAINING SCHOOL.

Section 352 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``may'' and inserting
``shall''; and
(2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
``(3) Tuition fees charged for personnel who attend the
School may not include any amount for the fixed costs of
operating and maintaining the School.''.

SEC. 1204. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF ACCEPTANCE AND EXPENDITURE
OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR MULTILATERAL SECURITY
COOPERATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.

Section 1208 of the Servicemember Quality of Life
Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159) is amended by striking
subsection (i).

SEC. 1205. BUILDING CAPACITY OF THE ARMED FORCES OF MEXICO TO
COUNTER TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretary of State and with the
agreement of the Government of Mexico, shall submit

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to the appropriate congressional committees a plan for a
pilot program under which the armed forces of Mexico and the
United States Armed Forces will train jointly in the United
States on tactics, techniques, and procedures for countering
the threat posed by transnational criminal organizations,
including through--
(1) operations involving the use of rotary-wing aircraft;
and
(2) in consultation with the appropriate civilian
government agencies specializing in countering transnational
criminal organizations--
(A) joint network analysis;
(B) counter threat financing;
(C) counter illicit trafficking (including narcotics,
weapons, and human trafficking, and illicit trafficking in
natural resources); and
(D) assessments of key nodes of activity of transnational
criminal organizations.
(b) Implementation.--Not later than 15 days after the date
on which the plan required by subsection (a) is submitted
under such subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall begin
implementing the pilot program described in the plan.
(c) Definition of Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In
this section, the term ``appropriate congressional
committees'' means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives.

SEC. 1206. CYBERSECURITY COOPERATION WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF
PANAMA AND THE PANAMA CANAL AUTHORITY.

(a) Cybersecurity Integration.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, using existing
authorities of the Secretary, may establish a pilot program
in Panama--
(A) to enhance the cybersecurity capabilities of the Panama
Canal Authority and the national security forces of Panama;
and
(B) to increase cybersecurity cooperation measures between
the United States and Panama in current and future joint
military training exercises.
(2) Purposes.--The purposes of the cybersecurity
cooperation under paragraph (1) are--
(A) to assist in implementing the Cyber Cooperation
Arrangement;
(B) to provide training and technical assistance to, and
enhance joint cooperation with, the national security forces
of Panama so as to improve mitigation, deterrence, and
detection of ransomware attacks on, and vulnerabilities of,
critical infrastructure in and around the Panama Canal; and
(C) to incorporate cybersecurity cooperation measures into
current and potential United States-Panama joint military
training exercises so as to improve the security of the
Panama Canal.
(3) Activities.--Activities of the Department of Defense to
further the purposes described in paragraph (2) may include
the following:
(A) Provision of education and training to, and information
sharing with, the Panama Canal Authority and the national
security forces of Panama.
(B) Collaboration on cyber incident response best practices
with the Panama Canal Authority and the national security
forces of Panama.
(C) Provision of technical assistance to the Panama Canal
Authority and the national security forces of Panama to
detect and mitigate cybersecurity attacks.
(D) Development of supply chain security best practices and
building a trusted vendor network with the Panama Canal
Authority and the national security forces of Panama.
(E) Engagement with the national security forces of Panama
on joint cybersecurity training exercises and other
information-sharing and domain awareness activities relating
to cybersecurity, including by--
(i) encouraging the participation of the Government of
Panama in existing cybersecurity training facilitated or
managed by the Department and approved by the Secretary;
(ii) incorporating cybersecurity into existing joint
training exercises, such as PANAMAX; and
(iii) conducting an annual joint tabletop cybersecurity
exercise.
(4) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 2030,
the Secretary shall--
(A) submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on--
(i) the implementation of this section and any challenges
relating to such implementation;
(ii) any known cyber threats relating to Panama, such as
incidents of ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure in
and around the Panama Canal; and
(iii) actions taken to address and mitigate such threats;
and
(B) provide the congressional defense committees with a
briefing on such report.
(5) Protection of sensitive information.--Any activity
carried out under this section shall be conducted in a manner
that appropriately protects sensitive information and the
national security interests of the United States.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Critical infrastructure.--The term ``critical
infrastructure'' has the meaning given such term in section
1016(e) of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2001
(42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)).
(2) Panama canal authority.--The term ``Panama Canal
Authority'' has the meaning given such term in section 3(d)
of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3602(d)).
(3) PANAMAX.--The term ``PANAMAX'' refers to--
(A) an annual bilateral and multinational military exercise
and training series relating to the security of the Panama
Canal carried out in coordination with United States Southern
Command and the military or security forces of--
(i) the governments of countries in Latin America and the
Caribbean; and
(ii) certain European countries; and
(B) any related exercises conducted in Panama.
(4) Ransomware attack.--The term ``ransomware attack'' has
the meaning given such term in section 2200 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 650).

SEC. 1207. STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM SELECTION ANALYSIS.

The Secretary of Defense shall make such changes to
Department of Defense Instruction 5111.20 (relating to the
State Partnership Program) (or a successor instruction) as
may be necessary to ensure that, in performing selection
analysis for the State Partnership Program under section 341
of title 10, United States Code, the Chief of the National
Guard Bureau--
(1) considers the number of current partnerships assigned
to the National Guard of a State; and
(2) gives preference to States that have only one active
assigned country under the program.

SEC. 1208. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO BUILD CAPACITY OF
FOREIGN SECURITY FORCES.

Section 333 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following
new paragraphs:
``(10) Disaster risk reduction or response operations.
``(11) Space domain awareness and space operations.
``(12) Foreign internal defense operations.''; and
(2) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ``made''.

SEC. 1209. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO
IMPROVE CYBER COOPERATION WITH FOREIGN MILITARY
PARTNERS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
ISLANDS.

Section 1256 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 333
note) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ``and the pacific
islands'' before the period;
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ``2027'' and inserting
``2029''; and
(3) in subsection (f)(2), by adding at the end the
following:
``(F) Each member country of the Pacific Islands Forum.''.

Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran

SEC. 1211. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF
CERTAIN COALITION NATIONS FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED
TO UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS.

Section 1233 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 393) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1) by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting
``December 31, 2026,''; and
(2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``December 31, 2025''
and inserting ``December 31, 2026''.

SEC. 1212. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT
OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF
SECURITY COOPERATION IN IRAQ.

Section 1215 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (c);
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ``fiscal year 2025'' and
inserting ``fiscal year 2026''; and
(3) by redesignating subsections (d) through (h) as
subsections (c) through (g), respectively.

SEC. 1213. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO
VETTED SYRIAN GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS.

Section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck''
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3541) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting
``December 31, 2026''; and
(2) in subsection (l)(3)(E), by striking ``December 31,
2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 2026''.

SEC. 1214. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE
ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ
AND SYRIA.

Section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck''
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3558) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting
``December 31, 2026'';

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(2) by striking subsection (g);
(3) by redesignating subsections (h) through (o) as
subsections (g) through (n), respectively;
(4) in subsection (i)(1)(C), as redesignated, by striking
``subsection (l)(2)'' and inserting ``subsection (k)(2)'';
(5) in subsection (k)(2), as redesignated--
(A) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``subsection
(j)(1)(C)'' and inserting ``subsection (i)(1)(C)''; and
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``subsection (k)'' and
inserting ``subsection (j)''; and
(6) in subsection (n)(6), as redesignated, by striking
``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 2026''.

SEC. 1215. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE
CERTAIN SUPPORT.

Section 1226 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2016 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``with Syria and
Iraq''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``with Syria'';
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking paragraph (1); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as
paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively; and
(3) in subsection (h), by striking ``December 31, 2025''
and inserting ``December 31, 2027''.

SEC. 1216. SECURITY AND OVERSIGHT OF AL-HOL AND ROJ CAMPS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation
with the Secretary of State and pursuant to authorities
available to the Secretary of Defense, shall take appropriate
measures to support the defenses of al-Hol and Roj camps and
security for detainees within such camps, including through
support for vetted foreign partner security forces, so as to
prevent escape and radicalization efforts that could
contribute to a resurgence of the Islamic State of Iraq and
Syria.
(b) Annual Report.--Not later than March 31, 2026, and
annually thereafter through March 31, 2028, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees
a report that--
(1) assesses the status of United States Armed Forces
operations in northeast Syria related to counterterrorism and
security efforts;
(2) describes the conditions and security of detainees at
al-Hol and Roj camps;
(3) describes support to vetted foreign security partners
responsible for the administration and security of al-Hol and
Roj camps and surrounding areas;
(4) assesses the effectiveness of support to vetted foreign
security partners in maintaining the stability and security
of al-Hol and Roj camps and surrounding areas;
(5) describes efforts to repatriate detainees from al-Hol
and Roj camps to the home countries of such detainees or to
third countries;
(6) describes plans for the long-term security of al-Hol
and Roj camps; and
(7) includes recommendations for further actions to prevent
the resurgence of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.

SEC. 1217. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR REDUCTION OR
CONSOLIDATION OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES
BASES IN SYRIA.

(a) In General.--Until the date that is 15 days after the
date on which the certification described in subsection (b)
is submitted to the congressional defense committees, amounts
authorized to be appropriated by this Act may not be
obligated or expended to reduce the number of, or
consolidate, bases of the United States Armed Forces located
in Syria.
(b) Certification Described.--
(1) In general.--The certification described in this
subsection is a certification by the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Commander of the United States Central
Command that a reduction of the number, or consolidation, of
bases of the United States Armed Forces located in Syria
resulting in an updated force posture or basing locations
would continue to sufficiently meet objectives consistent
with the purposes outlined in section 1209(a) of the Carl
Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291;
128 Stat. 354).
(2) Elements.--The certification described in this
subsection shall include the following:
(A) A description of the current posture of United States
Armed Forces in Syria and levels of engagement by the United
States Armed Forces with Syrian groups and individuals.
(B) A description of the planned posture of the United
States Armed Forces in Syria and projected levels of
engagement by such forces with Syrian groups and individuals
that would result from such a reduction or consolidation.
(C) An assessment of any gaps that the planned posture of
United States Armed Forces as a result of such a reduction or
consolidation would generate, including in assistance,
training, or enabling authorized for Syrian groups and
individuals.
(D) A description of mitigation measures being taken to
address any identified gaps in assistance, training, or
enabling for Syrian groups.
(E) A plan to balance consolidation with an offshore
presence to sustain counterterrorism operations.

SEC. 1218. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE OFFICE
OF SECURITY COOPERATION IN IRAQ.

(a) Limitation on Obligation of Funds.--Not more than 50
percent of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the
Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq may be obligated or
expended until the date on which the Secretary of Defense
submits to the congressional defense committees a
certification that the Government of Iraq has taken credible
steps--
(1) to reduce the operational capacity of Iran-aligned
militia groups not integrated into the Iraqi Security Forces
through a publicly verifiable disarmament, demobilization,
and reintegration process;
(2) to strengthen the authority and operational control of
the Prime Minister of Iraq as Commander-in-Chief over the
Iraqi Security Forces; and
(3) to investigate and hold accountable members of militias
or members of security forces operating outside the formal
chain of command of the Iraqi Security Forces who engage in
attacks on United States or Iraqi personnel or otherwise act
in an illegal or destabilizing manner.
(b) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the
limitation in subsection (a) for a period of not more than
180 days if the Secretary determines that such waiver is in
the national security interest of the United States. Any such
waiver shall be submitted in writing to the congressional
defense committees not later than 15 days after issuance,
along with a justification and a description of the steps
being taken to achieve the objectives described in subsection
(a).

Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Europe and the Russian Federation

SEC. 1221. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS
RELATING TO SOVEREIGNTY OF THE RUSSIAN
FEDERATION OVER INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED
TERRITORY OF UKRAINE.

Section 1245(a) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263;
136 Stat. 2847) is amended by striking ``or 2025'' and
inserting ``2025, or 2026''.

SEC. 1222. EXTENSION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND
SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE RUSSIAN
FEDERATION.

Section 1234(g) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law
116-283; 134 Stat. 3938) is amended by striking ``January 31,
2026'' and inserting ``January 31, 2031''.

SEC. 1223. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF UKRAINE SECURITY
ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE.

Section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1068) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5); and
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs (6)
and (7):
``(6) Availability of funds for programs across fiscal
years.--Amounts available in a fiscal year to carry out the
authority in subsection (a) may be used for programs under
that authority that begin in such fiscal year and end not
later than the end of the second fiscal year thereafter.
``(7) Authority for interchange of supplies and services.--
The limitation in subsection (b)(2) of section 2571 of title
10, United States Code, shall not apply with respect to
reimbursable support for the purpose of providing assistance
under this section.'';
(2) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
``(11) For fiscal year 2026, $500,000,000.''; and
(3) in subsection (h), by striking ``December 31, 2026''
and inserting ``December 31, 2028''.

SEC. 1224. WEAPONS DEPOT MAINTENANCE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR
UKRAINE.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
seek to partner with the Minister of Defense of Ukraine to
develop a weapons depot maintenance strategic plan for
Ukraine that includes, at a minimum--
(1) an outline of the planning and management processes
necessary to establish for Ukraine a robust weapons depot
maintenance capability, including the steps necessary to
achieve such capability;
(2) a detailed plan for restoring the readiness of the
military forces of Ukraine by repairing, replacing, or
divesting the substantial quantities and wide variety of
weapons systems and equipment that have been donated or
procured to sustain the military operations of Ukraine; and
(3) the estimated resources, manpower, and timeline
required to fully implement the strategic plan.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a detailed report on the strategic plan
developed under subsection (a) that includes each element
described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of that subsection.

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SEC. 1225. OVERSIGHT OF UNITED STATES MILITARY POSTURE IN
EUROPE.

(a) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--Until the date that is 90
days after the date on which the certification described in
subsection (b) and the assessment described in subsection (c)
are submitted to the congressional defense committees,
amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act may not be
obligated or expended--
(1) to reduce the total number of members of the Armed
Forces permanently stationed in or deployed to the area of
responsibility of the United States European Command below
76,000;
(2) to divest, consolidate, or otherwise return to a host
country any site on the real property inventory of the United
States European Command as of June 1, 2025;
(3) to divest, redeploy, withdraw, or otherwise permanently
move out of the area of responsibility of the United States
European Command any Department of Defense equipment or
physical property positioned in such area of responsibility
as of June 1, 2025, with an initial purchase value of more
than $500,000; or
(4) to relinquish the role of the Commander of the United
States European Command as North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO) Supreme Allied Commander Europe.
(b) Certification Described.--The certification described
in this subsection is a certification by the Secretary of
Defense, in consultation with the Commander of the United
States European Command, the Secretary of State, and the
Director of National Intelligence, to the congressional
defense committees that, as applicable, a reduction of the
total number of members of the Armed Forces permanently
stationed in or deployed to the area of responsibility of the
United States European Command below 76,000, the divestment,
consolidation, or return to a host country of any site on the
real property inventory of the United States European Command
as of June 1, 2025, the divestment, redeployment, withdrawal,
or otherwise permanent moving of equipment or property
described in subsection (a)(3), or the relinquishment of the
role of the Commander of the United States European Command
as NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe--
(1) is in the national security interest of the United
States; and
(2) is being undertaken only after appropriate
consultations with all North Atlantic Treaty Organization
allies and relevant non-NATO partners.
(c) Assessment Described.--
(1) In general.--An assessment described in this subsection
is the following:
(A) In the case of a reduction of the total number of
members of the Armed Forces permanently stationed in or
deployed to the area of responsibility of the United States
European Command below 76,000, the divestment, consolidation,
or return to a host country of any site on the real property
inventory of the United States European Command, or the
divestment, redeployment, withdrawal or otherwise permanent
moving of equipment or property described in subsection
(a)(3)--
(i) an analysis of the impact of such an action on--

(I) the security of the United States;
(II) the security of North Atlantic Treaty Organization
allies and the strength and security of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization as a whole; and
(III) the ability of the United States to meet national
North Atlantic Treaty Organization capability targets,
regional and theater campaign plans, and other warfighting
requirements, as determined by the Commander of the United
States European Command and the NATO Supreme Allied Commander
Europe;

(ii) an assessment of the threat posed by the Russian
Federation to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in the
near term, medium term, and long term;
(iii) an analysis of the impact of such an action on the
ability of the Armed Forces to execute contingency plans of
the Department of Defense, including in support of operations
and crisis response in the areas of responsibility of the
United States Central Command and the United States Africa
Command;
(iv) a detailed analysis of the costs for relocation of
personnel, equipment, and associated infrastructure;
(v) an analysis of the impact of such an action on military
training and major military exercises, including on
interoperability and joint activities with North Atlantic
Treaty Organization allies and partners;
(vi) a description of consultations with each North
Atlantic Treaty Organization ally and all relevant non-NATO
partners;
(vii) an assessment of the impact of such an action on the
credibility of United States extended deterrence commitments
to North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies, and the
potential for nuclear proliferation in the European theater;
(viii) an assessment of the impact of such an action on
transatlantic cooperation to deter potential threats from the
People's Republic of China; and
(ix) an independent risk assessment by the Commander of the
United States European Command and the Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff of--

(I) the impact of such a reduction or divestment,
consolidation, or return on the security of the United
States;
(II) the ability of the Armed Forces to provide forward
defense of the United States;
(III) the ability of the Armed Forces to execute
contingency plans of the Department of Defense, including in
support of operations outside the area of responsibility of
the United States European Command; and
(IV) the impact of such a reduction or divestment,
consolidation, or return on military training and major
military exercises, including on interoperability and joint
activities with North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies and
partners.

(B) In the case of the relinquishment of the role of the
Commander of the United States European Command as the NATO
Supreme Allied Commander Europe--
(i) a classified explanation of the role of United States
nuclear weapons in supporting North Atlantic Treaty
Organization operations and activities after having
relinquished such role, including changes to command and
control relationships and adjustments to United States
nuclear posture;
(ii) a description of consultations with all North Atlantic
Treaty Organization allies and relevant non-NATO partners,
including through the Nuclear Planning Group of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization;
(iii) an assessment of the impact of the withdrawal of a
United States official as the NATO Supreme Allied Commander
Europe on--

(I) the effectiveness of North Atlantic Treaty Organization
nuclear deterrence; and
(II) the potential for nuclear proliferation in Europe;

(iv) an independent risk assessment by the Commander of the
United States European Command and the Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff of--

(I) the nuclear capabilities of North Atlantic Treaty
Organization allies; and
(II) the potential for nuclear proliferation in Europe; and

(v) an independent assessment by the Commander of the
United States Strategic Command of--

(I) the capability and capacity of nuclear-armed North
Atlantic Treaty Organization allies to effectively deter and,
if necessary, defeat likely adversaries in the nuclear domain
absent a United States commander serving in the role of
Supreme Allied Commander Europe;
(II) changes to be made to existing United States
contingency plans if other North Atlantic Treaty Organization
member countries with nuclear capabilities were to provide
extended nuclear deterrence to the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization; and
(III) the impact of such provision of extended nuclear
deterrence on United States nuclear posture and deterrence
planning requirements.

(2) Submission of independent assessments.--Any independent
assessment required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted to
the congressional defense committees without modification or
alteration.
(d) Form.--
(1) Certification.--A certification described in subsection
(b) shall be submitted in unclassified form.
(2) Assessment.--An assessment described in subsection (c)
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a
classified annex.

SEC. 1226. ACCEPTANCE BACK INTO STOCK OF EQUIPMENT PROCURED
UNDER UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE.

Section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1068) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(k) Accepting Equipment Back Into Stock.--
``(1) In general.--Equipment procured to carry out this
authority pursuant to subsection (a) may only be treated as
stocks of the Department of Defense if--
``(A) the equipment procured has not yet been transferred
to the Government of Ukraine and is no longer needed to
support a program carried out pursuant to such subsection; or
``(B) the equipment procured has been transferred to the
Government of Ukraine and is returned by Ukraine to the
United States.
``(2) Notification.--The Secretary may not transfer back
into stock equipment described in paragraph (1) until the
date that is 15 days after the date on which the Secretary
submits a notification to Congress describing how the
conditions of such paragraph were met.''.

SEC. 1227. STATEMENT OF POLICY RELATING TO UKRAINE SECURITY
ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE.

Section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1068), as
amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
``(l) Statement of Policy.--
``(1) In general.--It is the policy of the United States--
``(A) to assist Ukraine in maintaining a credible defense
and deterrence capability;
``(B) to bolster defense and security cooperation with
Ukraine as a means of building a future force of Ukraine that
is capable of defending Ukraine today and deterring future
aggression; and
``(C) to advance continued reform of the democratic,
economic, defense, and security institutions of Ukraine in
order to advance the Euro-Atlantic integration and
modernization of Ukraine.
``(2) Credible defense and deterrence capability defined.--
In this subsection, the term `credible defense and deterrence
capability' means the ability to defend against and deter any
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threat from the Russian Federation acting unilaterally or in
concert with partners, through the use of conventional
military means, possessed in sufficient quantity, including
weapons platforms and munitions, command, control,
communication, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
capabilities.''.

SEC. 1228. INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide
intelligence support, including information, intelligence,
and imagery collection authorized under title 10, United
States Code, to the Government of Ukraine for the purpose of
supporting military operations of the Government of Ukraine
that are specifically intended or reasonably expected to
defend and retake the territory of Ukraine.
(b) Territory of Ukraine Defined.--In this section, the
term ``territory of Ukraine'' includes all territory
internationally recognized to be the sovereign territory of
Ukraine, including Crimea and the territory the Russian
Federation claims to have annexed in Kherson Oblast,
Zaporizhzia Oblast, Donetsk Oblast, and Luhansk Oblast.

SEC. 1229. INTERNATIONAL SECURITY COOPERATION PROGRAM FUNDING
FOR UNITED STATES EUROPEAN COMMAND.

Not less than 15 percent of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act for the International Security
Cooperation Program shall be available for use by the United
States European Command.

SEC. 1230. PROMOTION OF THE JOINT UKRAINIAN MULTINATIONAL
PROGRAM--SERVICES, TRAINING AND ARTICLES RAPID
TIMELINE (JUMPSTART).

(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the Department of Defense should leverage existing programs
and authorities, including JUMPSTART, to employ resources
from European partners via multination co-financing to
support and expedite the delivery of weapons, training, and
logistics to Ukraine.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2026, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report that includes--
(A) an assessment of opportunities for leveraging JUMPSTART
to deliver critical technologies to Ukraine, including
technologies that also meet United States operational
requirements;
(B) a summary of Department efforts to accelerate the rapid
delivery of articles, training, and logistics through FMS;
(C) a description of any efficiencies that have been
achieved by pooling financial resources from partners and
allies;
(D) a description of opportunities for employing pooled
partner and ally resources to deliver United States systems
in support of Europe's security needs;
(E) proposed legislative or regulatory changes necessary to
enhance the effectiveness of JUMPSTART; and
(F) other topics as determined by the Secretary.
(2) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be
in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex as
necessary.

SEC. 1230A. MODIFICATION OF UNITED STATES BASING AND
TRAINING, AND EXERCISES IN NORTH ATLANTIC
TREATY ORGANIZATION MEMBER COUNTRIES.

(a) In General.--Section 1250 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31;
137 Stat. 464; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended to read as
follows:

``SEC. 1250. UNITED STATES BASING AND TRAINING IN NORTH
ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION MEMBER COUNTRIES.

``In considering decisions related to United States
military basing and training in North Atlantic Treaty
Organization member countries, the Secretary of Defense shall
include among the factors for consideration whether the
country concerned has submitted its annual plan to meet, and
has made progress toward, the goal agreed to in the Hague
Summit Declaration of June 25, 2025, to invest not less than
5 percent of gross domestic product annually in defense by
2035, of which--
``(1) not less than 3.5 percent is dedicated to core
defense requirements and North Atlantic Treaty Organization
capability targets; and
``(2) not less than 1.5 percent is dedicated to other
defense and security related investments.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) The table of contents for the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31;
137 Stat. 136) is amended by striking the item relating to
section 1250 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 1250. United States basing and training in North Atlantic Treaty
Organization member countries.''.
(2) The table of contents at the beginning of title XII of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
(Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 435) is amended by striking the
item relating to section 1250 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 1250. United States basing and training in North Atlantic Treaty
Organization member countries.''.

Subtitle D--Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region

SEC. 1231. EXTENSION OF PACIFIC DETERRENCE INITIATIVE.

(a) Funding.--Subsection (c) of section 1251 of the William
M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended--
(1) by striking ``the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2025'' and inserting ``the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026''; and
(2) by striking ``fiscal year 2025'' and inserting ``fiscal
year 2026''.
(b) Reports and Briefings.--Subsection (d) of such section
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), in the matter preceding clause
(i), by striking ``fiscal years 2026 and 2027'' and inserting
``fiscal years 2027 and 2028''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``fiscal years 2025 and
2026'' each place it appears and inserting ``fiscal years
2027 and 2028''.
(c) Extension of Plan.--Subsection (e) of such section is
amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``fiscal years 2026 and 2027'' and inserting ``fiscal years
2027 and 2028''.

SEC. 1232. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS FOR BIEN
HOA DIOXIN CLEANUP.

Section 1253(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law
116-283; 134 Stat. 3955) is amended by striking ``fiscal year
2025'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2026''.

SEC. 1233. OVERSIGHT OF UNITED STATES MILITARY POSTURE ON THE
KOREAN PENINSULA.

(a) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--Amounts authorized to be
appropriated by this Act may not be obligated or expended to
reduce the total number of members of the Armed Forces
permanently stationed in or deployed to the Republic of Korea
below 28,500, or to complete the transition of wartime
operational control of the United States-Republic of Korea
Combined Forces Command from United States-led command to
Republic of Korea-led command, until the date that is 90 days
after the date on which the certification described in
subsection (b) and the applicable assessment described in
subsection (c) are submitted to the appropriate committees of
Congress.
(b) Certification Described.--The certification described
in this subsection is a certification by the Secretary of
Defense, in consultation with the Commander of the United
States Forces Korea, the Commander of the United States Indo-
Pacific Command, the Secretary of State, and the Director of
National Intelligence, to the appropriate committees of
Congress that, as applicable, a reduction in the total number
of members of the Armed Forces permanently stationed in or
deployed to the Republic of Korea below 28,500 or the
completion of the transition of wartime operational control
of the United States-Republic of Korea Combined Forces
Command from United States-led command to Republic of Korea-
led command--
(1) is in the national security interest of the United
States; and
(2) is being undertaken only after appropriate
consultations with allies of the United States, including the
Republic of Korea, Japan, and any country that has sent
military contributions to the United Nations Command.
(c) Assessment Described.--An assessment described in this
subsection is the following:
(1) In the case of a reduction in the total number of
members of the Armed Forces permanently stationed in or
deployed to the Republic of Korea below 28,500, an assessment
by the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
Commander of the United States Forces Korea, the Commander of
the United States Indo-Pacific Command, the Secretary of
State, and the Director of National Intelligence that
includes--
(A) an analysis of the impact of such a reduction on--
(i) the security of the United States;
(ii) the security of the Republic of Korea and Japan;
(iii) United States deterrence; and
(iv) the defense posture of the United States Indo-Pacific
Command;
(B) an analysis of the impact of such a reduction on the
ability of the Armed Forces to execute contingency plans of
the Department of Defense, including in support of operations
beyond the Korean Peninsula;
(C) an analysis of the additional costs for relocation of
personnel, equipment, and associated infrastructure;
(D) an analysis of the impact of such a reduction on
military training and major military exercises, including on
interoperability and joint activities with the Republic of
Korea and Japan;
(E) a description of consultations with the Republic of
Korea, Japan, and countries that have sent military
contributions to the United Nations Command;
(F) an assessment of the impact of such a reduction on the
credibility of United States extended deterrence commitments
to the Republic of Korea and Japan, and the potential for
nuclear proliferation in the Indo-Pacific region; and
(G) an independent risk assessment by the Commander of the
United States Forces Korea, the Commander of the United
States Indo-Pacific Command, and the Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff of--
(i) the impact of such a reduction on the security of the
United States;

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(ii) the ability of the Armed Forces to execute contingency
plans of the Department of Defense, including in support of
operations beyond the Korean Peninsula; and
(iii) the impact of such a reduction on military training
and major military exercises, including on interoperability
and joint activities with the Republic of Korea and Japan.
(2) In the case of the completion of the transition of
wartime operational control of the United States-Republic of
Korea Combined Forces Command from United States-led command
to Republic of Korea-led command, an assessment by the
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Commander of
the United States Forces Korea, the Commander of the United
States Indo-Pacific Command, the Secretary of State, and the
Director of National Intelligence that includes--
(A) a description and characterization of the achievement
of the Republic of Korea of the three required conditions set
forth in the bilaterally approved conditions-based
Operational Control Transition Plan;
(B) a detailed description of the manner in which a
Republic of Korea-led Combined Forces Command will report to
national command authorities in the United States and the
Republic of Korea;
(C) a detailed description of the planned command
relationship between a Republic of Korea-led Combined Forces
Command and the United States-led United Nations Command;
(D) a description of consultations with countries that have
sent military contributions to the United Nations Command;
(E) a description of the United States-Republic of Korea
wartime operational control consultations with Japan, and an
assessment of approaches for deconflicting military
operations across the United States-Republic of Korea and the
United States-Japan alliances;
(F) an assessment of the impact of the transition of
wartime operational control on the potential for nuclear
proliferation in the Indo-Pacific region; and
(G) an independent risk assessment by the Commander of the
United States Forces Korea, the Commander of the United
States Indo-Pacific Command, and the Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff of--
(i) the ability of the Republic of Korea to meet the
conditions for the transition of wartime operational control
from United States-led command to Republic of Korea-led
command; and
(ii) the impact of such transition on the potential for
nuclear proliferation in the Indo-Pacific region.
(d) Form.--
(1) Certification.--A certification described in subsection
(b) shall be submitted in unclassified form.
(2) Assessment.--An assessment described in subsection (c)
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a
classified annex.
(e) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives.

SEC. 1234. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR TRAVEL
EXPENSES OF THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF
DEFENSE.

Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for operation
and maintenance, Defense-wide, and available for the Office
of the Secretary of Defense for travel expenses, not more
than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the
Secretary of Defense submits--
(1) the multi-year plan to fulfill the defensive
requirements of the military forces of Taiwan, also known as
the ``Taiwan Security Assistance Roadmap'', required by
section 5506 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (22 U.S.C. 3355);
(2) the independent study of the organizational structure
and force posture of the United States Armed Forces in the
area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific
Command required by section 1319 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31;
137 Stat. 500);
(3) the plan to reconstitute United States Forces Japan as
a joint force headquarters required by section 1343 of the
Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
118-159);
(4) the plan for Department of Defense activities to
strengthen United States extended deterrence commitments to
the Republic of Korea required by section 1344 of the
Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
118-159);
(5) the plan to advance trilateral defense cooperation
among the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea
required by section 1345 of the Servicemember Quality of Life
Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159);
(6) the report on Department of Defense activities that
would be necessary to support the potential establishment of
a regional contingency stockpile for Taiwan required by the
Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the Servicemember
Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159);
and
(7) the report on the adequacy of the logistics network in
the Indo-Pacific region for supporting the operational and
contingency plans of the United States Indo-Pacific Command
required by the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the
Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
118-159).

SEC. 1235. BOLSTERING INDUSTRIAL RESILIENCE WITH ALLIES IN
INDO-PACIFIC REGION.

(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, shall establish and
maintain a security cooperation initiative (referred to in
this section as the ``Partnership'') to strengthen
cooperation among the defense industrial bases of the United
States and allied and partner countries in the Indo-Pacific
region.
(b) Objectives.--The objectives of the Partnership shall be
the following:
(1) To enable the production and supply of the material
necessary for equipping the Armed Forces of the United States
and the military forces of allied and partner countries to
achieve--
(A) the objectives set forth in the most recent national
security strategy report submitted to Congress by the
President pursuant to section 108 of the National Security
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3043);
(B) the policy guidance of the Secretary of Defense
provided pursuant to section 113(g) of title 10, United
States Code; and
(C) the future-years defense program submitted to Congress
by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 221 of title
10, United States Code.
(2) To strengthen the collective defense industrial base by
expanding industrial base capability, capacity, and
workforce, including with respect to enhanced supply chain
security, interoperability, and resilience among
participating countries.
(3) To identify and mitigate industrial base
vulnerabilities across partner countries.
(4) To advance research and development activities to
provide the Armed Forces of the United States and the
military forces of allied and partner countries with systems
capable of ensuring technological superiority over potential
adversaries.
(5) To promote co-development, co-production, and
procurement collaboration in key defense sectors.
(6) To promote defense innovation, improve information
sharing, encourage standardization, reduce barriers to
cooperation, and otherwise mitigate potential vulnerabilities
and facilitate collaboration.
(7) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers
appropriate.
(c) Designation of Senior Official.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
designate a senior civilian official of the Department of
Defense at the Assistant Secretary level or above to lead
relevant efforts of the Partnership, as determined by the
Secretary.
(2) Notification.--Not later than 30 days after the date on
which the Secretary of Defense makes or changes a designation
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a notification of such
designation or change.
(d) Participation.--The Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, shall establish a
process to determine which allies and partners of the United
States (including Australia, Japan, the Republic of Korea,
India, the Philippines, and New Zealand) shall be invited to
participate as member countries of the Partnership.
(e) Authorities.--To carry out this section, the Secretary
of Defense may do the following:
(1) Enter into agreements and memoranda of understanding
with appropriate counterparts from participating countries.
(2) Establish working groups and technical exchanges.
(3) Provide technical assistance and capacity-building
support to partner countries using authorities available to
the Secretary under title 10, United States Code.
(4) Use funds authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Defense for international cooperation programs,
industrial base resilience, or other relevant purposes.
(5) Engage with industry, capital providers, academia, and
any other stakeholders necessary to advance the objectives
described in subsection (b).
(f) Report and Briefing.--
(1) Report.--
(A) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2027, and annually
thereafter through 2031, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on
the status and progress of the Partnership.
(B) Elements.--Each report required by subparagraph (A)
shall include the following:
(i) An assessment of shared industrial base
vulnerabilities.
(ii) An overview of efforts among participating countries
to enhance supply chain integrity and resilience.
(iii) A description of any joint defense production or co-
development initiative, including any such initiative
involving sensitive or classified technologies.

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(iv) An articulation of priority initiatives for the
upcoming fiscal year.
(v) Recommendations for legislative, regulatory, policy, or
resourcing changes to achieve the objectives described in
subsection (b).
(vi) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers
appropriate.
(2) Briefing.--Not later than December 1, 2026, and
annually thereafter through 2030, the Secretary of Defense
shall provide the congressional defense committees with a
briefing on the progress made toward achieving the objectives
described in subsection (b).
(g) Termination.--The authority under this section shall
terminate on December 31, 2030.

SEC. 1236. MODIFICATION OF TAIWAN SECURITY COOPERATION
INITIATIVE.

Section 1323(b) of the Servicemember Quality of Life
Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (V) as subparagraph (W);
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (U) the following new
subparagraph (V):
``(V) Medical equipment, supplies, and related combat
casualty care capabilities.''; and
(C) in subparagraph (W), as redesignated, by striking
``(U)'' and inserting ``(V)''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (K);
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following new
subparagraph (J):
``(J) Medical equipment, supplies, and related combat
casualty care capabilities.''; and
(C) in subparagraph (K), as redesignated, by striking
``(I)'' and inserting ``(J)''.

SEC. 1237. JOINT PROGRAM WITH TAIWAN TO ENABLE FIELDING OF
UNCREWED SYSTEMS AND COUNTER-UNCREWED SYSTEMS
CAPABILITIES.

(a) In General.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of
State, shall seek to engage with appropriate officials of
Taiwan in a joint program for the purpose of enabling the
fielding of uncrewed systems and counter-uncrewed systems
capabilities, including co-development and co-production of
such capabilities, for the Armed Forces of the United States
and the military forces of Taiwan, consistent with the Taiwan
Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.).
(b) Use of Authorities.--In carrying out a joint program
under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may use the
authorities under title 10, United States Code, and other
applicable statutory authorities available to the Secretary.
(c) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through
2029, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a report on the joint program under
subsection (a).
(2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall
include, for the period covered by the report, the following:
(A) A summary of engagements under subsection (a).
(B) A description of activities undertaken by the Secretary
of Defense and appropriate officials of Taiwan to enable the
fielding of uncrewed systems and counter-uncrewed systems
capabilities described in subsection (a).
(C) A description of progress made in finalizing defense
trade foundational agreements between the United States and
Taiwan, including--
(i) a memorandum of understanding on reciprocal defense
procurement;
(ii) a security of supply agreement;
(iii) an acquisition and cross-servicing agreement;
(iv) a general security of military information agreement;
and
(v) a cyber maturity model certification.
(D) An identification of the additional resources or
authorities necessary to enable the fielding of uncrewed
systems and counter-uncrewed systems capabilities described
in subsection (a).
(E) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers
appropriate.
(d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives.

SEC. 1238. REPORT ON CRITICAL DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF
TAIWAN.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report
that--
(1) analyzes the critical digital infrastructure of Taiwan
in the event of a military invasion or blockade by the
People's Republic of China; and
(2) identifies potential Department of Defense actions that
could help enable the protection of such infrastructure,
consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8; 93
Stat. 14).
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) A description of threats to the critical digital
infrastructure of Taiwan in the event of a military invasion
or blockade by the People's Republic of China.
(2) A description of the critical digital infrastructure
capabilities of Taiwan, including--
(A) the type and amount of physical hardware available to
support the transfer of large quantities of electronic data
from Taiwan to a cloud-based system or a geographic location
outside Taiwan; and
(B) the availability of resilient satellite communications
from low-Earth orbit constellations and any other necessary
activity relating to such a transfer.
(3) An identification of potential Department of Defense
actions that could help enable the protection of the critical
digital infrastructure of Taiwan in the event of a
contingency, including--
(A) the pre-positioning of digital hardware capabilities;
and
(B) acquisition of cloud-based services and radio frequency
satellite communications.
(4) Recommendations for any resources or authorities
required to support the Department of Defense actions
identified under paragraph (3).
(5) Any other matter the Secretary considers appropriate.
(c) Considerations.--The report required by subsection (a)
shall take into account, at a minimum, the following:
(1) Lessons learned from ongoing conflicts, especially the
war in Ukraine.
(2) The risks associated with making assumptions about the
availability of commercial vendors in the event of a military
invasion or blockade of Taiwan by the People's Republic of
China.
(d) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in classified form.
(e) Collaboration.--To support the development of the
report required by subsection (a), the Secretary is
encouraged to seek input from the following:
(1) Civilian executives from commercial technology
companies that provided support to Ukraine in its fight
against the Russian Federation's war of aggression.
(2) Any other individual or agency of the Federal
Government the Secretary considers appropriate.
(f) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the date on
which the Secretary submits the report required by subsection
(a), the Secretary shall provide the congressional defense
committees with a briefing on the contents of the report.

SEC. 1239. REPORT ON JAPANESE COUNTERSTRIKE CAPABILITIES.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report outlining
Department of Defense efforts to support Japan in the
fielding of an operational counterstrike capability.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) A description of the activities and objectives of the
United States-Japan Roles, Missions, and Capabilities Working
Group with respect to the fielding of an operational
counterstrike capability by Japan.
(2) A description of the operations, activities, and
investments the Department is undertaking in collaboration
with the Government of Japan, including--
(A) a description of progress made by the United States and
Japan in developing and deploying counterstrike capabilities,
including in and across the First Island Chain;
(B) a description of the counterstrike capabilities of
Japan and a characterization of the potential for enhancement
of such capabilities; and
(C) a description of the impediments to fielding a
strengthened alliance strike posture, including--
(i) domestic legal constraints;
(ii) regulatory restrictions, including technology and
foreign disclosure constraints;
(iii) industrial base-driven capacity limitations; and
(iv) political impediments;
(D) an articulation of the planning assumptions
underpinning the assigned and anticipated roles, missions,
and capabilities of the respective counterstrike capabilities
of the United States and Japan;
(E) a description of the manner in which the United States
and Japan will coordinate and deconflict counterstrike
operations; and
(F) an assessment of potential alliance posture changes
that would support an enhanced alliance counterstrike
capability, including in the First Island Chain.
(3) A description of the command and control mechanisms and
information-sharing requirements needed to enable
coordination and deconfliction of allied counterstrike
operations, including--
(A) the adoption of enhanced security protocols to ensure
secure networks;
(B) the technical means needed to facilitate integrated
planning for counterstrike operations; and
(C) the sharing of targeting information.
(4) An identification of challenges to the implementation
of the operations, activities, and investments described in
paragraph (2), and any recommended legislative changes,

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resourcing requirements, bilateral agreements, or other
measures that would facilitate the implementation of such
operations, activities, and investments.
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified
annex.

SEC. 1240. REPORT ON ENHANCED SECURITY COOPERATION WITH THE
PHILIPPINES.

(a) In General.--Not later than June 1, 2026, and annually
thereafter through 2031, the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report on enhancing
United States security cooperation with the Philippines.
(b) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall
include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) An assessment of progress with respect to the
implementation of the United States-Philippines Bilateral
Defense Guidelines.
(2) An organizational chart and overview of the functions
of the alliance management bodies that report to the United
States-Philippines Mutual Defense Board and Security
Engagement Board.
(3) A summary of the activities and outcomes of the Roles,
Missions, and Capabilities Working Group.
(4) An assessment of progress with respect to the bilateral
Philippines--Security Sector Assistance Roadmap initiative,
including a description of joint capability areas under such
initiative.
(5) A projected resourcing plan for the Philippines--
Security Sector Assistance Roadmap initiative that includes
the projected use of national funds of the Philippines,
Foreign Military Sales, Foreign Military Financing, and
Department of Defense International Security Cooperation
Program account funds.
(6) A description of the activities and investments the
Department will implement during the five-year period
beginning on the date on which the report is submitted for--
(A) increased bilateral training, exercises, combined
patrols, and other activities between the United States Armed
Forces and the military forces of the Philippines;
(B) enhancing multilateral security cooperation and
capacity-building efforts among the Philippines, Japan,
Australia, and other foreign partners; and
(C) improving information-sharing mechanisms and processes,
including by adoption of enhanced security protocols, under
the General Security of Military Information Agreement
between the United States and the Philippines, signed at
Manila November 18, 2024.
(7) A plan for improving the infrastructure at sites
designated under the Agreement on Enhanced Defense
Cooperation, signed at Quezon City April 28, 2014 (TIAS 14-
625), including, for each such site--
(A) an identification of priority facility investments at
the site across the future-years defense program;
(B) a timeline for completing area development plans for
the site; and
(C) an articulation of non-Department investments necessary
to enable effective use of the site.
(8) An articulation of requirements for pre-positioning of
equipment and supplies in support of humanitarian assistance,
disaster relief, and other bilateral activities.
(9) A description of the current organization of the Joint
United States Military Assistance Group--Philippines, and an
analysis of the feasibility and advisability of modifying
United States command structures in the Philippines to more
effectively--
(A) coordinate United States military activities and
operations; and
(B) facilitate integrated planning and implementation of
combined activities.
(10) An identification of challenges to the implementation
of the activities and investments described in paragraphs (1)
through (9), and any recommended legislative changes,
resourcing requirements, bilateral agreements, or other
measures that would facilitate the implementation of such
activities and investments.
(c) Form.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified
annex.
(d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 1241. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND
SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE PEOPLE'S
REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

Section 1202(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 10 U.S.C. 113 note)
is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new
paragraph (5):
``(5) The military and security strategy of the People's
Republic of China on the Tibetan Plateau, including with
respect to risks posed by political and regional conflicts,
resource control and water-related resource conflicts, and
infrastructure development.''.

SEC. 1242. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP ON DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL
PRIORITIES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND
TAIWAN.

The Secretary of Defense shall seek to establish a
partnership between the Defense Innovation Unit of the
Department of Defense and appropriate counterparts of
Taiwan--
(1) to enhance market opportunities for United States-based
and Taiwan-based defense technology companies;
(2) to bolster Taiwan's defense industrial base;
(3) to harmonize global security posture through emerging
technology;
(4) to counter the development, by the Chinese Communist
Party and adversarial proxy groups aligned with the Chinese
Communist Party, of dual-use defense technologies; and
(5) in coordination with appropriate counterpart offices of
the Ministry of National Defense of Taiwan--
(A) to enable coordination on defense industrial
priorities;
(B) to streamline emerging defense technology research and
development;
(C) to establish, for defense technology startups, more
pathways to market; and
(D) to collaborate on the coordinated development of dual-
use defense capabilities, such as the following:
(i) Drones.
(ii) Microchips.
(iii) Directed energy weapons.
(iv) Artificial intelligence.
(v) Missile technology.
(vi) Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
technology.

SEC. 1243. INVITATION TO TAIWAN TO RIM OF THE PACIFIC
(RIMPAC) EXERCISE.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense is strongly
encouraged to invite the naval forces of Taiwan to
participate, as appropriate, in any Rim of the Pacific
exercise that is to take place after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(b) Justification.--In the event a decision is made not to
invite the naval forces of Taiwan to participate in any Rim
of the Pacific exercise described in subsection (a), not
later than 30 days after the date on which such decision is
made, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a written justification for such decision.

SEC. 1244. EXTENSION OF INDO-PACIFIC EXTENDED DETERRENCE
EDUCATION PILOT PROGRAM.

Section 1314(c) of the Servicemember Quality of Life
Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159) is amended by striking
``December 31, 2027'' and inserting ``December 31, 2030''.

SEC. 1245. INCLUSION ON LIST OF CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES OF
ENTITIES ADDED TO CERTAIN OTHER LISTS.

Section 1260H(b)(3) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
(Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended--
(1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the
following:
``(A) In general.--The Secretary''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(B) Review of entities on other lists.--The Secretary
shall review, for inclusion in each annual revision under
subparagraph (A) of the list required by paragraph (1), each
entity added, during the year preceding preparation of the
revision of the list, to any other list maintained by the
United States Government of Chinese entities subject to
restrictions or scrutiny relating to concerns about their
activities or affiliations.''.

SEC. 1246. PREVENTING CIRCUMVENTION BY CHINESE MILITARY
COMPANIES IN THIRD-PARTY COUNTRIES.

(a) In General.--Section 1260H(g)(2)(B)(i)(I) of the
William M. ``Mac'' Thornberry National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 113
note) is amended to read as follows:
``(I) directly or indirectly owned by, controlled by, or
beneficially owned by, affiliated with, or in an official or
unofficial capacity acting as an agent of or on behalf of,
the People's Liberation Army, Chinese military and
paramilitary elements, security forces, police, law
enforcement, border control, the People's Armed Police, the
Ministry of State Security (MSS), or any other organization
subordinate to the Central Military Commission of the Chinese
Communist Party, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and
Information Technology (MIIT), the State-Owned Assets
Supervision and Administration Commission of the State
Council (SASAC), or the State Administration of Science,
Technology, and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND)
operating inside or outside of China; or''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall take effect on the date that is one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 1247. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DEFENSE ALLIANCES AND
PARTNERSHIPS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION.

It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense
should continue efforts that strengthen United States defense
alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region so as
to further the comparative advantage of the United States in
strategic competition with the People's Republic of China,
including by--
(1) enhancing cooperation with Japan, consistent with the
Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the United
States of America and Japan, signed at Washington, January
19, 1960, including by developing advanced military
capabilities, upgrading commd and control relationships,
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interoperability across all domains, and improving sharing of
information and intelligence;
(2) reinforcing the United States alliance with the
Republic of Korea, including by maintaining the presence of
approximately 28,500 members of the United States Armed
Forces deployed to the Republic of Korea, enhancing mutual
defense base cooperation, and affirming the United States
extended deterrence commitment using the full range of United
States defense capabilities, consistent with the Mutual
Defense Treaty Between the United States and the Republic of
Korea, signed at Washington, October 1, 1953, in support of
the shared objective of a peaceful and stable Korean
Peninsula;
(3) fostering bilateral and multilateral cooperation with
Australia, consistent with the Security Treaty Between
Australia, New Zealand, and the United States of America,
signed at San Francisco, September, 1951, and through the
partnership among Australia, the United Kingdom, and United
States (commonly known as ``AUKUS'' )--
(A) to advance shared security objectives;
(B) to accelerate the fielding of advanced military
capabilities; and
(C) to build the capacity of emerging partners;
(4) advancing United States alliances with the Philippines
and Thailand and United States partnerships with other
partners in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to
enhance maritime domain awareness, promote sovereignty and
territorial integrity, leverage technology and promote
innovation, and support an open, inclusive, and rules-based
regional architecture;
(5) broadening United States engagement with India,
including through the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue--
(A) to advance the shared objective of a free and open
Indo-Pacific region through bilateral and multilateral
engagements and participation in military exercises, expanded
defense trade, and collaboration on humanitarian aid and
disaster response; and
(B) to enable greater cooperation on maritime security;
(6) strengthening the United States partnership with
Taiwan, consistent with the Three Communiques, the Taiwan
Relations Act (Public Law 96-8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), and
the Six Assurances, with the goal of improving Taiwan's
defensive capabilities and promoting peaceful cross-strait
relations;
(7) reinforcing the status of the Republic of Singapore as
a Major Security Cooperation Partner of the United States and
continuing to strengthen defense and security cooperation
between the military forces of the Republic of Singapore and
the United States Armed Forces, including through
participation in combined exercises and training;
(8) engaging with the Federated States of Micronesia, the
Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and
other Pacific island countries, with the goal of
strengthening regional security and addressing issues of
mutual concern, including protecting fisheries from illegal,
unreported, and unregulated fishing;
(9) collaborating with Canada, the United Kingdom, France,
and other members of the European Union and the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization to build connectivity and
advance a shared vision for the region that is principled,
long-term, and anchored in democratic resilience; and
(10) investing in enhanced military posture and
capabilities in the area of responsibility of the United
States Indo-Pacific Command and strengthening cooperation in
bilateral relationships, multilateral partnerships, and other
international fora to uphold global security and shared
principles, with the goal of ensuring the maintenance of a
free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Subtitle E--Other Matters

SEC. 1251. MIDDLE EAST INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE
ARCHITECTURE.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall continue to
seek to cooperate with allies and partners in the Middle East
with respect to implementing an integrated air and missile
defense architecture to protect the people, infrastructure,
and territory of such allies and partners from cruise and
ballistic missiles, manned and unmanned aerial systems, and
rocket attacks from Iran and groups linked to Iran.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than May 31, 2026, the Secretary
of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State,
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on further implementation of an integrated air and missile
defense architecture in the area of responsibility of the
United States Central Command.
(2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) An assessment of the threat to allies and partners
within the area of responsibility of the United States
Central Command posed by ballistic and cruise missiles,
manned and unmanned aerial systems, and rocket attacks
launched from Iran and by groups linked to Iran.
(B) A description of--
(i) the missile defense priorities and capability needs of
the United States Central Command with respect to defense
against the threats described in subparagraph (A); and
(ii) the planned regional missile defense architectures
derived from such priorities and capability needs.
(C) An analysis of current integrated air and missile
defense systems within the area of responsibility of the
United States Central Command to defend against threats
described in subparagraph (A) and to meet the priorities
identified under subparagraph (B).
(D) A description of the progress made toward addressing
challenges identified in the strategy required by section
1658(b) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2951)
and toward meeting benchmarks set forth in such strategy.
(E) With respect to the defensive operations against aerial
threats since October 7, 2023, the following:
(i) With respect to countering the April 13, 2024, and
October 1, 2024, ballistic missile and drone attacks by Iran
against Israel--

(I) lessons learned with respect to the adequacy of data-
sharing agreements in facilitating effective joint responses,
and recommendations for further improvements to such
agreements;
(II) a comparative analysis of the performance of systems
operated by the United States and the performance of systems
operated by Israel in intercepting missiles and unmanned
aerial systems launched by Iran during the attacks;
(III) an assessment of the extent to which a defense
provided to other United States regional partners if attacked
by Iran would be similarly effective, and an identification
of changes necessary to address deficiencies; and
(IV) an evaluation of the extent to which the strategy
required by section 1658(b) of the James M. Inhofe National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law
117-263; 136 Stat. 2951) contributed to the defensive
operations described in this clause.

(ii) Lessons learned with respect to countering projectiles
launched by the Houthis in Yemen against maritime targets in
the area of responsibility of the United States Central
Command.
(iii) Any other such defensive operation the Secretary of
Defense considers appropriate.
(F) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers
appropriate.
(3) Form.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall
be submitted in unclassified form but may include a
classified annex.
(4) Protection of sensitive information.--Any activity
carried out under this subsection shall be conducted in a
manner that is consistent with protection of intelligence
sources and methods and appropriately protects sensitive
information and the national security interests of the United
States.

SEC. 1252. MODIFICATION OF PROGRAM AND PROCESSES RELATING TO
FOREIGN ACQUISITION.

Section 873 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 350; 10 U.S.C.
301 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``pilot program
for''; and
(B) by striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall''; and
(2) by striking subsection (f).

SEC. 1253. ENHANCING SECURITY PARTNERSHIP WITH JORDAN AND
LEBANON.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, pursuant to
existing authorities, shall seek to provide assistance,
including training, equipment, logistics support, supplies,
and services, to the Government of Jordan and the Government
of Lebanon for the purpose of supporting and enhancing
efforts of the military forces of Jordan and the military
forces of Lebanon to ensure the territorial security of
Jordan and Lebanon.
(b) Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than December 31, 2025, the
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Commander of
the United States Central Command, and in consultation with
the Secretary of State, shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report that describes the plan of the
Department of Defense to provide assistance under subsection
(a).
(2) Elements.--The required plan shall, at a minimum,
include the following elements:
(A) A description of the available authorities to provide
assistance described in subsection (a) to the Government of
Jordan and the Government of Lebanon.
(B) A description of the objectives of assistance described
in subsection (a), including specific capabilities that such
assistance seeks to enhance and the recipient units of the
military forces of Jordan and Lebanon for such assistance.
(C) An identification of any opportunities to transfer
military equipment, including aircraft and unmanned systems,
from existing inventory of the Department of Defense to
bolster the capabilities of the military forces of Jordan.
(D) Any other matters deemed relevant by the Secretary.

SEC. 1254. JOINT PROGRAM OFFICE FOR NON-PROGRAMS OF RECORD TO
SUPPORT FOREIGN ACQUISITION.

(a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
establish and charter, within the Office of the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, a Joint
Program Office for Non-Programs of Record (referred to in
this section as the ``Joint Program Office'') to support the
acquisition of specified non-program of record systems by
approved foreign partners and allies.
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(1) Leadership.--The Joint Program Office shall be led by a
senior executive or military flag officer of the Office of
the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment, who shall have a deputy from the Defense
Security Cooperation Agency.
(2) Staffing.--The staff of the Joint Program Office shall
include detailees from the international program offices of
the military departments, the Defense Security Cooperation
Agency, and the Defense Technology Security Administration.
(c) Responsibilities.--
(1) In general.--The Joint Program Office shall be
responsible for the following:
(A) Coordinating with allies and partners to identify and
procure non-program of record capabilities.
(B) Facilitating discussions between industry and foreign
partners on new non-program-of-record capabilities.
(C) Liaising with combatant commands to identify new
specified non-program of record systems aligned with the
strategic priorities of the combatant commands for theater
security cooperation.
(D) Promoting capabilities with foreign partners that align
with priority capabilities for the combatant commands.
(E) Coordinating with, and as necessary, providing
additional support to, the international program offices of
the military departments to expedite delivery of capabilities
to foreign partners and allies.
(F) Coordinating internal Department of Defense approval
processes to expedite the delivery of non-program of record
capabilities.
(d) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the
establishment of the Joint Program Office, the Secretary
shall provide the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representatives with a briefing on the
charter, responsibilities, resources, and plan of activities
for the Joint Program Office for the subsequent fiscal year.
(e) Specified Non-program of Record System Defined.--In
this section, the term ``specified non-program of record
system'' means a record system that does not exist formally
as a program of record within the Department of Defense,
including--
(1) an international or civil variant of a program of
record with nonstandard configurations, or a type 1 non-
program of record system;
(2) a prior program of record that is no longer supported
in United States inventory, or a type 2 non-program of record
system;
(3) a program consisting of commercially developed
munitions items, or a type 3 non-program of record system;
(4) a program consisting of commercially developed dual-use
items, or a type 4 non-program of record system;
(5) a program consisting of commercially developed dual-use
items combined with program of record elements, or a type 5
non-program of record system; and
(6) a program consisting of commercially developed dual-use
items with military end-use, or a type 6 non-program of
record system.

SEC. 1255. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF UNITED STATES-ISRAEL
ANTI-TUNNEL COOPERATION.

Section 1279 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2016 (22 U.S.C. 8606 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ``$50,000,000'' and
inserting ``$80,000,000''; and
(2) in subsection (f), by striking ``December 31, 2026''
and inserting ``December 31, 2028''.

SEC. 1256. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF UNITED STATES-ISRAEL
COOPERATION TO COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS.

Section 1278 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2020 (22 U.S.C. 8606 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ``$55,000,000'' and
inserting ``$75,000,000''; and
(2) in subsection (f), by striking ``December 31, 2026''
and inserting ``December 31, 2028''.

SEC. 1257. GUIDANCE FOR COORDINATION OF INTERNATIONAL ARMS
TRANSFERS.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
issue updated guidance, in accordance with section 382 of
title 10, United States Code, to streamline and align the
roles, responsibilities, and authorities, and improve
transparency, relating to Department of Defense processes for
international arms transfers, including Foreign Military
Sales.
(b) Elements.--The updated guidance required by subsection
(a) shall do the following:
(1) Streamline the roles and responsibilities relating to
Department processes for international arms transfers
(including the Foreign Military Sales and technology security
and foreign disclosure processes) so as to ensure effective
implementation of such roles and responsibilities among the
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Defense Security
Cooperation Agency, the Defense Technology Security
Administration, and the military departments.
(2) Designate a lead official, to be known as the ``Data
Czar'', who, in coordination with the Chief Digital and
Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense,
shall be responsible for collecting, tracking, coordinating,
and sharing data and information on Foreign Military Sales
cases for the purposes of--
(A) facilitating transparency across the Department of
Defense international cooperation enterprise (including
industry and international partners within such enterprise
and components and subcomponents of the Department); and
(B) sharing information on Foreign Military Sales case
development, execution, contracting, and implementation
processes.
(3) Develop a framework to facilitate the use of the
Foreign Military Sales process to deliver defense articles
and services to allies and partners through programs other
than a program of record.
(4) Set forth Foreign Military Sales-specific guidance
that--
(A) identifies security cooperation priorities;
(B) aligns with the United States Conventional Arms
Transfer Policy described in National Security Presidential
Memorandum/NSM-10, dated April 19, 2018;
(C) is informed by priorities identified in the National
Defense Strategy, Department planning guidance, and theater
campaign plans; and
(D) takes into consideration--
(i) the risk factors for arms transfers identified in the
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.); and
(ii) the industrial capacity for production.
(c) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the issuance of
the updated guidance required by subsection (a), the
Secretary shall provide the Committee on Armed Services and
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives with a briefing on
the development and implementation of such guidance that
describes the manner in which the procedures set forth in the
guidance will streamline, and enhance the transparency of,
international cooperation processes of the Department.
(d) Dissemination of FMS-specific Guidance.--Not later than
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall disseminate the Foreign Miliary Sales-
specific guidance described in subsection (a)(4) to each
member of the Department of Defense international cooperation
enterprise.

SEC. 1258. REQUIREMENT TO UPDATE THE NATIONAL DISCLOSURE
POLICY.

(a) Framework Development.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually
thereafter, the National Disclosure Policy Committee (in this
section referred to as the ``Committee'') shall develop and
submit to Congress a framework for revising and updating the
National Disclosure Policy (NDP-1).
(b) Framework Elements.--The framework developed pursuant
to subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) A comprehensive assessment of emerging and advanced
defense items, including artificial intelligence, directed
energy, microwave systems, counter-unmanned aerial systems,
missile defense, machine learning, cybersecurity, quantum
technologies, hypersonic, and autonomous systems, and
necessary updates to NDP-1 to enable the transfer and sharing
of this technology with United States allies and partners.
(2) Guidelines for balancing national security
considerations with the need to share critical information
and technology with allies and partners to enhance
interoperability and collective security.
(3) Recommendations for updating the NDP-1 to help bolster
the defense industrial base and accommodate the use of
emerging and advanced defense items in multi-domain
operations, joint military exercises, and allied operational
requirements.
(4) Mechanisms to accelerate the approval process for
disclosures, ensuring timely and effective information
sharing.
(c) Implementation Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the first
submittal of the framework to Congress pursuant to subsection
(a) and on an annual recurring basis thereafter, the
Committee shall implement revisions to the National
Disclosure Policy based on the recommendations and any future
recommendation based upon the stakeholder engagement in
subsection (c) contained in the framework.
(2) Requirements.--Revisions implemented pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall--
(A) include specific provisions addressing the secure
disclosure of emerging and advanced technologies to allies
and partners of the United States;
(B) establish metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of the
updated policy in enhancing security, interoperability, and
interchangeability; and
(C) establish a mechanism to ensure that the stakeholder
engagement required by subsection (c) informs revisions.
(d) Stakeholder Engagement.--In carrying out subsections
(a), (b), and (c), the Committee shall, not less frequently
than once every 6 months, consult with the following:
(1) Representatives of such governments that are allies or
partners of the United States as the Committee considers
appropriate, to gather input on enhancing interoperability,
interchangeability, and collaborative security measures.
(2) Such representatives from the defense industry as the
Committee considers appropriate, including representatives
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by section 3014 of title 10, United States Code).
(e) Annual Report to Congress.--The Under Secretary of
Defense for Policy, in coordination with the Director of the
Defense Technology Security Administration, shall submit with
the budget submission each year a report to Congress
detailing--
(1) progress made in implementing the updated NDP-1;
(2) challenges encountered and actions taken to address
them;
(3) recommendations for further updates or legislative
actions to enhance the policy;
(4) a description of the roles and missions of the
committees and subcommittees of the Department of Defense's
Technology Security and Foreign Disclosure enterprise and a
detailed explanation of how these bodies report back to the
Arms Transfer and Technology Release Senior Steering Group;
and
(5) an explanation of negative determinations of
technology.
(f) Classified Annex.--If necessary, the annual report
shall include a classified annex to address sensitive
national security information.
(g) Unclassified Public Annex.--The submission shall
include a publicly releasable annex to be made available upon
submission of the report to Congress.

SEC. 1259. IMPROVEMENTS TO SECURITY COOPERATION WORKFORCE AND
DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.

(a) Responsibilities of Secretary of Defense.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall, consistent
with the requirements of section 384 of title 10, United
States Code, seek to ensure that--
(A) members of the defense acquisition workforce involved
in the foreign military sales process--
(i) are aware of evolving United States regional and
country-level defense capability-building priorities; and
(ii) coordinate with the security cooperation workforce to
enhance responsiveness to foreign partner requests and
capability-building priorities; and
(B) members of the defense acquisition workforce are
professionally evaluated using metrics to measure--
(i) adherence to meeting the foreign capability
requirements identified in Department of Defense strategy
documents;
(ii) responsiveness to foreign partner requests;
(iii) ability to meet foreign partner capability and
delivery schedule requirements; and
(iv) advancement of foreign capability-building priorities
described in the guidance updated under subsection (b).
(b) Guidance.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
update, as necessary, Department of Defense guidance
governing the execution of foreign military sales by the
Department to ensure that such guidance--
(A) incorporates priorities of the National Security
Strategy and the National Defense Strategy associated with
foreign partner contributions;
(B) is informed by the theater campaign plans and theater
security cooperation strategies of the combatant commands;
(C) incorporates timeline prioritization of purchasers with
a special designation; and
(D) is disseminated to the security cooperation workforce
and the defense acquisition workforce.
(2) Elements.--The updated guidance required by paragraph
(1) shall--
(A) identify--
(i) regional and country-level foreign defense capability-
building priorities; and
(ii) levels of urgency and desired timelines for achieving
foreign capability-building objectives; and
(B) provide guidance to the defense acquisition workforce
regarding levels of resourcing, innovation, and risk
tolerance that should be considered in meeting urgent needs.
(3) Purchaser with a special designation defined.--In this
subsection, the term ``purchaser with a special designation''
means Israel, Japan, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the
Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, member countries of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization, major defense partners, major
security partners, and eligible purchasers that are members
of the national technology and industrial base.
(c) Foreign Military Sales Continuous Process Improvement
Board.--Section 1210(b) of the Servicemember Quality of Life
Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159) is amended to read as follows:
``(b) Foreign Military Sales Continuous Process Improvement
Board.--
``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall
establish a Foreign Military Sales Continuous Process
Improvement Board (in this section referred to as the
`Board') to serve as an enduring governance structure within
the Department of Defense that reports to the Secretary on
matters relating to the foreign military sales process so as
to enhance accountability and continuous improvement within
the Department, including the objectives of--
``(A) improving the understanding, among officials of the
Department, of ally and partner requirements;
``(B) enabling efficient reviews for release of technology;
``(C) providing ally and partner countries with relevant
priority equipment;
``(D) accelerating acquisition and contracting support;
``(E) expanding the capacity of the defense industrial
base;
``(F) working with other departments and agencies to
promote broad United States Government support; and
``(G) any other matters determined by the Secretary to be
relevant to the Board.
``(2) Membership.--
``(A) In general.--The Board shall be composed of not fewer
than 7 members, each of whom shall have expertise in security
cooperation, security assistance, defense acquisition,
business process reform, or any disciplines the Secretary
determines to be important to the functioning of the Board.
``(B) Certain members.--
``(i) In general.--Of the members of the Board, 3 such
members shall be individuals who are not--

``(I) officers or employees of the Department of Defense;
``(II) members of the United States Armed Forces; or
``(III) registered as a foreign agent or registered
lobbyists.

``(ii) Clearance.--Each member of the Board described in
this subparagraph shall be appropriately cleared for security
risks.
``(3) Inapplicability of faca.--The Board shall not be
subject to chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code
(commonly referred to as the `Federal Advisory Committee
Act').
``(4) Sunset.--This subsection shall terminate on December
31, 2030.''.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Defense acquisition workforce.--The term ``defense
acquisition workforce'' means the Department of Defense
acquisition workforce described in chapter 87 of title 10,
United States Code.
(2) Security cooperation workforce.--The term ``security
cooperation workforce'' has the meaning given the term in
section 384 of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 1260. EXPANSION OF COUNTRY PRIORITIZATION.

With respect to foreign military sales to Israel, Japan,
the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Taiwan, member
countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, major
defense partners, and eligible purchasers that are members of
the national technology and industrial base, the Secretary of
Defense may assign a Defense Priorities and Allocations
System order rating.

SEC. 1261. STREAMLINING AND EXPEDITING SALES OF DEFENSE
ARTICLES AND SERVICES.

(a) Acquisition Strategies.--
(1) In general.--With respect to purchasers with a special
designation, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a
requirement that, in developing letters of offer and
acceptance, the acquisition program office of each military
department shall develop, at program inception--
(A) an acquisition strategy that documents the standard
acquisition path; and
(B) an acquisition strategy that documents the fastest
acquisition path.
(2) Associated risk.--In developing each acquisition
strategy required by subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph
(1), the acquisition program office of the military
department concerned shall--
(A) measure, and justify with respect to the urgency of
delivering a capability in full or in phases, the associated
risk, risk mitigation, and risk cost;
(B) in the case of a sole-source program that is not a
program of record, transparently consult with the prime
contractor to seek consensus on cost and schedule; and
(C) provide, in coordination with the appropriate regional
directorate of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense
for Policy and the Director of the Defense Security
Cooperation Agency, to the acquisition leadership of such
military department a briefing on the results of the
measurements under subparagraph (A) and the consultation
under subparagraph (B).
(3) Decision.--Not later than 30 days after the date of a
briefing under paragraph (2)(C), the acquisition leadership
of the military department concerned shall issue a decision
with respect to the acquisition strategy selected.
(b) Input From Purchaser With Special Designation.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure
that, in the development of acquisition strategies for
purchasers with a special designation under subsection (a),
the purchaser with a special designation is provided an
opportunity to provide input with respect to risk tolerance.
(2) Information sharing.--In carrying out paragraph (1),
the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that a purchaser with a
special designation is briefed on risks identified, alternate
approaches that may be taken, and the schedule, cost, and
capability tradeoffs associated with such alternate
approaches.
(3) Inclusion in briefing.--Purchaser input gathered under
this paragraph shall be included in the briefing required by
subsection (a)(2)(C) and appropriately weighed in making a
final decision with respect to the appropriate acquisition
approach.
(c) Agreements With Manufacturers.--
(1) In general.--A United States prime contractor may enter
into a covered agreement with a manufacturer to begin the
process of acquiring long-lead Government-furnished
equipment, including sensitive and closely controlled items
such as communications security devices, military grade GPS,
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to the execution of a signed commercial contract or issuance
of a letter of offer and acceptance.
(2) Covered agreement defined.--In this subsection, the
term ``covered agreement'' means an agreement between a
United States prime contractor and a manufacturer pursuant to
which--
(A) the prime contractor, in anticipation of a foreign
military sale, contracts for the production by the
manufacturer of one or more articles that will be supplied to
the prime contractor as government-furnished equipment prior
to execution of a signed commercial contract or issuance of a
letter of offer and acceptance in connection with such sale;
(B) the parties agree to the allocation of risks,
obligations, profits, and costs in the event the anticipated
foreign military sale does not occur, including whether the
articles manufactured under the agreement are retained by the
manufacturer for eventual supply to the prime contractor or a
third party in connection with a future foreign military sale
or other transaction; and
(C) the United States Government assumes no liability with
respect to either party in the event the anticipated foreign
military sale does not occur.
(3) Department of defense policy.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall implement
policies, and ensure that the head of each military
department implements policies, that allow United States
prime contractors to enter into covered agreements with
manufacturers of Government-furnished equipment.
(B) Elements.--The policies required by subparagraph (A)
shall require that--
(i) United States prime contractors shall be responsible
for--

(I) negotiating directly with the manufacturer of
Government-furnished equipment, including with respect to the
terms and conditions described in paragraph (2)(B); and
(II) providing any payment to such manufacturer; and

(ii) transfer of Government-furnished equipment from such
manufacturer to the primary contractor shall not occur until
the date on which a letter of offer and acceptance or
commercial contract is produced.
(4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall
be construed as authorizing, requiring, or providing for the
United States Government to assume any liability or other
financial responsibility with respect to a covered agreement.
(d) Purchaser With a Special Designation Defined.--In this
section, the term ``purchaser with a special designation''
means Israel, Japan, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the
Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, member countries of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization, major defense partners, major
security partners, and eligible purchasers that are members
of the national technology and industrial base.

SEC. 1262. REDESIGNATION OF THE AFRICA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC
STUDIES AS THE JAMES M. INHOFE CENTER FOR
AFRICA SECURITY STUDIES.

(a) In General.--The Department of Defense regional center
for security studies known as the Africa Center for Strategic
Studies is hereby redesignated as the ``James M. Inhofe
Center for Africa Security Studies''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Reference to regional centers for strategic studies.--
Section 342(b)(2)(D) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``Africa Center for Strategic Studies''
and inserting ``James M. Inhofe Center for Africa Security
Studies''.
(2) Acceptance of gifts and donations.--Section
2611(a)(2)(D) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``Africa Center for Strategic Studies'' and
inserting ``James M. Inhofe Center for Africa Security
Studies''.
(3) Provision of certain assistance to sudan.--Section
1270A(b)(1) of the Sudan Democratic Transition,
Accountability, and Fiscal Transparency Act of 2020 (22
U.S.C. 10010(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``Africa Center
for Strategic Studies'' and inserting ``James M. Inhofe
Center for Africa Security Studies''.
(c) References.--Any reference to the Department of Defense
Africa Center for Strategic Studies in any law, regulation,
map, document, record, or other paper of the United States
shall be deemed to be a reference to the James M. Inhofe
Center for Africa Security Studies.

SEC. 1263. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM TO PROMOTE PARTICIPATION
OF FOREIGN STUDENTS IN THE SENIOR RESERVE
OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS.

(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2027, the
Secretary of Defense shall establish a program using the
authority provided under section 2103(b) of title 10, United
States Code, to promote the participation of foreign students
in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (in this
section referred to as the ``Program'').
(2) Organization.--The Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Director of the Defense Security
Cooperation Agency, the Secretaries of the military
departments, the commanders of the combatant commands, the
participant institutions in the Senior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps program, and any other individual the
Secretary of Defense considers appropriate, shall be
responsible for, and shall oversee, the Program.
(b) Objective.--The objective of the Program is to promote
the readiness and interoperability of the United States Armed
Forces and the military forces of partner countries by
providing a high-quality, cost effective military-based
educational experience for foreign students in furtherance of
the military-to-military program objectives of the Department
of Defense and to enhance the educational experience and
preparation of future United States military leaders through
increased, extended interaction with highly qualified
potential foreign military leaders.
(c) Activities.--Under the Program, the Secretary of
Defense shall--
(1) identify to the military services' Senior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps program the foreign students who,
based on criteria established by the Secretary, the Secretary
recommends be considered for admission under the Program;
(2) coordinate with partner countries to evaluate interest
in and promote awareness of the Program;
(3) establish a mechanism for tracking an alumni network of
foreign students who participate in the Program; and
(4) to the extent practicable, work with the participant
institutions in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
program and partner countries to identify academic
institutions and programs that--
(A) have specialized academic programs in areas of study or
interest to participating countries; or
(B) have high participation from or significant diaspora
populations from participating countries.
(d) Strategy.--
(1) In general.--Not later than September 30, 2026, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
strategy for the implementation of the Program.
(2) Elements.--The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following elements:
(A) A governance structure for the Program, including--
(i) the officials tasked to oversee the Program;
(ii) the format of the governing body of the Program;
(iii) the functions and duties of such governing body with
respect to establishing and maintaining the Program; and
(iv) mechanisms for coordinating with partner countries
whose students are selected to participate in the Program.
(B) A list of additional authorities, appropriations, or
other congressional support necessary to ensure the success
of the Program.
(C) A description of targeted partner countries and
participant institutions in the Senior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps for the first three fiscal years of the
Program, including a rationale for selecting such initial
partners.
(D) A description of opportunities and potential timelines
for future Program expansion, as appropriate.
(E) A description of the mechanism for tracking the alumni
network of participants of the Program.
(F) Any other information the Secretary of Defense
considers appropriate.
(e) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than September 20, 2027, and
annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a report on the Program.
(2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following elements:
(A) A narrative summary of activities conducted as part of
the Program during the preceding fiscal year.
(B) An overview of participant Senior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps programs, individuals, and countries, to
include a description of the areas of study entered into by
the students participating in the Program.
(C) A description of opportunities and potential timelines
for future Program expansion, as appropriate.
(D) Any other information the Secretary of Defense
considers appropriate.
(f) Limitation on Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may
not use the authority provided under this section to pay for
tuition or room and board for foreign students who
participate in the Program.
(g) Termination.--The Program shall terminate on December
31, 2031.

SEC. 1264. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR ASSISTANCE IN
SUPPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACCOUNTING FOR
MISSING UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL.

Section 408(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by inserting ``, and procure goods and services from,'' after
``assistance to''.

TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION

SEC. 1301. COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION FUNDS.

(a) Funding Allocation.--Of the $282,830,000 authorized to
be appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year
2026 in section 301 and made available by the funding table
in division D for the Department of Defense Cooperative
Threat Reduction Program established under section 1321 of
the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act
(50 U.S.C. 3711), the following amounts may be obligated for
the purposes specified:

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(1) For strategic offensive arms elimination, $6,249,000.
(2) For chemical weapons destruction, $25,292,000.
(3) For global nuclear security, $38,134,000.
(4) For cooperative biological engagement, $137,686,000.
(5) For proliferation prevention, $47,146,000.
(6) For activities designated as Other Assessments/
Administrative Costs, $28,323,000.
(b) Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction Funds.--
Funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations in section 301 and made available by the
funding table in division D for the Department of Defense
Cooperative Threat Reduction Program shall be available for
obligation for fiscal years 2026, 2027, and 2028.

TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

Subtitle A--Military Programs

SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 2026 for the use of the Armed Forces and other
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for
providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, as
specified in the funding table in section 4501.

SEC. 1402. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION,
DEFENSE.

(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby
authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense
for fiscal year 2026 for expenses, not otherwise provided
for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense,
as specified in the funding table in section 4501.
(b) Use.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated under
subsection are authorized for--
(1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions
in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense
Authorization Act, 1986 ( 50 U.S.C. 1521); and
(2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel of the
United States that is not covered by section 1412 of such
Act.

SEC. 1403. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES,
DEFENSE-WIDE.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2026 for expenses, not
otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-
Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in the funding
table in section 4501.

SEC. 1404. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2026 for expenses, not
otherwise provided for, for the Office of the Inspector
General of the Department of Defense, as specified in the
funding table in section 4501.

SEC. 1405. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 2026 for the Defense Health Program for use of the Armed
Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of
Defense for providing for the health of eligible
beneficiaries, as specified in the funding table in section
4501.

Subtitle B--National Defense Stockpile

SEC. 1411. MODIFICATIONS TO STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS
STOCK PILING ACT.

(a) Modification of Disposal Authority.--
(1) In general.--Section 5(b) of the Strategic and Critical
Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98d(b)) is amended--
(A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)'';
(B) by striking ``or (5)'' and inserting ``or (6)'';
(C) by striking ``has been specifically authorized by law''
and inserting ``was included in the most recent annual
materials plan submitted to the congressional defense
committees (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United
States Code) under section 11(b)(1)(G)''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) Not later than 15 days after making a disposal under
paragraph (1), the National Defense Stockpile Manager shall
notify the congressional defense committees of the
disposal.''.
(2) Technical and conforming amendments.--Section 6(a) of
such Act (50 U.S.C. 98e(a)) is amended--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``President'' and inserting ``National Defense Stockpile
Manager''; and
(B) by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows:
``(7) dispose of materials in the stockpile in accordance
with the most recent annual materials plan submitted to the
congressional defense committees under section 11(b)(1)(G)
and notify the congressional defense committees of such
disposals as required by section 5(b)(2).''.
(b) Reduction of Wait Periods.--Sections 5(a)(2), 6(d)(1),
and 6(d)(2) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 98d(a)(2), 98e(d)(1),
98e(d)(2)) are each amended by striking ``45 days'' and
inserting ``30 days''.

Subtitle C--Other Matters

SEC. 1421. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ARMED FORCES
RETIREMENT HOME.

There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 2026 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund
the sum of $77,000,000 for the operation of the Armed Forces
Retirement Home.

TITLE XV--SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND INTELLIGENCE
MATTERS

Subtitle A--Space Activities

SEC. 1501. DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL
ASSESSMENT FOR ROCKET CARGO TEST AND
DEMONSTRATION AT JOHNSTON ATOLL.

The preparation of the Notice of Intent to prepare an
Environmental Assessment for Rocket Cargo Test and
Demonstration at Johnston Atoll, United States (Demonstration
at Johnston Atoll, United States (EAXX-007-57-USF-1728497279,
March 3, 2025)) shall not be effective until further
modification includes consideration of the Ronald Reagan
Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, United States Army
Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands.
Such environmental impact analysis shall also include a
comparison of estimated costs for supporting the collection
of essential testing data at each location.

SEC. 1502. STUDY ON FUTURE SPACE LAUNCH CAPACITY.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a
study to assess the operational capacity, infrastructure, and
long-term sustainability of heavy and super heavy space
launch sites at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and
Vandenberg Space Force Base, with a focus on evaluating the
suitability of such sites for ongoing and future missions,
and to explore alternate launch locations that may offer
advantages with respect to mission-efficiency, cost-
effectiveness, and strategic value.
(b) Elements.--The study required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) An analysis of the current capacity and use of the
heavy and super heavy space launch sites at Cape Canaveral
Space Force Station and Vandenberg Space Force Base,
including existing infrastructure, launch frequencies, and
operational efficiency.
(2) A detailed evaluation of the infrastructure at Cape
Canaveral Space Force Station and Vandenberg Space Force
Base, including transportation access, environmental
considerations, safety protocols, the adequacy of current
facilities to support heavy and super heavy space launches,
and the estimated costs of maintaining and upgrading such
infrastructure.
(3) A review of environmental regulations, policies, and
potential impacts related to heavy and super heavy space
launches at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Vandenberg
Space Force Base, including any limitations or challenges
imposed by Federal, State, or local regulations and an
evaluation of potential strategies to mitigate adverse
environmental effects.
(4) A comparative analysis of alternate locations for heavy
and super heavy space launches, including sites on Federal
lands, private land partnerships, and locations outside the
continental United States. Such analysis shall consider
geographic, environmental, logistical, and regulatory factors
that may make alternate locations viable or advantageous,
including cost comparisons and potential challenges in
establishing infrastructure at such locations.
(5) An examination of the manner in which Cape Canaveral
Space Force Station, Vandenberg Space Force Base, and any
potential alternate locations align with national defense and
space exploration goals, including launch site proximity to
key orbital paths, security considerations, and redundancy
for critical missions.
(6) An exploration of the manner in which advancements in
space launch technology, including reusable launch vehicles
and space traffic management, could influence the future
demand and operational needs for heavy and super heavy space
launch sites.
(7) An assessment of any innovative technologies that could
enhance the capacity or reduce the environmental impact of
existing or alternate heavy and super heavy space launch
sites.
(8) A financial analysis of the long-term costs associated
with the use and maintenance of Cape Canaveral Space Force
Station and Vandenberg Space Force Base for heavy and super
heavy space launches, and the estimated costs for
establishing and operating alternative heavy and super heavy
space launch sites. Such analysis shall include
considerations applicable to Government funding, private
sector partnerships, and cost-sharing models.
(c) Consultation.--The study required by subsection (a)
shall be conducted in consultation with relevant
stakeholders, including commercial space industry
representatives, environmental agencies, and local
governments.
(d) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than March 31, 2026, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
report on the findings of the study required by subsection
(a).
(2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) Recommendations on the future use of heavy and super
heavy space launch sites at Cape Canaveral Space Force
Station, Vandenberg Space Force Base, and alternate
locations.
(B) A summary of findings and recommendations on the
continued use of Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and
Vandenberg Space Force Base for heavy and super heavy space
launches.
(C) A detailed analysis of alternate launch sites,
including strategic, operational, and financial
considerations.
(D) Policy recommendations for addressing infrastructure
needs, environmental concerns, and regulatory challenges for
heavy and super heavy space launch operations.

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(E) A summary of stakeholder input and any proposed
legislative or regulatory changes based on the findings of
the study.

SEC. 1503. ACQUISITION AND OPERATION OF SPACE SYSTEMS FOR
SPACE WARFIGHTING AND CONTROL.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall acquire and
operate space systems to be used primarily for space
warfighting and control to meet the requirements specified by
one or more combatant commanders in carrying out the
responsibilities set forth in section 164 of title 10, United
States Code.
(b) Role of Commercial Space Systems.--One or more
commercial space systems may be used to augment the space
systems acquired and operated under subsection (a).
(c) National Security Waiver.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may waive the application of
subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that such a waiver
is in the national security interest of the United States.
(2) Notification.--Not later than 10 days after exercising
the waiver authority under paragraph (a), the Secretary shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a notification
of the use of such authority that includes--
(A) a description of the national security interest upon
which the exercise of such authority is based;
(B) the anticipated vulnerabilities to national security
posed by the use of such waiver; and
(C) the anticipated duration of such waiver.

SEC. 1504. BLAST DAMAGE ASSESSMENT GUIDE FOR SPACE VEHICLES
AT AIR FORCE LAUNCH COMPLEXES.

(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force
shall publish a liquid oxygen and methane blast damage
assessment guide for space launch vehicles at Air Force
launch complexes.
(b) Notice and Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the
date on which the assessment guide required by subsection (a)
is published, the Secretary shall--
(1) notify the congressional defense committees of such
publication; and
(2) provide the congressional defense committees with a
briefing on the contents of the assessment guide.
(c) Waiver.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may waive the one-year
publication timeline under subsection (a) for national
security purposes, or if the Secretary determines that such
timeline is impractical, if the Secretary notifies the
congressional defense committees with respect to an alternate
date on which the publication shall occur.
(2) Limitation.--The Secretary may exercise the waiver
authority under paragraph (1) not more than once.

SEC. 1505. ACQUISITION OF SPACE-BASED TACTICAL DATA
CAPABILITY.

(a) Finding.--Congress finds that robust competition in the
space industrial base is essential to ensuring United States
space superiority and the ability of the United States Space
Force to provide national security mission-critical space
warfighting systems and operations across the joint force.
(b) Requirement To Maximize Competition.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 135 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:

``Sec. 2279e. Contracting for space-based functional data
capability

``The head of an agency shall, to the maximum extent
practicable, ensure that--
``(1) space acquisitions employ procedures that maximize
competition; and
``(2) mission-critical national security space-based
systems that deliver space-based tactical data within a
program and across the armed forces shall, to the greatest
extent practicable, be procured from an open competition
allowing for competition between multiple vendors, and the
products of such vendors shall comply with interfaces and
standards that maximize resilience and interoperability with
Department of Defense systems.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections for
chapter 135 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new item:

``2279e. Contracting for space-based functional data capability.''.

SEC. 1506. USE OF MIDDLE TIER ACQUISITION PROGRAM FOR
PROLIFERATED WARFIGHTER SPACE ARCHITECTURE OF
THE SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.

(a) In General.--The Director of the Space Development
Agency shall use a middle tier acquisition program for the
rapid fielding of satellites and associated systems for each
of the following tranches of the of the proliferated
warfighter space architecture of the Agency:
(1) Tranch 4.
(2) Tranch 5.
(3) Tranch 6.
(b) Rapid Prototyping and Fielding.--Any tranche of
satellites or associated systems developed and fielded under
subsection (a) shall have a level of maturity that allows
such satellites or systems to be rapidly prototyped within an
acquisition program or rapidly fielded within five years of
the development of an approved requirement for such
satellites or systems.
(c) Designation as Major Capability Acquisition.--
(1) In general.--The Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment may designate a tranche described
in subsection (a) as a major capability acquisition program
consistent with Department of Defense Instruction 5000.85,
titled ``Major Capability Acquisition'' and issued on August
6, 2020 (or a successor instruction).
(2) Notice to congress.--Not later than 90 days before the
date on which a designation under paragraph (1) is made, the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
shall notify the congressional defense committees of the
intent of the Under Secretary to make such designation and
include with such notice a justification for such
designation.
(d) Space Acquisition Council Review and Waiver.--
(1) Review.--In accordance with section 9021 of title 10,
United States Code, the Space Acquisition Council shall
review each tranch described subsection (a) to ensure
integration across the national security space enterprise.
(2) Waiver.--The Space Acquisition Council may waive the
requirements of subsection (a) with respect to a tranch or
portion of a tranch described in such subsection if the
Council--
(A) on the basis of the review conducted under paragraph
(1), determines that the use of a middle tier acquisition
program is not warranted for such tranch or portion thereof;
and
(B) not later than 14 days after making such determination,
submits to the congressional defense committees notice of the
intent of the Council to issue such a waiver.
(e) Middle Tier Acquisition Program Defined.--In this
section, the term ``middle tier acquisition program'' means
an acquisition program or project that is carried out using
the rapid fielding or rapid prototyping acquisition pathway
under section 3602 of title 10, United States Code, in a
manner consistent with Department of Defense Instruction
5000.80, titled ``Operation of the Middle Tier of Acquisition
(MTA)'' and issued on December 30, 2019 (or a successor
instruction).

SEC. 1507. CONTINUATION OF OPERATION OF DEFENSE
METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall continue to
operate the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program until
the end of the functional life of the satellites in orbit as
of the date of the enactment of this Act under such program.
(b) Briefing.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide
to the congressional defense committees a briefing on--
(1) the status of the Defense Meteorological Satellite
Program;
(2) the requirements, capabilities, and costs for such
program for fiscal year 2026; and
(3) the projected costs--
(A) to carry out such program for the functional life of
the satellites in orbit as of the date of the enactment of
this Act under such program; and
(B) to replace the satellite functions under such program.

Subtitle B--Nuclear Forces

SEC. 1511. MATTERS RELATING TO INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC
MISSILES OF THE UNITED STATES.

(a) Initial Operational Capability.--Not later than
September 30, 2033, and subject to the availability of
appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary of Defense,
acting through the Secretary of the Air Force, shall ensure
the LGM-35A Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
weapon system achieves initial operational capability, as
defined jointly by the Commander of United States Strategic
Command and the Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command.
(b) Inventory Requirement.--Section 9062 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(n)(1) The Secretary of the Air Force shall maintain a
total inventory of intercontinental ballistic missiles
sufficient to ensure that no fewer than 400 such missiles are
available for deployment at all times.
``(2) Such intercontinental ballistic missiles shall be
deployed among no fewer than 150 launch facilities dispersed
across each of the following locations (for a total of no
fewer than 450):
``(A) Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Laramie County,
Wyoming.
``(B) Malmstrom Air Force Base, Cascade County, Montana.
``(C) Minot Air Force Base, Ward County, North Dakota.
``(3) In this subsection:
``(A) The term `intercontinental ballistic missile' means
any combination of the LGM-30A Minuteman intercontinental
ballistic missile or the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental
ballistic missile.
``(B) The term `deployed' means armed with one or more
nuclear weapons and contained within a launch facility and
available for employment in support of United States
Strategic Command requirements or presidentially directed
operations.''.
(c)(1) Prohibition.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act
for fiscal year 2026 or otherwise made available for the
Department of Defense may be obligated or expended for the
following, and the Department may not otherwise take any
action to do the following:

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(A) Reduce, or prepare to reduce, the responsiveness or
alert level of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of the
United States.
(B) Reduce, or prepare to reduce, the quantity of deployed
intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States to a
number less than that specified by subsection (n) of section
9062 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection
(b).
(2) Exception.--The prohibition in paragraph (1) shall not
apply to any of the following activities:
(A) The maintenance or sustainment of intercontinental
ballistic missiles.
(B) Ensuring the safety, security, or reliability of
intercontinental ballistic missiles.
(C) Facilitating the transition from the LGM-30G Minuteman
III intercontinental ballistic missile to the Sentinel LGM-
35A intercontinental ballistic missile.

SEC. 1512. MATTERS RELATING TO AIR FORCE GLOBAL STRIKE
COMMAND.

(a) Restoration.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force
shall reverse any changes made to the manpower, composition,
roles, or responsibilities of the Air Force Global Strike
Command related to efforts to establish an Integrated
Capabilities Office or an Integrated Capabilities Command
since October 1, 2023.
(2) Funding limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for
fiscal year 2026 for the Department of the Air Force, not
more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the
Secretary of the Air Force notifies the congressional defense
committees that the requirement described in paragraph (1)
has been completed.
(3) Limitation on future organizational changes.--Neither
the Secretary of the Air Force nor the Chief of Staff of the
Air Force may authorize any alterations or adjustments to the
composition, roles, or responsibilities of Air Force Global
Strike Command in the development of requirements relating to
strategic deterrence or the execution of Joint Forces Air
Component Command operational and planning support for the
United States Strategic Command unless--
(A) the Secretary of Defense, jointly with the Commander of
United States Strategic Command, certifies to the
congressional defense committees that such alterations or
adjustments will not adversely affect the missions of the
United States Strategic Command missions in supporting the
operational requirements of the United States Strategic
Command or activities of the Department of Defense to achieve
presidential nuclear employment guidance objectives; and
(B) a period of not fewer than 180 days elapse following
such certification.
(b) Oversight of Nuclear Deterrence Mission.--Section
9040(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting
``in coordination with the Commander of Air Force Global
Strike Command'' after ``duties'';
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs
(3) and (4), respectively;
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
paragraph (2):
``(2) Coordinate with and support the activities of Air
Force Global Strike Command, the Air Force Nuclear Systems
Center, and any other applicable Air Force organization in
the sustainment and modernization of weapon systems
associated with the nuclear deterrence mission of the Air
Force.'';
(4) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking ``and
the Chief of Staff of the Air Force'' and inserting, ``, the
Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and the Commander of Air
Force Global Strike Command.''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Represent Air Force nuclear deterrence mission
equities on behalf of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and
the Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command within the
Nuclear Weapons Council processes and other Department of
Defense fora, as appropriate.''.
(c) Enduring Guidance.--Consistent with section 9040(b) of
title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (b),
the provisions of Air Force Mission Directive 63, dated July
12, 2018, shall remain in force until changed by law.
(d) Update of Supplementary Guidance.--Not later than 90
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of the Air Force shall issue an update to Air Force
Program Action Directive D16-01, dated August 2, 2016, to
reflect the requirements of this section.

SEC. 1513. ADJUSTMENT TO BOMBER AIRCRAFT NUCLEAR
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.

Section 211 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239) is amended to read as
follows:

``SEC. 211. B-21 BOMBER AIRCRAFT NUCLEAR CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENT.

``The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that the B-21
bomber is--
``(1) operationally certified to employ nuclear gravity
bombs not later than 180 days after the date on which such
aircraft achieves initial operational capability; and
``(2) operationally certified to employ the AGM-181 Long
Range Standoff Weapon not later than two years after the date
on which either the B-21 bomber or the AGM-181 Long Range
Standoff Weapon achieves initial operational capability,
whichever is later.''.

SEC. 1514. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF
DEFENSE FOR NUCLEAR DETERRENCE, CHEMICAL, AND
BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE POLICY AND PROGRAMS.

Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for Operation
and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, to the Office of the Under
Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Office of the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, not
more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until the
date on which the Secretary of Defense notifies the
congressional defense committees that the Department of
Defense has--
(1) updated all applicable regulations, polices, and
departmental guidance to reflect the establishment of the
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear
Deterrence, Chemical, and Biological Defense Policy and
Programs; and
(2) realigned personnel, facilities, and budgetary
resources to reflect the implementation of section 138(b)(4)
of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 1515. ADJUSTMENT TO RESPONSIBILITIES OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
COUNCIL.

Section 179 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by inserting
``The Council shall be the primary mechanism for integrating,
streamlining, and ensuring unity of purpose and direction for
nuclear deterrence related activities within the Department
of Defense and the Department of Energy.'' after ``Energy.'';
(2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (3);
(3) in subsection (d)--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (13) as
paragraphs (2) through (14), respectively;
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated,
the following:
``(1) Supervising nuclear deterrence activities of the
Department of Defense and the National Nuclear Security
Administration, including oversight of policy and resources,
and developing options for adjusting the deterrence posture
of the United States in response to evolving international
security conditions.'';
(C) by amending paragraph (6), as so redesignated, to read
as follows:
``(6) Evaluating safety, security, and control issues for
existing weapons and for proposed new weapon program starts
and approving adjustments as required.'';
(D) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by striking
``Ensuring that adequate consideration is given to'' and
inserting ``Approving'';
(E) by amending paragraph (8), as so redesignated, to read
as follows:
``(8) Providing specific guidance regarding priorities for
research on--
``(A) nuclear weapon delivery systems and platforms and
priorities on military capability development within the
armed forces and the broader Department of Defense; and
``(B) nuclear weapons and priorities among activities,
including production, surveillance, research, construction,
and any other programs within the National Nuclear Security
Administration.'';
(F) by amending paragraph (9), as so redesignated, to read
as follows:
``(9) Coordinating and approving activities conducted by
the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy for
the study, development, production, and retirement of nuclear
warheads and weapon systems, including concept definition
studies, feasibility studies, engineering development,
hardware component fabrication, warhead and weapon system
production, and warhead retirement.'';
(G) in paragraph (10), as so redesignated, by inserting
``and weapon system'' after ``warhead'';
(H) in paragraph (12), as so redesignated, by inserting
``and related weapon systems supporting nuclear deterrence
missions'' after ``weapons''; and
(I) in paragraph (14), as so redesignated--
(i) by inserting ``and approving'' after ``Coordinating'';
and
(ii) by inserting ``systems and'' after ``delivery''; and
(4) by amending subsection (f)(1) to read as follows:
``(f) Budget and Funding Matters.--(1) The Council shall
annually review the plans and budget of the National Nuclear
Security Administration and the Military Services to assess
whether such plans and budget meet the current and projected
requirements relating to nuclear weapons and related weapon
systems supporting nuclear deterrence missions.''.

SEC. 1516. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING
NOTIFICATION OF TASKING AUTHORITY DELEGATION.

Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for Operation
and Maintenance, Air Force, and available to the Office of
the Secretary of the Air Force for travel purposes, not more
than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until the date
on which the Secretary of Defense notifies the congressional
defense committees that the delegation of authority described
in section 1638(e) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263;
136 Stat. 2941) has been completed.

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SEC. 1517. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR NUCLEAR-ARMED,
SEA-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE INITIAL OPERATIONAL
CAPABILITY.

Section 1640 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 595) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), (f),
and (g), as subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h),
respectively;
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new
subsection (b):
``(b) Rapid Fielding Parallel Path.--In parallel to the
major defense acquisition program described in subsection
(a), the Department of Defense is authorized to utilize the
middle tier acquisition authorities established by section
3602 of title 10, United States Code, to rapidly develop,
prototype, and field a nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise
missile that can provide for a residual operational
capability prior to the date of initial operational
capability established by subsection (c).''; and
(3) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by striking
``2034'' and inserting ``2032''.

SEC. 1518. PILOT PROGRAM FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE RESUPPLY
TO LAUNCH CONTROL FACILITIES.

(a) Authorization.--The Secretary of the Air Force, in
coordination with the Commander of the Air Force Global
Strike Command, is authorized to carry out a pilot program
under which the Secretary may establish a partnership to
assess the feasibility and effectiveness of implementing a
low cost and repeatable resupply of intercontinental
ballistic missile launch facilities or control centers using
unmanned aircraft systems.
(b) Elements.--If the Secretary carries out the pilot
program authorized under subsection (a), such pilot program
shall include--
(1) demonstration flights conducted in unrestricted
airspace, including the transportation of cargo, from a main
Air Force Base to intercontinental ballistic missile launch
facilities or control centers;
(2) consultation with the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration and the heads of other Federal
agencies, as the Secretary determines appropriate, to
facilitate the flights described in paragraph (1);
(3) the use of existing technology to the greatest extent
possible;
(4) an evaluation of the potential of unmanned aircraft
systems to resupply intercontinental ballistic missile launch
facilities or control centers more efficiently than ground-
based resupply methods; and
(5) the incorporation, implementation, and utilization of
unmanned aircraft system service supplier airspace system
integration services for enhanced safety, awareness, and
command and control.
(c) Termination.--The authorization to carry out the pilot
program under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that
is 3 years after the date on which the Secretary establishes
such a pilot program.
(d) Annual Report.--Not later than December 1 of each year
in which the pilot program authorized under subsection (a) is
carried out, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a report summarizing the
activities of the pilot program during the preceding year,
including information on how the pilot program is supporting
Air Force Global Strike Command requirements.
(e) Briefing on Refining Legislation.--Not later than 180
days after the establishment of a pilot program authorized
under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force shall
brief the congressional defense committees on any statutory
adjustments required to enable or continue the efficient
execution of such pilot program.
(f) Definition of Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Launch
Facility or Control Center.--In this section, the term
``intercontinental ballistic missile launch facility or
control center'' has the meaning given that term in section
183a(h) of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 1519. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING
COMMENCEMENT OF ANNUAL BRIEFINGS ON
IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE
CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION ON THE STRATEGIC
POSTURE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for Operation
and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, to the Office of the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, not
more than 90 percent may be obligated or expended until the
date on which the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
and Sustainment completes the first annual briefing to the
congressional defense committees required by section 1637 of
the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
118-159).

SEC. 1520. DEEP CLEANING OF LAUNCH CONTROL CENTERS OF THE AIR
FORCE GLOBAL STRIKE COMMAND.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force, acting
through the Commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command,
shall ensure that each launch control center within the 3
missile wings comprising the 20th Air Force undergoes a deep
cleaning of its crew capsules every 5 years until each such
launch control center is decommissioned by the Sentinel
intercontinental ballistic missile program.
(b) Waiver.--The Commander of the Air Force Global Strike
Command may waive the deep cleaning of a particular launch
control center based upon conditions that are unforeseen,
impracticable, or due to national security. If such a waiver
is exercised, the Commander shall report to the congressional
defense committees the particular launch control center that
is waived and when such launch control center is expected to
be deep cleaned.
(c) Annual Report.--Each fiscal year, the Secretary of the
Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report that identifies each launch control
center that was deep cleaned during such fiscal year and any
additional matters of concern with respect to the launch
control centers.

SEC. 1521. LIMITATION ON COMPENSATION CAPS.

(a) In General.--Unless authorized by an Act of Congress,
no action shall be taken to establish or implement a
requirement to establish a cap on reimbursement of
compensation and benefits for non-federal employees under
contract with the National Nuclear Security Administration or
employees of any Federally-funded research and development
center supporting--
(1) any atomic energy defense activity, as defined in
section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C.
10101);
(2) the sustainment and modernization of--
(A) nuclear weapons delivery systems and platforms of the
Department of Defense;
(B) nuclear command, control, and communications systems of
the Department; or
(C) any infrastructure associated with subparagraph (A) or
(B); or
(3) the development, testing, or fielding of technologies
supporting the Golden Dome missile defense system.
(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to affect or limit the application of, or any
obligation to comply with, the requirements of section
3744(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code, or section
4304(a)(16) of title 41, United States Code.

Subtitle C--Missile Defense

SEC. 1531. MATTERS RELATING TO THE GOLDEN DOME MISSILE
DEFENSE SYSTEM.

(a) Revision to National Missile Defense Policy.--Section
5501 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2); and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: ``
``(1) to provide for the common defense of citizens of the
United States and the United States by deploying and
maintaining a next-generation missile defense shield;
``(2) to deter and defend the United States, citizens of
the United States, and critical infrastructure of the United
States, against the threat of foreign attack by increasingly
complex ballistic, hypersonic glide, and cruise missiles, and
other advanced aerial threats;
``(3) to guarantee the viability of an effective nuclear
response capability and support the continued deterrence of
strategic attacks against the homeland of the United States;
and
``(4) to cooperate on missile defense capabilities and
technologies with allies and partners of the United States to
aid in the defense of allied and partner populations and
forward-deployed armed forces of the United States.''.
(b) Annual Briefing on Golden Dome Missile Defense
System.--
(1) Briefings required.--Concurrent with the first
submission to Congress of a budget pursuant to section
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and with each submission of a
budget to Congress pursuant to such section until the
Secretary of Defense determines that the Golden Dome missile
defense system achieves full operational capability, the
Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense
committees a briefing on the development and deployment of
the Golden Dome missile defense system.
(2) Elements.--Each briefing under paragraph (1) shall
cover the following:
(A) The current architecture of the Golden Dome missile
defense system as compared to the prior year.
(B) A consolidated list of funds estimated within the most
recent future-years defense program under section 221 of
title 10, United States Code, for the Golden Dome missile
defense system as compared to the prior fiscal year,
including with respect to--
(i) missile defense and defeat systems;
(ii) missile defense interceptors;
(iii) missile warning and tracking systems;
(iv) network and communications systems;
(v) research, development, test, and evaluation;
(vi) software development;
(vii) military construction;
(viii) operations and maintenance, including advanced
planning and infrastructure sustainment, renovation, and
maintenance funds;
(ix) civilian and military personnel; and
(x) such other matters as the Secretary considers
appropriate.
(3) Major highlights.--Each briefing under paragraph (1)
shall include notable highlights and changes affecting the
progress towards initial and full operational capability of
the Golden Dome missile defense system.
(c) Replacement of Missile Instrumentation Range Safety
Vessels.--
(1) In general.--(A) Beginning not later than 30 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the
Missile Defense Agency shall initiate such actions as are
necessary to establish and ensure the validation of
requirements for two replacement missile instrumentation
range safety

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vessels for the National Defense Reserve Fleet to allow for
the construction of such vessels to begin no later than
September 30, 2026.
(B) The Director shall, in coordination with such
Department of Defense officials as the Director considers
necessary to carry out subparagraph (A), consult with the
Maritime Administrator regarding options to enter into an
agreement with a vessel construction manager, or other
appropriate entity, to contract for the construction of the
vessels under subparagraph (A).
(2) Use of vessel.--A vessel constructed pursuant to this
subsection shall be available for use by other Federal
agencies on a reimbursable basis, provided such usage does
not--
(A) interfere with or delay Department of Defense testing
requirements;
(B) impede activities to maintain the operational
availability of such vessel or any instrumentation onboard;
or
(C) result in deferment of any modifications, maintenance,
or upgrades to such vessel or onboard instrumentation the
Director determines necessary to meet current or future
Department requirements.
(3) Construction and documentation requirements.--The
Director shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure
a vessel constructed pursuant to this section meets the
requirements for and be issued a certificate of documentation
and a coastwise endorsement under chapter 121 of title 46,
United States Code.
(4) Design standards and construction practices.--Subject
to paragraph (3), the Director shall take such steps as
necessary to ensure a vessel constructed pursuant to this
section shall be constructed using commercial design
standards and commercial construction practices that are
consistent with the best interests of the Federal Government.
(5) Consultation with other federal entities.--The Director
may consult and coordinate with other Federal entities
regarding the vessels described in paragraph (1) and
activities associated with such vessels, including
requirements for additional, similar vessels.
(6) Limitation on use of funds for used vessels.--In
assessing options for amounts authorized to be appropriated
by this Act or otherwise made available for use by the
Director to carry out this section may not be used for the
procurement of any used vessel.
(d) Establishment of Golden Dome Direct Reporting Program
Manager.--The provisions of the Secretary of Defense
memorandum titled ``Direct Reporting Program Manager
Appointment for Golden Dome for America'' and dated May 27,
2025, shall remain in force until changed by law.

SEC. 1532. INCLUSION OF HAWAII AND ALASKA IN PLANS FOR IRON
DOME FOR AMERICA.

(a) In General.--In complying with Executive Order 14186
(90 Fed. Reg. 8767; relating to The Iron Dome for America),
the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that plans, reviews,
strategies, and capabilities to improve missile defense of
the United States also include improvements for the missile
defense of Hawaii and Alaska, in addition to the continental
United States.
(b) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall brief the
congressional defense committees on the progress of
implementing Executive Order 14186, including specifically
how missile defense of Hawaii and Alaska is included.
(c) Definition of Missile Defense.--In this section, the
term ``missile defense'' means defense against all manner of
aerial and space kinetic attacks, including ballistic,
hypersonic, and cruise missiles, and other advanced aerial
attacks.

SEC. 1533. INCLUSION OF AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE IN
UNCONSTRAINED TOTAL MUNITIONS REQUIREMENTS.

Section 222c(c) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as
paragraphs (6) through (9), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new
paragraph (5):
``(5) Air and Missile Defense.''.

SEC. 1534. IRON DOME SHORT-RANGE ROCKET DEFENSE SYSTEM AND
ISRAELI COOPERATIVE MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAM CO-
DEVELOPMENT AND CO-PRODUCTION.

(a) Iron Dome Short-range Rocket Defense System.--
(1) Availability of funds.--Of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2026 for
procurement, Defense-wide, and available for the Missile
Defense Agency, not more than $60,000,000 may be provided to
the Government of Israel to procure components for the Iron
Dome short-range rocket defense system through co-production
of such components in the United States by industry of the
United States.
(2) Conditions.--
(A) Agreement.--Funds described in paragraph (1) for the
Iron Dome short-range rocket defense program shall be
available subject to the terms and conditions in the
Agreement Between the Department of Defense of the United
States of America and the Ministry of Defense of the State of
Israel Concerning Iron Dome Defense System Procurement,
signed on March 5, 2014, as amended to include co-production
for Tamir interceptors.
(B) Certification.--Not later than 30 days prior to the
initial obligation of funds described in paragraph (1), the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees--
(i) a certification that the amended bilateral
international agreement specified in subparagraph (A) is
being implemented as provided in such agreement;
(ii) an assessment detailing any risks relating to the
implementation of such agreement; and
(iii) for system improvements resulting in modified Iron
Dome components and Tamir interceptor sub-components, a
certification that the Government of Israel has demonstrated
successful completion of Production Readiness Reviews,
including the validation of production lines, the
verification of component conformance, and the verification
of performance to specification as defined in the Iron Dome
Defense System Procurement Agreement, as further amended.
(b) Israeli Cooperative Missile Defense Program, David's
Sling Weapon System Co-production.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), of the funds
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026 for
procurement, Defense-wide, and available for the Missile
Defense Agency not more than $40,000,000 may be provided to
the Government of Israel to procure the David's Sling Weapon
System, including for co-production of parts and components
in the United States by United States industry.
(2) Agreement.--Provision of funds specified in paragraph
(1) shall be subject to the terms and conditions in the
bilateral co-production agreement, including--
(A) a one-for-one cash match is made by Israel or in
another matching amount that otherwise meets best efforts (as
mutually agreed to by the United States and Israel); and
(B) co-production of parts, components, and all-up rounds
(if appropriate) in the United States by United States
industry for the David's Sling Weapon System is not less than
50 percent.
(3) Certification and assessment.--The Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees--
(A) a certification that the Government of Israel has
demonstrated the successful completion of the knowledge
points, technical milestones, and Production Readiness
Reviews required by the research, development, and technology
agreement and the bilateral co-production agreement for the
David's Sling Weapon System; and
(B) an assessment detailing any risks relating to the
implementation of such agreement.
(c) Israeli Cooperative Missile Defense Program, Arrow 3
Upper Tier Interceptor Program Co-production.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), of the funds
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026 for
procurement, Defense-wide, and available for the Missile
Defense Agency not more than $100,000,000 may be provided to
the Government of Israel for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier
Interceptor Program, including for co-production of parts and
components in the United States by United States industry.
(2) Certification.--The Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a certification that--
(A) the Government of Israel has demonstrated the
successful completion of the knowledge points, technical
milestones, and Production Readiness Reviews required by the
research, development, and technology agreement for the Arrow
3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program;
(B) funds specified in paragraph (1) will be provided on
the basis of a one-for-one cash match made by Israel or in
another matching amount that otherwise meets best efforts (as
mutually agreed to by the United States and Israel);
(C) the United States has entered into a bilateral
international agreement with Israel that establishes, with
respect to the use of such funds--
(i) in accordance with subparagraph (D), the terms of co-
production of parts and components on the basis of the
greatest practicable co-production of parts, components, and
all-up rounds (if appropriate) by United States industry and
minimizes nonrecurring engineering and facilitization
expenses to the costs needed for co-production;
(ii) complete transparency on the requirement of Israel for
the number of interceptors and batteries that will be
procured, including with respect to the procurement plans,
acquisition strategy, and funding profiles of Israel;
(iii) technical milestones for co-production of parts and
components and procurement;
(iv) a joint affordability working group to consider cost
reduction initiatives; and
(v) joint approval processes for third-party sales; and
(D) the level of co-production described in subparagraph
(C)(i) for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program is not
less than 50 percent.
(d) Number.--In carrying out paragraph (2) of subsection
(b) and paragraph (2) of subsection (c), the Under Secretary
may submit--
(1) one certification covering both the David's Sling
Weapon System and the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program;
or
(2) separate certifications for each respective system.

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(e) Timing.--The Under Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees the certification and
assessment under subsection (b)(3) and the certification
under subsection (c)(2) not later than 30 days before the
funds specified in paragraph (1) of subsections (b) and (c)
for the respective system covered by the certification are
provided to the Government of Israel.
(f) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means the following:
(1) The congressional defense committees.
(2) The Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
(3) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives.

SEC. 1535. REQUIREMENT FOR AEGIS COMBAT SYSTEMS OPERATIONALLY
DEPLOYED UNDER UNITED STATES INDO-PACIFIC
COMMAND.

(a) Requirement.--Any removal of the Aegis Guam Combat
System from the Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility
(currently sited on Guam) shall be consistent with section
162(a) of title 10, United States Code, using procedures
outlined under Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Manual
3130.06D (relating to global force management allocation
policies and procedures), or successor document.
(b) Notice.--In any case in which a removal described in
subsection (a) is carried out, the Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff shall submit to the congressional defense
committees notice of the removal not later than 10 days after
the date of the commencement of the removal.

SEC. 1536. AMENDMENTS TO TECHNICAL AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR OF
MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY REGARDING INTEGRATED AIR
AND MISSILE DEFENSE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS.

(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 5531 of title
10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``system level architectures,'' before
``the interfaces''; and
(2) by inserting a comma after ``of such activities and
programs''.
(b) Technical Corrections.--Subsection (b) of such section
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``under paragraph (1)'' and inserting
``under subsection (a)''; and
(B) by striking ``with subparagraph (B)'' and inserting
``with paragraph (2)''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking ``under subparagraph (A)'' and inserting
``under paragraph (1)''; and
(B) by striking ``under paragraph (1)'' and inserting
``under subsection (a)''.

SEC. 1537. ASSESSMENT OF THE RONALD REAGAN BALLISTIC MISSILE
DEFENSE TEST SITE.

(a) In General.--Consistent with section 4173(i) of title
10, United States Code, the Director of the Department of
Defense Test Resource Management Center shall, not later than
March 31 of each year until March 31, 2030--
(1) visit the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test
Site and assess the state of infrastructure supporting test
and evaluation facilities of the Department of Defense; and
(2) not later than 30 days after a visit under paragraph
(1), provide the congressional defense committees a briefing
on the findings of the Director with respect to such visit
and assessment.
(b) Delegation.--The Director may delegate a visit under
subsection (a)(1) to a senior staff member of the Test
Resource Management Center 30 days after notification to the
congressional defense committees of the intent of the
Director to make such delegation.

SEC. 1538. BIENNIAL ASSESSMENTS OF THE RONALD REAGAN
BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST SITE.

(a) Biennial Assessments.--In 2027 and in each odd-numbered
year thereafter through 2033, the Commander of the United
States Strategic Command shall, in coordination with the
Commander of the United States Space Command, the Commander
of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, and the commanders
of such other combatant commands as the Commander of the
United States Strategic Command considers appropriate, assess
the capabilities and capacity, including supporting
infrastructure, of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile
Defense Test Site (RRBMDTS) on United States Army Garrison
Kwajalein Atoll to meet the operational and weapon system
developmental testing needs of the combatant commands.
(b) Report to the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff.--Not later than February 28 of
each even-numbered year following a year for which an
assessment under subsection (a) is completed, the Commander
of the United States Strategic Command shall submit to the
Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff a report containing--
(1) the findings of the Commander with respect to the
assessment;
(2) an identification and discussion of any capability or
capacity gap or other shortfall with respect to the
operational and testing needs described in subsection (a);
(3) an identification and discussion of any risks with
respect to meeting current and future mission or capability
requirements; and
(4) an identification and discussion of any matter having
an adverse effect on the capability of the combatant
commanders to accurately determine the matters covered by the
assessment.
(c) Report to Congress.--Not later than March 15 of each
year during which a report under subsection (b) is submitted,
the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense
committees the report most recently received by the Secretary
under subsection (b), without any edits and with such
additional views as the Secretary or the Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff consider appropriate.

SEC. 1539. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR OFFICE OF
THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR ACQUISITION
AND SUSTAINMENT PENDING COMMENCEMENT OF ANNUAL
BRIEFINGS ON MISSILE DEFENSE OF GUAM.

Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for Operation
and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, for the Office of the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, not
more than 90 percent may be obligated or expended until the
date on which the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
and Sustainment completes the first annual briefing to the
congressional defense committees required by section 1648 of
the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
118-159).

SEC. 1540. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR MISSILE
DEFENSE AGENCY PENDING ARRANGEMENT FOR
INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF SPACE-BASED MISSILE
DEFENSE CAPABILITY.

Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for Operation
and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, for the Missile Defense
Agency, not more than 90 percent may be obligated or expended
until the date on which the Director of the Missile Defense
Agency enters into an arrangement in accordance with section
1671(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) and notifies the congressional
defense committees of such arrangement.

SEC. 1541. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO REDUCE SUSTAINMENT FOR
OR HALT OPERATION OF THE AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE
RADAR.

(a) Limitation.--Until the date on which the certification
described in subsection (b) is submitted to the congressional
defense committees, the Secretary of Defense--
(1) may not reduce sustainment efforts for, halt operation
of, or prepare to reduce sustainment efforts for or halt
operation of, the AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE radar located at
Eareckson Air Station on Shemya Island in Alaska;
(2) shall sustain the AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE radar in a
manner that preserves, at a minimum, the system's current
operational availability as of the date of the enactment of
this Act; and
(3) shall ensure that the AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE radar
continues to meet the operational requirements of the
combatant commands that are met by this system as of the date
of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Certification Described.--The certification described
in this subsection is a written certification from the
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Chief of Space
Operations and the Director of the Missile Defense Agency,
indicating that the replacement capability for the AN/FPS-108
COBRA DANE radar--
(1) will reach initial operational capability at the same
time or before the termination of operations for the AN/FPS-
108 COBRA DANE radar; and
(2) at the time such replacement capability achieves
initial operational capability, will have the ability to meet
the operational requirements of the combatant commands that
have been, or that are expected to be, assigned to such
replacement capability.
(c) Exception.--The limitation described in subsection (a)
shall not apply to temporary interruptions of operational
availability for the AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE radar provided
such activities are necessary to support maintenance or
modernization activities of the system.

SEC. 1542. ACCELERATING DEVELOPMENT OF AUTONOMOUS AGENTS TO
DEFEND AGAINST CRUISE MISSILES AND UNMANNED
SYSTEMS.

(a) In General.--The Program Manager shall use all
authorities available to the Program Manager to accelerate
development of autonomous agents to cost-effectively defend
the United States homeland and forward-deployed armed forces
against raids of both large cruise missiles and unmanned
systems as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Missile.--The term ``missile'' means a ballistic,
hypersonic, cruise, hypersonic cruise, or loitering munition.
(2) Program manager.--The term ``Program Manager'' means
the Direct Reporting Program Manager for Golden Dome for
America.
(3) Unmanned system.--The term ``unmanned system'' means a
remote-operated or autonomous unmanned system of any size
maneuvering in land, sea, air, or space that is capable of
single attacks, swarm attacks, or sensor and data collection
and reconnaissance.

SEC. 1543. MISSILE DEFENSE TESTING REQUIREMENTS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary and the Program Manager
shall ensure that a robust testing regime is established for
all kinetic and nonkinetic interceptors or similar systems
throughout the system's lifecycle. To

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the maximum extent practicable, testing shall include
execution of end-to-end missile defense detection, tracking,
and destruction techniques that exercise multiple components
of the Golden Dome system.
(b) Testing Schedule.--
(1) In general.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
Secretary and the Program Manager shall ensure that, not
later than 540 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, a demanding testing cadence begins, commencing with a
virtual exercise commencing on or before the date that is 540
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Test plans.--Not later than 90 days before carrying out
a test under this section, the Secretary and the Program
Manager shall present to the congressional defense committees
a detailed plan for the test.
(3) Briefings.--In any case in which the Program Manager
fails to conduct a test under this section in accordance with
a timeline specified in this section, the Program Manager
shall provide the applicable subcommittees of the
congressional defense committees an in-person briefing in
each month for with the test is delayed.
(c) Live-fire Exercise Requirement.--At a minimum, kinetic
and nonkinetic systems deemed to be mission essential by the
Secretary to the capabilities of Golden Dome shall be tested
on a semiannual basis in a live-fire exercise, starting after
the virtual test described in subsection (b)(1).
(d) Participants.--
(1) Required participation.--Each exercise under this
section shall include the following participants:
(A) The Program Manager.
(B) A representative from the Office of the Secretary of
Defense.
(C) A representative from each of the Army, Navy, Air
Force, Marines, and Space Force.
(D) A representative from the National Security Agency.
(E) Representative from North American Aerospace Defense
Command (NORAD) or United States Northern Command
(USNORTHCOM).
(F) A representative from Indo-Pacific Command.
(2) Invited for participation.--For each exercise under
this section, the Program Manager shall invite the
participation of the following:
(A) A representative from the Coast Guard.
(B) A representative from the Federal Aviation
Administration.
(C) A representative from the congressional defense
committees.
(e) Waivers.--
(1) In general.--Pursuant to a request submitted to the
Secretary under paragraph (2), the Secretary may waive the
requirement in subsection (b) for an individual system.
(2) Requests.--The Program Manager may submit to the
Secretary a request for a waiver of the requirement in
subsection (b) for an individual system.
(3) Congressional notification.--Not later than 14 days
after granting a waiver under paragraph (1), the Secretary
shall provide the congressional defense committees an in-
person briefing of the waiver with a detailed explanation of
the reasons for the decision of the Secretary to grant the
waiver.
(f) Annual Reports.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than
once each year thereafter, the Secretary shall, in
consultation with the heads of such government agencies as
the Secretary considers relevant, submit to the congressional
defense committees a report detailing key regulations
preventing rapid, iterative testing of systems vital to
Golden Dome.
(g) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``Golden Dome'' shall means the holistic
missile defense architecture described in this section.
(2) The term ``missile'' means a ballistic, hypersonic,
cruise, hypersonic cruise, or loitering munition.
(3) The term ``Program Manager'' means the Golden Dome
Direct Report Program Manager.
(4) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Defense.

SEC. 1544. IMPROVING UNITED STATES MISSILE DEFENSE
CAPABILITIES.

(a) Accelerating Development of Non-kinetic Capabilities.--
The Secretary shall assess the funding needs required to
accelerate development of non-kinetic capabilities to negate
missile or unmanned system threats prior to launch or after
launch. Such capabilities may include cyber (offense and
defense), supply chain interdiction, artificial intelligence-
driven battle management, electromagnetic spectrum, directed
energy weapons, and high-power microwave defense options
capable of defeating large-scale missile or unmanned system
attacks.
(b) Accelerating Development of Information Fusion Platform
Using Artificial Intelligence to Detect Threats.--The
Secretary shall assess the funding needs required to
accelerate development and rapid prototyping of high
technology readiness level (TRL) capabilities in order to
acquire and field an information fusion, software-centric
platform that utilizes machine learning and artificial
intelligence technologies capable of delivering air, land,
space, and maritime domain awareness and early warning
capabilities for homeland defense across disparate novel and
legacy systems. Such platform shall employ a common data
layer that can support the rapid integration of new sensors
and effectors across all tiers of the integrated air and
missile defense system.
(c) Requirement for Next Generation Interceptor Fielding
and Silo Construction.--The Program Manager shall, with
support from the Missile Defense Agency, assess the funding
needs necessary to expand Next Generation Interceptor
production and silo construction to field up to 80
interceptors for defense of the United States. Subject to the
availability of appropriations, interceptor testing and
initial fielding shall be completed not later than January 1,
2028.
(d) Requirement for Combatant Commands to Account for
Missile Defense Interceptors and Sensor Requirements in Their
Annual Requests.--For each fiscal year beginning after the
date of the enactment of this Act, each commander of a
combatant command shall include the terrestrial-based sensor
requirements, space-based sensor requirements, and counter-
unmanned system requirements of the combatant command of the
commander in the supporting information for the Department of
Defense submitted along with the budget of the President to
Congress for such fiscal year pursuant to section 1105(a) of
title 31, United States Code.
(e) Accelerating Development of Glide Phase Interceptor.--
The Program Manager shall assess the funding needs required
to accelerate development of the Glide Phase Interceptor to
defend against hypersonic threats to the United States
homeland.
(f) Accelerating Production and Fielding of Ground Mobile
Interceptors.--The Program Manager shall assess the funding
needs required to accelerate the production and fielding of
ground mobile interceptors and radars for forward deployment
and homeland defense as the Secretary and President consider
appropriate.
(g) Accelerating Development of Resilient Positioning,
Navigation, and Timing for Missile Defense Systems.--The
Program Manager shall assess the funding needs required to
accelerate development and fielding of resilient positioning,
navigation, and timing (PNT) solutions that can operate
effectively in ground positioning system (GPS)-denied
environments. Such solutions may include the following:
(1) Quantum-enhanced inertial navigation and atomic clock
technologies to maintain continuous positioning, navigation,
and timing functionality in ground positioning system-
degraded or denied scenarios.
(2) Enhanced terrestrial-based navigation systems for
greater assured positioning in ground positioning system-
contested environments.
(3) Robust data fusion techniques that integrate multiple
positioning, navigation, and timing sources, such as radar-
based tracking, vision-aided navigation, and low-Earth orbit
(LEO) signals, to sustain operational effectiveness during
electronic warfare (EW) attacks or cyber intrusions.
(4) Commercially available, field-proven alternative
positioning, navigation, and timing solutions that leverage
advanced sensor fusion, artificial intelligence-driven error
correction, and resilient positioning, navigation, and timing
processing to provide assured navigation for mobile and fixed
defense platforms, including those currently deployed in
hypersonic tracking and integrated air and missile defense
applications.
(h) Accelerating Development and Fielding of Low-cost
Scalable Interceptor.--The Program Manager shall assess the
funding needs required to accelerate development, test, and
fielding of a low-cost scalable interceptor that can augment
existing production lines and provide resiliency to the
integrated air and missile defense system.
(i) Accelerating Development and Deployment of Space-based
Sensors and Interceptors.--The Program Manager shall assess
the funding needs required to accelerate development and
deployment of proliferated space-based sensors and
interceptors capable of ballistic and hypersonic missile
intercept.
(j) Accelerating Modernization of Certain Terrestrial
Domain Capabilities.--The Program Manager shall assess the
funding needs required to accelerate modernization of
terrestrial-based radar capabilities and other such sensors
to improve detection of intercontinental and sea-launched
missile threats, as well as improve space domain awareness
capabilities.
(k) Site Selection and Program Execution Plan for Highly
Flexible Missile Defense Sites.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Program
Manager shall submit to Congress a report detailing a plan
for a highly flexible, and if necessary mobile, terrestrial
missile defense network capable of defending critical nodes
across the United States, including noncontiguous States and
territories, from likely attack vectors.
(l) Acceleration of Munitions Production for Missile
Defense.--The Program Manager, working with the military
departments, shall assess the funding needs required to
accelerate production of critical munitions used for missile
interception, including Standard Missile 3 Blocks IB and IIA
and PAC-2 and PAC-3 munitions, to ensure their availability
as an additional sub-layer of the Ground-based Midcourse
Defense system.
(m) Requirement for Acceleration of Procurement and
Fielding of Air Moving Target Indicator Systems.--The Program
Manager shall assess the funding needs required to accelerate
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(AMTI) systems capable of detecting, tracking, and
distinguishing airborne moving targets from stationary or
cluttered backgrounds.
(n) Requirement for Accelerated Development and Expansion
of Integrated Undersea Surveillance System.--The Program
Manager shall assess the funding needs to accelerate the
development and expansion of the Integrated Undersea
Surveillance System to detect and track undersea threats like
submersibles that carry missiles near United States
shorelines.
(o) Report.--Not later than March 31, 2026, the Secretary
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
summarizing the results of the assessments carried out under
this section.
(p) Definitions.--
(1) Commercial solution.--
(A) In general.--The term ``commercial solution'' means a
product, other than real property, that--
(i) is of a type customarily used by the general public or
by nongovernmental entities for purposes other than
governmental purposes and--
(ii)(I) has been sold, leased, or licensed to the general
public; or
(II) has been offered for sale, lease, or license to the
general public.
(B) Inclusion of commercial products, components, and
services.--The term ``commercial solution'' includes
commercial products, components, and services in alignment
with the Federal Government's preference for the acquisition
of commercial products and commercial services, as set forth
in sections 1906, 1907, and 3307 of title 41, United States
Code, and sections 3451 through 3453 of title 10, United
States Code, which establish acquisition policies more
closely resembling those of the commercial marketplace and
encourage the acquisition of commercial products and
commercial services.
(2) Golden dome.--The term ``Golden Dome'' means the
holistic missile defense architecture described in this
section.
(3) Missile.--The term ``missile'' means a ballistic,
hypersonic, cruise, hypersonic cruise, or loitering munition.
(4) Program manager.--The term ``Program Manager'' means
the Golden Dome Direct Report Program Manager.
(5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Defense.
(6) Unmanned system.--The term ``unmanned system'' means a
remote-operated or autonomous unmanned system of any size
maneuvering in land, sea, air, or space that is capable of
single attacks, swarm attacks, or sensor and data collection
and reconnaissance.

Subtitle D--Other Matters

SEC. 1551. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY PROGRAM.

(a) Agreement.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall seek to
enter into an agreement with the National Academies of
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (in this section referred
to as the ``National Academies'') for the National Academies
to conduct the assessment under subsection (b) and submit the
report under subsection (e).
(2) Timing.--The Secretary shall seek to enter into the
agreement described in paragraph (1) by not later than 90
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Evaluation.--
(1) In general.--Under an agreement between the Secretary
and the National Academies entered into pursuant to
subsection (a), the National Academies shall conduct an
assessment of the Department of Defense National Industrial
Security Program.
(2) Elements.--The assessment of the Program conducted
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall cover the following:
(A) Understanding of the evolution of the Program over time
to determine if it is up to date with current policies and
regulatory responsibilities.
(B) Assessment of roles and responsibilities of parties
involved with the Program to determine effectiveness,
efficiencies, and alignment of responsibilities with
operating authority.
(C) Assessment of whether the availability of security
workforce to oversee execution of the Program is sufficient
to satisfy the demand signal from entities under the Program.
(D) Analysis of available metrics or other data to
determine a baseline of effectiveness for the Program.
(E) Assessment of data available to the Department that
might be used to update, add, or refine measures of
performance or effectiveness for the Program.
(F) Appraisal of operating business processes or methods,
including a determination of where business process
reengineering may be needed.
(G) Assessment of the availability of new tools or
techniques that may be adopted by the Program to increase
effectiveness, efficiency, and cost savings for the Program.
(H) Determination of whether available resources are
aligned to the greatest area of need.
(I) Assessment of data on personnel security clearances and
facility security clearances.
(J) Identification of opportunities to reduce costs for
industry and the government in execution of the Program.
(K) Such other matters as the Secretary considers
appropriate.
(c) Access to Department of Defense Personnel, Information,
and Resources.--Under an agreement entered into between the
Secretary and the National Academies under subsection (a),
the Secretary shall make available such personnel,
information, and resources as are necessary to execute the
assessment required by subsection (b).
(d) Report.--
(1) Submission to congress.--Under an agreement entered
into between the Secretary and the National Academies under
subsection (a), the National Academies shall, not later than
one year after the date of the execution of the agreement,
submit to the congressional defense committees a consensus
report containing the findings of the National Academies with
respect to the assessment under subsection (b).
(2) Form.--The report under paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
(3) Department of defense views on assessment.--Not more
than 90 days after the National Academies delivers the report
to the congressional defense committees under paragraph (1),
the Secretary shall provide the congressional defense
committees a briefing on the views of the Secretary with
respect to such report.

SEC. 1552. REFORMS RELATING TO INACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCES.

(a) Extension of Period Inactive Security Clearances.--The
Secretary of Defense shall make such changes to Department of
Defense Manual 5200.02 (relating to procedures for Department
of Defense Personnel Security Program), or successor manual,
as may be necessary to ensure an individual who has been
retired or otherwise separated from service in the Armed
Forces or employment with the Department of Defense for a
period of not more than 5 years and who was eligible to
access classified information on the day before the
individual retired or otherwise separated, will be granted
eligibility by the Secretary to access classified information
as long as--
(1) there is no indication the individual no longer
satisfies the standards established for access to classified
information;
(2) the individual certifies in writing to an appropriate
security professional that there has been no change in the
relevant information provided for the last background
investigation of the individual; and
(3) an appropriate record check reveals no unfavorable
information.
(b) Feasibility and Advisability Assessment.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct an assessment
of the feasibility and advisability of subjecting inactive
security clearances to continuous vetting and due diligence.
(2) Briefing.--Not later than June 30, 2026, the Secretary
shall provide to the Committee on Armed Services of the
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives a briefing on the findings of the Secretary
with respect to the assessment conducted pursuant to
paragraph (1).

SEC. 1553. ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE JOINT ELECTROMAGNETIC BATTLE
MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE PROGRAM.

(a) Arrangement.--The Chief Information Officer of the
Department of Defense shall seek to enter into an arrangement
with a federally funded research and development center to
perform the services covered by this section.
(b) Annual Reviews.--
(1) In general.--Under an arrangement between the Chief
Information Officer and a federally funded research and
development center under subsection (a), the federally funded
research and development center shall, not less frequently
than once each fiscal year, carry out a review of the Joint
Electromagnetic Battle Management Software Program.
(2) Elements.--In carrying out a review under paragraph
(1), the federally funded research and development center
shall assess--
(A) whether the Electromagnetic Battle Management Software
Program--
(i) is using best practices, including those developed by
the Government Accountability Office;
(ii) is adequately meeting requirements; and
(iii) is adequately adhering to price and schedule; and
(B) such other matters as the federally funded research and
development center considers important to meeting the mission
of the program.
(c) Report.--Not later than September 30th of each year
until September 30, 2031, the Chief Information Officer shall
provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on
the most recently completed review carried out under this
section.
(d) Sunset.--The arrangement in subsection (a) shall end on
October 1, 2031.

SEC. 1554. INTEGRATION OF ELECTRONIC WARFARE INTO TIER 1 AND
TIER 2 JOINT TRAINING EXERCISES.

(a) In General.--Chapter 25 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:

``Sec. 500g. Integration of electronic warfare into Tier 1
and Tier 2 joint training exercises

``(a) In General.--During fiscal years 2026 through 2030,
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall require the
integration of offensive and defensive electronic warfare
capabilities into Tier 1 and Tier 2 joint training exercises.
``(b) Inclusion of Opposing Force.--The Chairman shall
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under subsection (a) to include an opposing force design
based on a current intelligence assessment of the
electromagnetic order of battle and capabilities of an
adversary.
``(c) Waiver.--The Chairman may waive the application of
subsection (a) or (b) with respect to an exercise if the
Chairman determines that--
``(1) the exercise does not require--
``(A) a demonstration of electronic warfare capabilities;
or
``(B) a militarily significant threat from electronic
warfare attack; or
``(2) the integration of offensive and defensive electronic
warfare capabilities into the exercise is cost prohibitive or
not technically feasible based on the overall goals of the
exercise.
``(d) Briefing.--Concurrent with the submission of the
budget of the President to Congress pursuant to section
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for each of fiscal
years 2026 through 2030, the Chairman shall provide the
congressional defense committees with a briefing on exercises
conducted under subsection (a) that includes--
``(1) a description of such exercises planned and included
in the budget submission for that fiscal year; and
``(2) the results of each such exercise conducted in the
preceding fiscal year, including--
``(A) the extent to which offensive and defensive
electronic warfare capabilities were integrated into the
exercise;
``(B) an evaluation and assessment of the exercise to
determine the impact of the opposing force on the
participants in the exercise, including--
``(i) joint lessons learned;
``(ii) high interest training issues; and
``(iii) high interest training requirements; and
``(C) an assessment as to whether offensive and defensive
electronic warfare capabilities were part of an overall joint
fires and, if so, a description of the manner in which such
capabilities were incorporated into the joint fires.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Electromagnetic order of battle.--The term
`electromagnetic order of battle' has the meaning given such
term in Joint Publication 3-85 entitled `Joint
Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations', dated May 2020.
``(2) High interest training issue; high interest training
requirement; tier 1; tier 2.--The terms `high interest
training issue', `high interest training requirement', `Tier
1', and `Tier 2' have the meanings given such terms in the
Joint Training Manual for the Armed Forces of the United
States (Document No. CJCSM 3500.03E), dated April 20, 2015.
``(3) Joint fires.--The term `joint fires' has the meaning
given such term in the publication of the Joint Staff
entitled `Insights and Best Practices Focus Paper on
Integration and Synchronization of Joint Fires', dated July
2018.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter
25 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following new item:

``500g. Integration of electronic warfare into Tier 1 and Tier 2 joint
training exercises.''.

SEC. 1555. BRIEFINGS ON INTERCEPTS OF UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS
PHENOMENA BY NORTH AMERICAN AEROSPACE DEFENSE
COMMAND AND UNITED STATES NORTHERN COMMAND.

(a) In General.--Section 1683(l) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (50 U.S.C. 3373(l)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(5) Intercepts.--
``(A) In general.--Each briefing under this subsection
shall include, for the period covered by the briefing,
details on any unidentified anomalous phenomena intercepts
conducted by the North American Aerospace Defense Command or
United States Northern Command.
``(B) Summaries.--In providing a briefing under this
subsection, the Director of the Office shall make available a
summary of all instances of intercepts described in
subparagraph (A), including--
``(i) the number, location, and nature of such intercepts;
and
``(ii) a description of the procedures and protocols
followed during the intercepts, including any data collected
or analyzed during such intercepts.
``(C) Timely information.--The Director of the Office shall
inform the appropriate congressional committees of any
failure by the North American Aerospace Defense Command or
United States Northern Command to provide timely information
on unidentified anomalous phenomena intercepts.''.
(b) First Briefing.--Notwithstanding paragraph (5) of such
section, as added by subsection (a), for the first briefing
provided under such section after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the briefing shall include details on any
unidentified anomalous phenomena intercepts conducted by the
North American Aerospace Defense Command or United States
Northern Command that occurred during the period beginning on
January 1, 2004, and ending on the last day of the period
otherwise covered by the briefing.

SEC. 1556. CONSOLIDATED SECURITY CLASSIFICATION GUIDANCE
MATRIX FOR PROGRAMS RELATING TO UNIDENTIFIED
ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director for the All-Domain
Anomaly Resolution Office shall issue a consolidated security
classification guidance matrix for programs relating to
unidentified anomalous phenomena in order--
(1) to provide a resource for programs that support or may
be affected by unidentified anomalous phenomena
investigations; and
(2) to support increased reporting on unidentified
anomalous phenomena events by ensuring individuals, members
of the Armed Forces, and other Federal employees have
adequate understanding of the constraints they would be under
when reporting or discussing such event.
(b) Elements.--The consolidated security classification
guidance required by subsection (a) shall include--
(1) a comprehensive list of resources for all levels of
document control, including controlled unclassified
information, based on the current list of security
classification guides the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution
Office relies upon and references;
(2) the ability to disseminate as a centralized document or
other digital resource; and
(3) periodic updates based on the All-Domain Anomaly
Resolution Office updates and community feedback on relevant
security classification guides that are recommended for
inclusion.
(c) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the issuance of
the consolidated security guidance matrix under subsection
(a), the Director of the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office
shall provide a copy of such guidance, as well as a briefing
on the implementation of the security guidance matrix, to the
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 1557 PLAN FOR INCREASING UTILITY OF USER ACTIVITY
MONITORING CAPABILITIES.

(a) In General.--Not later than June 1, 2026, the Secretary
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a plan for increasing the use of user activity
monitoring capabilities on Department of Defense unclassified
networks and systems.
(b) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) identification of additional networks or systems to be
covered by user activity monitoring;
(2) opportunities to integrate user activity monitoring
into other cybersecurity or personnel vetting information
systems to enhance the availability of data, as well as
increase performance for such systems;
(3) proposed timelines, milestones, and anticipated costs
for expansion to the additional networks identified pursuant
to paragraph (1);
(4) identification of resources to continue expansion or
integration with other cybersecurity or personnel vetting
information systems;
(5) an assessment of commercially available tools that
could be integrated to improve performance of user activity
monitoring capabilities;
(6) a description of what data is needed to determine
measures of performance and effectiveness; and
(7) an assessment of the feasibility of integrating a
dashboard capability for user activity monitoring performance
data through the Advancing Analytics tool.

SEC. 1558. SUPPORT BY THE 350TH SPECTRUM WARFARE WING TO EA-
37B COMPASS CALL AIRCRAFT.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall
ensure that the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing can adequately
support the EA-37B Compass Call Aircraft, including
establishment of an EA-37 software-in-the-loop (SITL) and
hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) laboratory for the 350th Spectrum
Warfare Wing for--
(1) the rapid reprogramming of spectrum waveforms;
(2) verification and validation testing of waveforms; and
(3) such other matters as the Secretary considers necessary
for the continued development of the EA-37B to effectively
operate in a nonpermissive spectrum environment.
(b) Notice of Necessary Timeframe.--Not later than March
31, 2026, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional
defense committees notice informing the committees of the
timeframe necessary to establish the software-in-the-loop and
hardware-in-the-loop laboratory required by subsection (a).

SEC. 1559. REPORT ON THE TECHNICAL COLLECTION CAPABILITIES OF
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND THE RUSSIAN
FEDERATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Director of National Intelligence,
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a
report on the technical collection capabilities of the
People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation in the
Republic of Cuba.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include an assessment of the following:
(1) The current technical collection capabilities, and
potential expansion of such capabilities, of the People's
Republic of China and the Russian Federation in the Republic
of Cuba.
(2) The counterintelligence risks associated with such
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to operations at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba.
(3) The capabilities and resources of the Department of
Defense to counter any technical collection capabilities of
the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation in
the Republic of Cuba identified by this report.
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified
annex.
(d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives.

SEC. 1560. EXTENSION OF PROTECTION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES AND
ASSETS FROM UNMANNED AIRCRAFT.

Section 130i(i) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``December 31, 2026'' and
inserting ``December 31, 2027''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``November 15, 2026'' and
inserting ``November 15, 2027''.

SEC. 1561. CONSOLIDATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE
TO ALL-DOMAIN ANOMALY RESOLUTION OFFICE.

(a) Consolidation.--Section 413 of the Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division X of Public
Law 117-103; 50 U.S.C. 3373a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``makes such data'' and
all that follows through the period and inserting ``make such
data available immediately, in a manner that protects
intelligence sources and methods, to the All-domain Anomaly
Resolution Office established under section 1683 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (50
U.S.C. 3373).'';
(2) by striking subsections (b) and (c); and
(3) by striking ``(a) Availability of Data on Unidentified
Aerial Phenomena.--.--''; and
(b) Section Heading.--The heading of such section is
amended by striking ``unidentified aerial phenomena task
force'' and inserting ``all-domain anomaly resolution
office''.

SEC. 1562. LIMITATION ON THE DIVESTMENT, CONSOLIDATION, AND
CURTAILMENT OF CERTAIN ELECTRONIC WARFARE TEST
AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES.

(a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of the Army shall not take
any action to divest, consolidate, or curtail any electronic
warfare test and evaluation activities that were part of an
Army element of the Major Range and Test Facility Base on or
before the date of the enactment of this Act until the
Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees the
report described in subsection (b).
(b) Report.--The report described in this subsection is a
report on a decision of the Secretary to divest, consolidate,
or curtail an electronic warfare test or evaluation activity
described in subsection (a) that contains the following:
(1) A description of the analytic basis used by the
Secretary for making the decision, including matters relating
to any cost, workload, and workforce requirements, as well as
any analysis relating to operational impact on users of the
activities.
(2) The findings from an independent review by the Director
of the Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation of
all analyses described in paragraph (1).
(3) A certification by the Director of the Test Resource
Management Center that the analyses described in paragraph
(1) and the decision of the Secretary meet the requirement of
the Department of Defense, as required by section
4173(c)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 1563. MODIFICATION OF FUNCTIONS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC
SPECTRUM ENTERPRISE OPERATIONAL LEAD FOR JOINT
ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPERATIONS TO INCLUDE
DYNAMIC SPECTRUM SHARING TECHNOLOGIES.

Section 500e of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking ``responsible for synchronizing'' and
inserting the following: ``responsible for--
``(1) synchronizing'';
(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``;
and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) coordinating test and evaluation of tactics,
techniques, and procedures for dynamic spectrum sharing
technologies in joint electromagnetic operations.''; and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new
paragraphs:
``(4) An assessment of any current gaps in testing,
evaluation, and validation mechanisms for future joint use of
dynamic spectrum sharing technologies.
``(5) The feasibility and advisability of establishing
designated virtual testing ranges so that operators can
develop tactics, techniques, and procedures for dynamic
spectrum sharing technologies.''.

SEC. 1564. LIMITATION ON MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN
ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM RELIED ON BY
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

Section 488 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(c) Limitation on Modification of Spectrum.--(1) Until
the earlier of September 30, 2034, or the date on which the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff certifies to the
congressional defense committees that dynamic spectrum
sharing (as defined in the Emerging Mid-Band Radar Spectrum
Sharing (EMBRSS) Feasibility Assessment Report of the
Department of Defense published in September 2023) is fully
operational, the Secretary of Defense may not modify any
existing or future applicable system between 3100 and 3450
megahertz and between 7400 and 8400 megahertz unless the
Secretary and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
jointly certify to Congress that such modification would not
result in a loss of capability for the armed forces.
``(2) In this subsection, the term `applicable system'
means a Department of Defense system that relies on the
electromagnetic spectrum for its function, including any
communications, weapons, precision munitions, sensor, geo-
location, or wireless device.''.

TITLE XVI--CYBERSPACE-RELATED MATTERS

Subtitle A--Matters Relating to Cyber Operations and Cyber Forces

SEC. 1601. COMPREHENSIVE CYBER WORKFORCE STRATEGY.

(a) Strategy and Report Required.--Not later than January
31, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall, acting through the
Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense and
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy and in
consultation with the Chief Information Officers and
Principal Cyber Advisors of the military departments--
(1) develop a comprehensive cyber workforce strategy; and
(2) submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate
and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives a report on the strategy developed under
paragraph (1).
(b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a)(2)
shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of progress achieved and remaining gaps
in implementation of the 2023-2027 Department of Defense
Cyber Workforce Strategy, including identification of
elements that should be continued, modified, or discontinued
in the strategy developed under subsection (a)(1).
(2) A descriptive analysis of the Defense Cyber Workforce
Framework (in this section referred to as the ``Framework''),
including the goals, activities, milestones, and key
performance indicators used by the Department of Defense to
measure progress and assess the effectiveness of the
implementation of the strategy required by subsection (a)(1).
(3) Assessment of the scope of the affected workforce for
the Framework, including specific workforce numbers, vacancy
numbers, work roles, or other statistical data relating to
personnel system metrics.
(4) Identification of progress of the Department in
implementing the Framework based on the goals, activities,
milestones, and key performance indicators described in
paragraph (2).
(5) Identification of any issues, problems, or roadblocks
identified by the Department in implementing the Framework,
as well as any adjustments required to measurements of
progress or inclusions of new goals, activities, milestones,
key performance indicators, or work roles since publication
of such framework, and any steps taken by the Department to
overcome issues or lack of authority to address roadblocks.
(6) Opportunities to leverage support from non-Department
entities, or of any workforce or talent management
authorities that exist within other Federal agencies in which
inclusion in the Framework might benefit the Department.
(7) The availability of commercial tools that support
Framework talent management processes and might enhance
performance or effectiveness, including for workforce
qualification and certification tracking, talent
identification and tracking, tagging for additional skill
identifiers in existing personnel management systems, or
enhancing skill development for specific work roles.
(8) Opportunities to leverage supplementary personnel
models that might be adapted from other domains, such as
cyber civilian reserves or cyber auxiliary forces.
(9) Integration of existing academic centers of excellence
or other university partnerships to help improve workforce
development, talent acquisition, and skills development.
(10) A review of Framework work roles for artificial
intelligence, data science, and data engineering to assess
alignment with corresponding work roles in industry and
recommendations for modifications to enable more effective
recruiting of industry talent.
(11) Resource requirements and implementation timeline for
the strategy developed under subsection (a)(1), including
budget estimates and key milestones.
(c) External Views.--In developing the strategy required
under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary may solicit or
coordinate views from external organizations with relevant
expertise in human resources planning or human capital
strategy, higher education or training, or cyber professional
industry associations.

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(d) Form.--The report submitted pursuant to subsection
(a)(2) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may
include a classified annex.

SEC. 1602. UNITED STATES CYBER COMMAND ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE INDUSTRY COLLABORATION ROADMAP.

(a) Roadmap Required.--Not later than August 1, 2026, the
Commander of United States Cyber Command shall, in
coordination with the Chief Digital and Artificial
Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense, the
Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency,
the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering,
the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment, and the Director of the Defense Innovation Unit,
complete development of a roadmap for industry collaboration
on artificial intelligence-enabled cyber capabilities for
cyberspace operations of the Department of Defense.
(b) Purpose.--The roadmap developed under subsection (a)
shall establish a framework for coordination between the
private sector and the Department of Defense to integrate
state-of-the-art artificial intelligence capabilities into
offensive and defensive cyberspace operations through--
(1) convening United States commercial artificial
intelligence developers, cybersecurity experts, and relevant
Federal Government offices; and
(2) facilitating information exchange on artificial
intelligence technology and capabilities for cyber
operations.
(c) Elements.--The roadmap developed under subsection (a)
shall address the following:
(1) Courses of action and selected approach on various
alternatives to manage and execute collaborative research and
development partnerships with industry.
(2) Collaborative development lines of effort for
artificial intelligence-enabled cyber capabilities and
associated near-term use cases.
(3) Strategy and methodology for industry engagement and
commercial collaboration, including--
(A) contractual mechanisms for industry collaboration on
cyber tools and capabilities;
(B) security clearance requirements, goals, and resource
needs for industry partners; and
(C) evaluation of existing contract and collaboration
authorities and identification of required policy changes or
new authorities.
(4) Implementation objectives, milestones, and status of
relevant pilot programs.
(5) Technology transition mechanisms from development to
operational use.
(6) Infrastructure requirements and associated costs.
(7) Assessment of organizational structure options,
including establishment of a new center or integration within
existing organizations.
(d) Congressional Briefings.--
(1) Initial briefing.--Not later than November 1, 2026, the
Commander of United States Cyber Command shall provide the
congressional defense committees a briefing on the roadmap
developed under subsection (a).
(2) Annual updates.--During the period beginning on the
date on which the President submits to Congress a budget for
fiscal year 2028 pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31,
United States Code, and ending on December 31, 2030, the
Commander shall, not less frequently than once each year,
provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on
the status of industry collaboration activities carried out
in accordance with the roadmap developed under subsection
(a).

SEC. 1603. STRATEGY FOR DETERRENCE AGAINST CYBERATTACKS
AGAINST DEFENSE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE
UNITED STATES.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in
coordination with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Cyber Policy, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the
Commander of United States Cyber Command, and the Deputy
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Defense Continuity and
Mission Assurance, develop a strategy and a list of various
courses of action across the spectrum of military
capabilities to create a credible deterrence against
cyberspace attacks and posturing for future such attacks
against United States defense critical infrastructure.
(b) Strategy.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure that the
strategy required by subsection (a)--
(A) includes an evaluation of how to deter actions of
adversaries in cyberspace across the full spectrum of
offensive planning and action; and
(B) outlines a range of options available for the
Department to demonstrate a credible deterrence through cost
imposing courses of action.
(2) Elements.--The strategy required by subsection (a)
shall incorporate the following elements:
(A) A comprehensive assessment of adversary cyber
capabilities and intent regarding defense critical
infrastructure attacks.
(B) Identification of what specific adversary cyber
capabilities and actor's actions under this strategy seeks to
deter.
(C) Methodology and classification of types of targets to
hold at risk and what actions would be necessary to impose
costs at different levels of escalation.
(D) An assessment of the capabilities and any related
requirement gaps to create the needed effects against these
categories of targets and their relative impact to deterrence
and escalation.
(E) An evaluation of the role of offensive cyber operations
in combination with, as well as independent of, other means
of military capabilities in creating an effective deterrent,
and an assessment of the current capability and gaps in
capability needed to successfully conduct these offensive
cyber operations.
(F) An assessment of policy and authorities in effect with
respect to holding adversary targets at risk and
recommendations for modifications to enable effective
deterrence and managed escalation.
(G) Evaluation of reveal and conceal criteria and
methodology to demonstrate the United States capability of
imposing costs while preserving operational security.
(H) Framework for integration of interagency partners, as
well as allies and partners, industry, and academia, to
enhance deterrence.
(3) Deadline.--The Secretary shall complete the development
of the strategy required by subsection (a) on or before
December 1, 2026.
(c) Courses of Action.--
(1) In general.--The list of various courses of action
required under subsection (a) shall include a list of
military alternatives, guided by the strategy developed under
such subsection, using the full range of military
capabilities, including offensive cyber operations that
actively impose or threaten to impose costs on an adversary
to create a credible deterrence. The courses of action shall
be organized for competition, crisis, and conflict.
(2) Deadline.--Not later than June 1, 2026, the Secretary
shall complete the development of the list of various courses
of action required by subsection (a).
(d) Briefings and Submittal to Congress.--
(1) Interim briefing.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the
Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense
committees an interim briefing on the strategy required under
subsection (a).
(2) Final briefing and submittal.--Not later than June 1,
2026, the Secretary shall--
(A) provide to the congressional defense committees a
briefing on the strategy developed under subsection (a) and
the list of various courses of action developed under such
subsection; and
(B) submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on such strategy and such list of various courses of action.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``defense critical infrastructure'' has the
meaning given that term ``critical infrastructure of the
Department of Defense'' in section 1650(e) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law
114-328; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note).
(2) The term ``imposing costs'' means actions taken against
adversaries that result in economic, diplomatic,
informational, or military consequences significant enough to
change the adversary's behavior or calculations regarding
cyberspace operations against the United States.

SEC. 1604. AMENDMENT TO ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS AND REPORTS ON
ASSIGNMENT OF CERTAIN BUDGET CONTROL
RESPONSIBILITY TO COMMANDER OF THE UNITED
STATES CYBER COMMAND.

Section 1558 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (I);
and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following new
subparagraph (H):
``(H) A review of investment in artificial intelligence
capabilities, including an assessment of alignment with
defined roadmap milestones and Department of Defense use
cases.''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking ``2028'' and inserting ``2030''; and
(B) by inserting ``and briefing'' after ``a report''.

SEC. 1605. REPORT ON RESERVE COMPONENT INTEGRATION INTO CYBER
MISSION FORCE AND CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS.

(a) Report Required.--Not later than August 1, 2026, the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy and the
Commander of United States Cyber Command shall jointly, in
coordination with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, the
principal cyber advisors of each of the military departments,
the chief of each reserve component, and the Office of the
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness,
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on
the integration of the reserve components into the cyber
mission force in support of cyberspace operations.
(b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a)
shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of the different authorities available
within each status of the reserve components, with particular
focus on the National Guard and authorities under title 32,
United States Code, and how the Department of Defense can use
personnel of the reserve components in such statuses within
the cyber mission force and in support of cyberspace
operations.
(2) An analysis of current and planned efforts to work with
the military departments, the National Guard, and the
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capabilities that address identified operational requirements
and that maximize use of local industry expertise and
academic partnerships.
(3) A description of methods to work with the military
departments, the National Guard Bureau, and the adjutants
general of each State to track and identify key skills and
competencies that are not part of primary military
occupational specialties of members of the military
departments, but are developed through their civilian career
experience.
(4) An identification of the billets, resources, and
support infrastructure needed to maximize the unique
expertise, capabilities, and authorities of the reserve
components in support of the cyber mission of the Department.
(5) An evaluation of what types of authorities would be
most beneficial to maximize the activation and support of the
reserve components to cyberspace operations, including any
legislative action that may be required.
(6) An evaluation of the existing barriers to or
impediments for integration of the reserve components into
the cyber mission force in support of cyberspace operations
and an assessment of mitigation initiatives with respect to
paragraphs (1) through (5).
(7) Such other matters as the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Cyber Policy and the Commander of United States
Cyber Command consider appropriate.
(8) The implementation plan required by subsection (c).
(c) Implementation Plan.--
(1) Plan required.--The implementation plan required by
subsection (b)(6) shall detail how the Department should
better integrate the reserve components into cyber mission
forces and cyberspace operations of the Department.
(2) Elements.--The implementation plan required by
subsection (b)(6) shall include the following:
(A) Clearly defined roles and responsibilities for the
Department of Defense, the military departments, United
States Cyber Command, and the National Guard Bureau.
(B) Timelines and milestones for implementation of the
recommended actions.
(C) Metrics to measure progress and effectiveness of
integration efforts.
(D) Resource requirements, including personnel, equipment,
and funding necessary to implement the plan.
(E) Recommendations for policy changes and, if appropriate,
legislative proposals to improve integration.
(F) A strategy for continuous assessment and improvement of
reserve component integration.
(G) A detailed analysis of force structure requirements and
optimal reserve component organization, including the
appropriate balance between traditional aligned reserve
component units and individual mobilization augmentees for
cyber mission force requirements.
(H) A comprehensive assessment regarding funding for the
activation of reserve component personnel possessing
critical, low-density, and high-demand cyber skills, and an
evaluation of readiness impacts resulting from insufficient
dedicated funding for such activations.
(I) An evaluation of operational impacts to cyber mission
force readiness when reserve component personnel and units
with cyber capabilities are activated for missions outside
the cyber domain.
(d) Briefings Required.--
(1) Interim briefing.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy and the
Commander of United States Cyber Command shall jointly
provide to the congressional defense committees an interim
briefing on the report required by subsection (a).
(2) Final briefing.--Not later than August 1, 2026, the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy and the
Commander of United States Cyber Command shall jointly
provide a final briefing to the congressional defense
committees on the findings contained in the report submitted
pursuant to subsection (a).
(e) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
(f) Definition of Reserve Component.--In this section, the
term ``reserve component'' means a reserve component of the
military departments named under section 10101 of title 10,
United States Code.

SEC. 1606. EVALUATION OF CYBER RANGE MANAGEMENT AND FUNDING.

(a) In General.--Not later than January 15, 2027, the
Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination with the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy, the Under
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the
principal cyber advisors of the military departments,
complete a comprehensive evaluation of the current structure
of oversight for the cyber ranges of the Department of
Defense, including an assessment of the separate executive
agent designations for cyber test ranges and cyber training
ranges.
(b) Elements.--The evaluation required by subsection (a)
shall include the following elements:
(1) A thorough assessment of the effectiveness of the
current organizational structure under which separate
executive agents exist for cyber test ranges and cyber
training ranges.
(2) A detailed analysis of funding mechanisms and budgetary
authority challenges and benefits associated with the current
structure, potential alternative structures, and unified
oversight options.
(3) A comprehensive evaluation of the potential integration
of physical and logical ranges under various organizational
structures.
(4) An assessment of how different organizational
structures would affect the speed and ease of transferring
systems or tools from test environments into operational use,
including the incorporation of tactics, techniques, and
procedures.
(5) A recommendation to the Secretary regarding whether the
current separate executive agent structure should be
maintained, or an alternative structure, including a unified
executive agent structure, should be implemented.
(6) In the event the recommendation under paragraph (5)
supports maintaining separate executive agents, the specific
criteria that would need to be satisfied for the two
functions to be managed under a singular organization in the
future.
(c) Congressional Notification.--Not later than March 1,
2027, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional
defense committees a briefing on--
(1) the recommendation developed under subsection (b)(5);
(2) the determination made by the Secretary regarding the
organizational structure for cyber range oversight; and
(3) a summary of the findings of the Secretary with respect
to the evaluation conducted under subsection (a); and
(4) an implementation plan for any approved changes to the
cyber range oversight structure.

SEC. 1607. MODIFICATION TO REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR SENIOR
MILITARY ADVISOR FOR CYBER POLICY.

Section 392a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``the Under
Secretary of Defense for Policy'' and inserting ``the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``, the following:''
and all that follows through the period at the end and
inserting ``the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber
Policy''; and
(2) in paragraph (3)(A)--
(A) in clause (i), by striking ``the Under Secretary of
Defense for Policy'' and inserting ``the Assistant Secretary
of Defense for Cyber Policy'';
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ``Under Secretary'' and
inserting ``Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber
Policy'';
(C) in clause (iii), by striking ``Under Secretary of
Defense for Policy'' and inserting ``Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Cyber Policy''; and
(D) by striking clause (iv).

SEC. 1608. PLANNING, PROGRAMMING, AND BUDGET COORDINATION FOR
OPERATIONS OF CYBER MISSION FORCE.

Section 167b of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsections:
``(f) Planning, Programming, and Budgeting.--(1)(A) In
addition to the activities of a combatant command for which
funding may be requested under section 166(b) of this title,
the Commander of the United States Cyber Command shall,
subject to the authority, direction, and control of the
Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department of Defense, be
responsible for directly controlling and managing the
planning, programming, budgeting, and execution of resources
to train, equip, operate, and sustain the cyber mission
force, which shall include the following:
``(i) Preparation of a program objective memorandum and
budget estimate submission for the resources required to
train, equip, operate, and sustain the cyber mission force.
``(ii) Preparation of budget materials pertaining to the
United States Cyber Command for inclusion in the budget
justification materials that are submitted to Congress in
support of the budget of the Department of Defense for a
fiscal year, as submitted with the budget of the President
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, that
is separate from any other military department or component
of the Department of Defense.
``(B) The responsibilities assigned to the Commander of the
United States Cyber Command pursuant to subparagraph (A)
shall not include the following:
``(i) Military pay and allowances.
``(ii) Funding for facility support that is provided by the
military departments.
``(2)(A) Before the budget proposal for the United States
Cyber Command for any fiscal year is submitted to the
Secretary of Defense, the Commander of the United States
Cyber Command shall consult with the Secretaries of the
military departments concerning funding for units of the
reserve components within the cyber mission force. If the
Secretary of a military department does not concur in the
recommended level of funding with respect to any such unit
that is under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the
military department, the Commander shall include with the
budget proposal submitted to the Secretary of Defense the
views of the Secretary of the military department concerning
such funding.
``(B) Before the budget proposal for a military department
for any fiscal year is submitted to the Secretary of Defense,
the Secretary of the military department shall consult with
the Commander of the United States Cyber Command concerning
funding

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for cyber mission forces within the reserve component in the
military personnel budget for that military department. If
the Commander does not concur in the recommended level of
funding with respect to individual augmentees or units within
the reserve component, the Secretary of the military
department shall include with the budget proposal submitted
to the Secretary of Defense the views of the Commander.''.

SEC. 1609. EXPANSION OF SCOPE OF AFFIRMATION OF AUTHORITY FOR
CYBER OPERATIONS TO INCLUDE DEFENSE OF CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

(a) Scope of Affirmation of Authority.--Subsection (b) of
section 394 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
inserting ``defense of critical infrastructure of the
Department of Defense,'' after ``force protection,''.
(b) Amendment to Definitions.--Subsection (f) of such
section 394 is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs
(3) and (4), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
paragraph (2):
``(2) The term `critical infrastructure of the Department
of Defense' means any asset of the Department of Defense of
such extraordinary importance to the functioning of the
Department and the operation of the armed forces that the
incapacitation or destruction of such asset by a cyber attack
would have a debilitating effect on the ability of the
Department to fulfill its missions.''.

SEC. 1610. REVIEW OF FUTURE FORCE EMPLOYMENT CONCEPTS AND
ASSOCIATED PERSONNEL POLICY NEEDS FOR EVOLVING
CYBER FORCES.

(a) Review Required.--Not later than June 1, 2026, the
Secretary of Defense shall, acting through the covered
officials, conduct a review of future force employment
concepts for the cyber force, including all elements of the
Cyber Operations Force (COF), to assess where additional
recommendations for personnel policy changes may be
warranted.
(b) Elements of Review.--The review and updates under
subsection (a) shall address the respective roles of the
military departments and United States Cyber Command with
respect to the following:
(1) Evaluation of future force employment concepts of cyber
forces, including the following:
(A) Inclusion of additional elements of the Cyber
Operations Force in various geographic combatant command
operational scenarios to provide tactical-level effects, or
integration with non-cyber tactical units, using radio-
frequency enabled cyber or other off-net cyber operations
techniques.
(B) Assessment of new or novel formations outside of the
current Cyber Mission Force construct.
(C) Experimentation with other doctrine, organization,
training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel,
facilities, and policy approaches for cyber effects or
integrated non-kinetic effects beyond the current Cyber
Mission Force approach for on-net operations.
(2) Coordination between United States Cyber Command and
the military departments regarding recruiting and retention
to ensure that personnel requirements of the cyber mission
forces and the military departments are met appropriately.
(3) Opportunities for members of the cyber mission forces
to enroll in professional military education for potential
future forces, or needs for new professional military
education opportunities for such forces.
(4) Assessment of expansion of promotion pathways for
members of such future forces and an assessment of whether
such opportunities are adequate to fulfill staffing
requirements based on these future force employment concepts.
(5) Data sharing between the military departments and
United States Cyber Command with respect to capturing
information on, demographics and additional skill identifiers
for personnel of such future forces.
(6) Such other matters as the Secretary of Defense
considers appropriate.
(c) Report Required.--Not later than September 1, 2026, the
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of
the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House
of Representatives a report on such review and any resulting
updates to guidance and processes. The report shall also
include such recommendations as the Secretary may have
regarding matters described in subsection (a) or (b).
(d) Definition of Covered Officials.--In this section, the
term ``covered officials'' means--
(1) the Secretaries of the military departments;
(2) the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy;
and
(3) the Commander of United States Cyber Command.

SEC. 1610A. EVALUATION OF JOINT TASK FORCE-CYBER IN SUPPORT
OF GEOGRAPHIC COMBATANT COMMANDS.

(a) Study and Evaluation.--Not later than July 1, 2026, the
Secretary of Defense shall, acting through the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy and the Vice Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in consultation with the
Commander of United States Cyber Command, jointly conduct a
comprehensive study on force employment in support of
combatant commands and an evaluation of establishing Joint
Task Force-Cyber elements across all of the geographic
combatant commands.
(b) Elements of Evaluation and Study.--The study and
evaluation required under subsection (a) shall include the
following:
(1) An assessment of cyber force employment requirements
and capabilities across all geographic combatant commands.
(2) An assessment of the benefits and limitations of the
operational need for Joint Task Force-Cyber elements in each
geographic combatant command area of operations under the
following conditions:
(A) Under the operational control of the geographic command
of the geographic combatant commanders.
(B) Under the existing construct.
(3) An analysis of the optimal command and control
structures for Joint Task Force-Cyber elements, including--
(A) the designation of Joint Task Force Establishing
Authority, as defined in joint doctrine and instructions;
(B) the alignment of operational control and tactical
control over subordinate forces; and
(C) concurrent Joint Task Force Establishing Authority
management structures between United States Cyber Command and
respective geographic combatant commands.
(4) An assessment of force structure requirements,
including--
(A) assigned forces for each potential Joint Task Force-
Cyber element;
(B) manning and resourcing requirements relative to
assigned missions; and
(C) sources of personnel required.
(5) An evaluation of the integration and sustainment of
cyber capabilities and effects.
(6) An identification of supporting infrastructure
requirements for each geographic combatant command.
(7) A description of potential missions and lines of effort
for Joint Task Force-Cyber elements.
(8) An analysis of relationships with existing entities
within each geographic combatant command, including an
assessment of complementary and duplicative activities.
(9) Such other matters as the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Cyber Policy and the Vice Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff determine appropriate.
(c) Implementation Plan for Joint Task Force-Cyber.--The
study and evaluation required under subsection (a) shall
include a comprehensive implementation plan for establishing
Joint Task Force-Cyber elements across geographic combatant
commands starting with United States Indo-Pacific Command, as
determined appropriate based on the findings of the study and
evaluation.
(d) Report Required.--Not later than July 1, 2026, the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy, the Vice
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Commander of
United States Cyber Command shall jointly submit to the
Secretary of Defense and the congressional defense committees
a report containing--
(1) the results of the study and evaluation required under
subsection (a);
(2) the implementation plan required under subsection (c);
(3) views from each of the geographic combatant commands
regarding the results of the study in subsection (a) and the
implementation plan in subsection (b); and
(4) recommendations for legislative or administrative
actions required to implement the plan.
(e) Limitation on Availability of Funds.--Of the funds
authorized to be appropriated by this Act, or otherwise made
available for fiscal year 2026 for operation and maintenance,
Defense-wide, and available for the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Cyber Policy, not more than 90 percent may be
obligated or expended until the date on which the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy and the Vice Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff submit to the congressional
defense committees the complete report required under
subsection (d).

SEC. 1610B. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO MODIFY
AUTHORITIES OF THE COMMANDER OF UNITED STATES
CYBER COMMAND.

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the
Department of Defense, may be obligated or expended to
modify, reorganize, or otherwise change the responsibilities,
authorities, or command structure of the Commander of United
States Cyber Command from those in effect on June 1, 2025.

SEC. 1610C. PROGRAM FOR TALENT MANAGEMENT OF CYBER PERSONNEL
THROUGH ACTIVE AND RESERVE TRANSITIONING.

(a) Program Established.--The Secretary of Defense, as part
of the Defense Cyber Workforce Framework, shall design and
implement a program to support active management of cyber
talent transitioning to the reserve cyber force by May 1,
2026.
(b) Elements.--The program as required under subsection (a)
shall include the following elements:
(1) The ability to track, reskill, and upskill
transitioning active-duty cyber personnel and critical
enablers from the Cyber Mission Force (CMF) for potential
retention in the reserve component to meet emerging cyber
mission demands.
(2) The ability to conduct transparent and time efficient
means to recruit transitioning, fully qualified, and in good
standing active-duty cyber mission force personnel and cyber
enabling forces deemed necessary by the United States Cyber
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(3) Establishment of a centralized resource in the
Department to--
(A) provide incentive services as a retention tool to aid
transitioning CMF personnel in navigating the active to
reserve component personnel system across the military
services;
(B) identify and advertise vacancies in reserve cyber
units; and
(C) enable transition to civilian occupations (specifically
with critical need strategic industries and critical
infrastructure providers) that could include mentorship,
employment counseling, and education focused on critical high
demand/low density cyber skills.
(4) The ability to expand such services to related areas,
such as cyber auxiliary forces or direct commissioning
programs directed towards cyber forces.
(c) Briefing.--Not later than June 1, 2026, the Secretary
of Defense shall provide a briefing to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
on the establishment of the program required under subsection
(a), including--
(1) the establishment of this program;
(2) an assessment of resourcing needs for the program
across the future years defense program; and
(3) identification of metrics or other assessment
capabilities to determine the impact on retention of CMF
forces and enabling cyber forces as part of a total force
strategy.
(d) Pilot Authority.--The Secretary of Defense shall
establish a pilot program to assess the feasibility and
advisability of paying skill incentive pay or a skill
proficiency bonus under section 353 of title 37, United
States Code, to members of the Cyber Mission Force working
for the United States Cyber Command that will expire on
September 30, 2030.

SEC. 1610D. DESIGNATION OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR
CYBER POLICY AS PRINCIPAL STAFF ASSISTANT.

Section 138(b)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by inserting ``(A)'' before the first sentence; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(B) Subject to the authority, direction, and control of
the Secretary of Defense, the Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Cyber Policy--
``(i) shall serve as a principal staff assistant to the
Secretary of Defense on matters within the responsibility of
the Assistant Secretary;
``(ii) shall report directly to the Secretary without
intervening authority; and
``(iii) may communicate views on matters within the
responsibility of the Assistant Secretary directly to the
Secretary without obtaining the approval or concurrence of
any other official within the Department of Defense.''.

Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Department of Defense Cybersecurity and
Information Technology

SEC. 1611. MODERNIZATION PROGRAM FOR FULL CONTENT INSPECTION.

Section 1515 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024 (118-31; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``network boundary
and cross-domain defense'' and inserting ``full content
inspection'';
(2) in subsection (a), by inserting ``and cross-domain''
after ``network boundary'';
(3) in subsection (b)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) by inserting ``specified in subsection (a)'' after
``defense capabilities'' both places in appears; and
(ii) in clause (ii), by inserting ``that support
operational missions as defined by the Department of Defense
Cyber Defense Command'' before the period at the end;
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as
subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively;
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new
subparagraph (B):
``(B) By December 1, 2026, integrate the capabilities into
the pilot program required by subparagraph (A) that
leverages, where appropriate, investments in artificial
intelligence to illuminate and actively counter foreign cyber
aggression to Department of Defense networks.'';
(D) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated by subparagraph
(B), by striking ``deployment of modernized network boundary
defense capabilities to the access points and cross-domain
capabilities'' and inserting ``deployment of the same
capabilities described in subsection (a) to the access points
and cross-domain capabilities, and any other network
interconnection point,''; and
(E) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by subparagraph
(B)--
(i) by striking ``modernized network boundary defense
capabilities'' and inserting ``the same capabilities
described in subsection (a)''; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``To
ensure the coverage of these capabilities is complete, the
Secretary shall, acting through the Director of the Defense
Information Systems Agency and the Chief Information Officer
of the Department of Defense, create a list of remaining
networks and enclaves.''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(d) Briefings.--Not later than November 1, 2026, and not
less frequently than once each year thereafter until December
31, 2028, the Chief Information Officer of the Department of
Defense, the Director of the Defense Information Systems
Agency, and the Commander of the Department of Defense Cyber
Defense Command shall jointly provide to the congressional
defense committees a briefing on the status of deployment of
the modernization program required by subsection (a), the
results of the surveys conducted pursuant to subparagraphs
(B) and (C) of subsection (b)(2), and identification of
remaining networks and enclaves to be incorporated into the
program.''.

SEC. 1612. ASSESSMENT REGARDING REAL-TIME MONITORING OF
DEFENSE WEAPONS PLATFORMS FOR CYBER THREATS.

(a) Assessment Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall
conduct a comprehensive assessment of the feasibility and
advisability of establishing a Department of Defense-wide
program--
(1) to remediate all weapon system platforms that do not
currently have capabilities that satisfy requirements for
weapon system platform cybersecurity through automated, real-
time monitoring for threat detection and mitigation; and
(2) that would do so by--
(A) identifying and prioritizing weapon systems lacking
real-time monitoring for self-protection capabilities;
(B) establishing technical requirements and minimum
cybersecurity standards for real-time protection across
different categories of weapon systems;
(C) developing implementation schedules and funding
requirements to retrofit existing systems with real-time
monitoring for self-protection capabilities;
(D) creating a verification and validation process to
ensure deployed solutions effectively mitigate identified
cybersecurity risks; and
(E) establishing a governance structure for ongoing
maintenance, updates, and operational support of implemented
capabilities.
(b) Elements.--The assessment required pursuant to
subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) A detailed assessment of the costs, timelines, and
resources associated with developing, testing, acquiring, and
implementing real-time monitoring for self-protection
capabilities, and the associated capabilities needed to
aggregate and evaluate data from such applications.
(2) A thorough evaluation of existing real-time monitoring
for self-protection solutions and their applicability to
military weapon system environments.
(3) A proposed phased implementation and funding plan that
includes--
(A) projected budget requirements delineated by fiscal
year;
(B) recommended acquisition strategies;
(C) detailed technical implementation considerations;
(D) detailed operational implementation considerations,
including development of tactics, training, and procedures
for the employment of such applications; and
(E) estimated timelines for achieving initial and full
operational capability.
(4) A detailed inventory of--
(A) weapon system platforms for which real-time monitoring
for self-protection capabilities are recommended;
(B) weapon system platforms for which such capabilities are
not recommended, together with a justification for each such
determination; and
(C) alternative cybersecurity methods being employed or
proposed for platforms excluded from the recommendation for
real-time monitoring for self-protection implementation.
(c) Coordination With Related Cybersecurity Programs.--In
conducting the assessment required by subsection (a), the
Secretary shall coordinate with the Secretary for each of the
military departments for programs within their department and
with the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and
Security regarding programs identified in the Strategic
Cybersecurity Program.
(d) Report to Congress.--
(1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2027, the
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the findings of the Secretary with
respect to the assessment conducted pursuant to subsection
(a).
(2) Contents.--The report submitted pursuant to paragraph
(1) on the findings of the Secretary with respect to the
assessment conducted pursuant to subsection (a) shall include
the following:
(A) A summary of key findings of the Secretary.
(B) A comprehensive assessment of technical feasibility for
implementing real-time monitoring for self-protection across
different weapon system platform types.
(C) A thorough analysis of the advisability of developing a
program for implementing such capabilities, including
potential risks, benefits, and trade-offs.
(D) Specific recommendations regarding--
(i) whether real-time monitoring for self-protection
capabilities should be implemented across Department weapon
systems;
(ii) if implementation is recommended, which specific
weapon systems should receive priority for such
implementation;
(iii) appropriate acquisition strategies and funding
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(iv) any necessary policy or regulatory changes to support
effective implementation; and
(v) proposed metrics for measuring successful
implementation and operational effectiveness.
(E) For weapon system platforms deemed suitable candidates
for real-time monitoring for self-protection capabilities--
(i) recommended prioritization criteria;
(ii) a proposed implementation schedule;
(iii) estimated costs and funding requirements across the
Future Years Defense Program; and
(iv) recommended technical approaches tailored to different
platform categories.
(F) An assessment real-time monitoring for self-protection
or similar capabilities currently deployed on Department of
Defense weapon system platforms, including--
(i) a comprehensive inventory of platforms currently
utilizing such capabilities, including relevant pilot
programs;
(ii) the specific technical implementations in use;
(iii) an evaluation of the operational effectiveness of
existing implementations; and
(iv) lessons learned that could inform future acquisition
and implementation efforts.
(3) Form of report.--The report submitted pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but
may include a classified annex.

SEC. 1613. ASSESSMENT OF FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY OF
ESTABLISHING AN OPERATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
CYBERSECURITY TRAINING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.

(a) Assessment Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than December 1, 2026, the
Secretary of Defense shall, acting through the Chief
Information Officer of the Department of Defense and in
coordination with the Commander of United States Cyber
Command and such representatives from the military
departments as the Secretary considers appropriate, complete
an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of
establishing a center of excellence for operational
technology cybersecurity training (in this section referred
to as the ``Center'') that would institutionalize training
for the Department of Defense on security and protection of
operational technology and industrial control systems.
(2) Functions to be assessed.--In carrying out the
assessment required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall
assess the need for a Center--
(A) to provide comprehensive training and other educational
programs relating to operational technology and industrial
control systems cybersecurity;
(B) to develop and regularly update the curriculum for such
training and programs;
(C) to identify, develop, and integrate materiel and
organizational requirements for Department of Defense
operational technology and industrial control systems
cybersecurity;
(D) to develop and manage the integration of operational
technology and industrial control systems cybersecurity
solutions with military service doctrine, organization,
training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel, and
facilities; and
(E) to leverage and benefit from readily available capacity
of a military installation with--
(i) existing infrastructure and multiservice training
facilities
(ii) a cadre or workforce of engineering and infrastructure
expertise designed for functions relating to the Armed
Forces; and
(iii) current centers of excellence with specific
consideration of existing facilities that support physical
and logical cyber training ranges.
(b) Report Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than December 1, 2026, the
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the findings of the Secretary with
respect to the assessment completed pursuant to subsection
(a).
(2) Recommendation and matters to be addressed.--The report
submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include a
recommendation on whether the establishment of a Center is
feasible and advisable and shall address the following:
(A) An identification of curricula relating to training and
education of operational technology and industrial control
systems, including such training that might be provided by
private sector entities.
(B) Identification of anticipated throughput demands for
such training for military and civilian personnel based on
workforce estimates from the operational cyber community.
(C) Assessment of the resources needed to establish and
maintain a Center and a cost-benefit analysis to determine if
the anticipated training throughput in subparagraph (B)
warrants such expenditure.
(D) An evaluation of potential locations that maximizes
readily available capacity of a military installation and
synergies with--
(i) existing infrastructure and multiservice training
facilities;
(ii) a cadre or workforce of engineering and infrastructure
expertise designed for functions related to the Armed Forces
of the United States; and
(iii) current centers of excellence with specific
consideration of existing facilities that support physical
and logical cyber training ranges.
(E) If the Secretary determines that establishing a Center
is feasible and advisable--
(i) a proposed phased implementation approach, including
initial operating capability milestones and full operational
capability targets;
(ii) an assessment of how a Center could integrate training
and education programs with existing Department of Defense
cybersecurity certification requirements and career
progression models;
(iii) proposed metrics and evaluation criteria that could
be used to assess a Center's effectiveness in improving
operational technology and industrial control systems
security outcomes across the Department of Defense, if
established;
(iv) estimated funding, personnel, and resource
requirements for establishment and maintenance of a Center;
and
(v) analysis of potential challenges and limitations to
establish a Center and recommendations to mitigate these
challenges and limitations.
(F) Proposed metrics and evaluation criteria that could be
used to assess the Center's effectiveness in improving
operational technology and industrial control systems
security outcomes across the Department.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Industrial control system.--The term ``industrial
control system'' has the meaning given such term in section
2220C of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
665i(f)).
(2) Operational technology.--The term ``operational
technology'' has the meaning given such term in section 3 of
the Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020
(15 U.S.C. 278g-3a).

SEC. 1614. FRAMEWORK FOR INTEGRATION OF INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY TECHNICAL DEBT ASSESSMENT INTO
ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS.

(a) Framework Development.--Not later than September 1,
2026, the Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination with
the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense,
the Secretaries of the military departments, and the Chief
Information Officers of the military departments, develop a
framework for the integration of technical debt assessment,
tracking, and management into existing Department of Defense
processes for information technology investment decisions and
budget justification materials.
(b) Technical Debt Definition.--The Secretary of Defense
shall direct a comprehensive reevaluation of the Department's
current definition of ``technical debt'' and develop a
categorization framework that adequately reflects different
types of technical debt, including application, physical
infrastructure, architecture, and documentation components.
(c) Framework Components.--
(1) Integration requirement.--The Secretary of Defense
shall ensure the framework developed under subsection (a)
provides for integration of technical debt considerations
into existing Department management processes and structures
relating to resourcing and programmatic decisions for
existing or proposed information technology systems,
services, or related programs of record.
(2) Metrics.--The framework developed under subsection (a)
shall include--
(A) baseline measurement for technical debt for a specific
technology or program;
(B) objectives for technical debt reduction;
(C) consolidated metrics for Department-wide use; and
(D) outcome-based metrics for assessing operational and
financial impacts.
(3) Process integration.--The framework developed under
subsection (a) shall utilize existing governance structures
for overseeing information technology investments.
(4) Minimum requirements.--The framework developed under
subsection (a) shall--
(A) establish methods for identifying and evaluating
technical debt;
(B) integrate technical debt management into the planning,
programming, budgeting, and execution process, as well as
information technology governance bodies;
(C) establish prioritization approaches based on mission
impact;
(D) develop mechanisms for gap identification; and
(E) define organizational responsibilities for remediating
assessed technical debt of a program or system.
(5) Implementation.--The Secretary of Defense shall
implement the framework developed under subsection (a) not
later than October 1, 2026, to support the planning,
programming, and process for the budget justification
materials to be submitted to Congress in support of the
Department, as submitted with the budget of the President for
fiscal year 2027 under section 1105(a) of title 31, United
States Code.
(d) Budget Materials.--
(1) Justification requirements.--Beginning with the fiscal
year 2027 budget request, the Secretary of Defense shall
ensure that, for each fiscal year, the budget justification
materials to be submitted to Congress in support of the
budget of the Department (as submitted with the budget of the
President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States
Code) include--
(A) technical debt status assessments;
(B) planned remediation investments;
(C) risk assessments of investment gaps; and
(D) alignment with modernization priorities.
(2) Program alignment.--The Secretary shall ensure Defense
planning guidance and program objective memoranda address
technical debt remediation requirements.
(e) Congressional Briefing.--Not later than September 15,
2026, the Secretary shall

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provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on
the implementation and effectiveness of the technical debt
management framework developed under subsection (a).
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``information technology'' has the meaning
given such term in section 11101 of title 40, United States
Code.
(2) The term ``technical debt'' means design or
implementation constructs that are expedient in the short-
term, but that set up a technical context that can make a
future change costlier or impossible, as defined in
Department of Defense Instruction 5000.87, or successor
instruction.

SEC. 1615. MISSION INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE TASK FORCE.

(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
establish a task force to support the assessment of
vulnerabilities to defense critical infrastructure necessary
for the execution of existing defense operational and
contingency plans.
(2) Designation.--The task force established pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall be known as the ``Mission Infrastructure
Resilience Task Force'' (in this section the ``Task Force'').
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Task Force shall be--
(1) to conduct assessments and analysis of use case-based
mission threads to comprehensively identify, develop, and
operationalize the full spectrum of capabilities required to
protect and maintain defense critical infrastructure; and
(2) to build and integrate the necessary resources,
technologies, communication systems, tactics, techniques, and
procedures, personnel with appropriate authorities, and
exercise programs to ensure efficient and effective response
when critical infrastructure supporting military operations
and contingencies is threatened, degraded, or disrupted.
(c) Composition.--
(1) Chair.--The Task Force shall be chaired by a
representative from the Department of Defense Cyber Defense
Command.
(2) Membership.--The Task Force shall include
representatives from the following:
(A) United States Cyber Command.
(B) The Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Defense Continuity and Mission Assurance.
(C) The Joint Warfighting Analysis Center.
(D) The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
(E) The Critical Infrastructure Defense Analysis Center.
(F) The Air Force Cyber Resiliency Office of Control
Systems program.
(G) The energy, installations and environment, or civil
engineering organizations of the military departments.
(H) The Army Corps of Engineers Engineering Research and
Development Center.
(I) Each of the geographic and functional combatant
commands, on an as-needed basis.
(d) Tasks.--The Task Force shall--
(1) conduct assessments and analysis of use case-based
mission threads associated with defense operational and
contingency plans, including through pilot programs, tabletop
exercises, or studies that identify infrastructure
dependencies and organizational transition points where
operational responsibilities transfer between entities;
(2) identify vulnerabilities and capability gaps in
mission-critical infrastructure and determine--
(A) the resources, authorities, technologies, partnerships
with external and nongovernment entities, and funding
necessary to address such vulnerabilities and gaps; and
(B) the designation of lead organizations responsible for
remediation activities and associated costs;
(3) develop broad-based solutions to address gaps
identified under paragraph (2), including--
(A) establishment of communication pathways;
(B) development of tools and technologies;
(C) implementation of visualization and analytic programs;
and
(D) integration of unique capabilities, such as those
provided by the National Guard;
(4) assign organizational leads for remediation of specific
gaps and vulnerabilities and develop comprehensive plans to
address such gaps, including identification of funding and
budgeting requirements necessary for successful remediation
efforts;
(5) monitor and assess the progress of remediation efforts
and identify process improvements and solutions to address
common deficiencies across multiple remediation activities;
(6) develop and conduct exercises based on likely
operational scenarios--
(A) to validate the effectiveness of remediation efforts;
and
(B) to identify additional deficiencies or vulnerabilities
requiring remediation;
(7) establish a framework for readiness assessments to
provide installation commanders and combatant commanders with
visibility into the status of mission infrastructure
resilience capabilities within their respective areas of
responsibility;
(8) conduct targeted analysis of specific topics as
directed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff or the
Secretary of Defense; and
(9) perform such other duties as the Secretary of Defense
may determine to be necessary and appropriate.
(e) Transition to Permanent Organization.--
(1) Transition plan required.--The Task Force shall develop
a comprehensive transition plan for converting the Task Force
into a permanent organization within the Department of
Defense.
(2) Submission to secretary of defense.--The transition
plan required under paragraph (1) shall be developed and
presented to the Secretary of Defense not later than 180 days
prior to the termination date specified in subsection (f).
(3) Briefings to congress.--Not later than 180 days before
the termination date specified in subsection (f), and
annually thereafter through September 30, 2033, the Secretary
shall provide to the congressional defense committees a
briefing on the transition plan required under paragraph (1).
(f) Termination.--The Task Force shall terminate on
September 30, 2030.
(g) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``defense critical infrastructure'' has the
meaning given that term ``critical infrastructure of the
Department of Defense'' in section 1650(e) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law
114-328; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note).
(2) The term ``mission threads'' means an end-to-end set of
activities and tasks that support the execution of a specific
operational mission or function.

SEC. 1616. PLAN FOR DEPLOYING PRIVATE FIFTH GENERATION OPEN
RADIO ACCESS NETWORKS ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
BASES.

(a) Requirement for Prioritized List of Bases.--Pursuant to
section 1526 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 4571 note) and
the Department of Defense Private 5G Deployment Strategy
(dated October 2024), each Secretary of a military department
shall develop a prioritized list of bases that merit
investment in private fifth generation information and
communications networks.
(b) Considerations.--In developing a list under subsection
(a), a Secretary of a military department shall consider
matters relating to the following:
(1) High connection density.
(2) Low latency.
(3) High capacity.
(4) Large geographic coverage.
(5) Enhanced and tailored security, including obscured data
transport, within wireless network services.
(6) Base physical security and force protection requiring
advanced processing of high-resolution distributed sensor
feeds for perimeter monitoring, and detection and tracking of
unmanned aerial systems (UAS), including through the
potential use of a fifth generation information and
communications network.
(7) Efficient large-scale warehousing and logistics
operations.
(8) The use of augmented or virtual reality technology for
efficient maintenance and training.
(9) Large-scale and high-tempo flight line operations.
(c) Informing Task Orders.--The Secretary of the Air Force
shall use the prioritized list the Secretary developed under
subsection (a) to inform task orders issued under the
Enterprise Information Technology as a Service Base
Infrastructure Modernization program. Task orders issued
after the date of the enactment of this Act shall specify
where Wi-Fi is fully adequate to meet requirements and where
private fifth generation information and communications
network performance is needed.
(d) Coordination Required.--In developing prioritized lists
under subsection (a), each of the Secretaries of the military
departments shall coordinate with the Under Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering, the Chief Information
Officer of the Department of Defense, and such combatant
commanders and directors of defense agencies as the
Secretaries each consider appropriate.
(e) Plan for Private 5G ORAN Network Deployments.--Not
later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall--
(1) consolidate the prioritized base lists developed by the
Secretaries of the military departments under subsection (a),
and determine an optimal investment, deployment, and spend
plan for private fifth generation Open Radio Access Network
(ORAN) networks across the Department; and
(2) submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on the lists consolidated under paragraph (1) and the
determinations made pursuant to such paragraph.

SEC. 1617. LIMITATION ON FUNDS FOR TRAVEL PENDING BRIEFING ON
PROCESS FOR BEST-IN-CLASS CYBER DATA PRODUCTS
AND SERVICES.

(a) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated
by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026
for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, and available
for travel expenses for the Office of the Chief Information
Officer of the Department of Defense, not more than 90
percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which
the Secretary of Defense provides the briefing required under
subsection (b).
(b) Briefing Required.--The Secretary shall, acting through
the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense
and in coordination with the Chief Information Officers from
each of the military departments and the Director of the
Defense Information Systems Agency, provide a brief to the
congressional defense committees on--
(1) how the Department of Defense plans to establish an
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through authorities granted in section 1521 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law
117-81; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) to procure best in class
cybersecurity solutions, including endpoint, identity, and
threat-hunting solutions; and
(2) the benefits associated with the use of multiple
different cybersecurity providers to support operational
resilience of Department networks.
(c) Implementation Status.--The brief required under
subsection (b) shall include--
(1) the status of the designation of an executive agent for
Department of Defense-wide procurement of cyber data products
and services as required by subsection (a) of section 1521 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
(Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note);
(2) the establishment and operational status of the program
management office required by such subsection;
(3) progress made in developing Department-wide
requirements for cyber data products and services; and
(4) a detailed timeline for full implementation of the
requirements specified in section 1521 of such Act (Public
Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note).
(d) Acquisition Strategy.--The brief required by subsection
(b) shall include a comprehensive acquisition strategy that--
(1) outlines how the Department will leverage enterprise-
wide procurement to achieve cost efficiencies compared to
component-level procurements;
(2) identifies metrics for measuring the effectiveness and
value of enterprise-wide cyber solutions;
(3) details plans to ensure accessibility of procured
solutions across all military departments and components of
the Department; and
(4) describes how the Department will maintain vendor
diversity and competition throughout the acquisition
lifecycle.
(e) Budget Implications.--The brief required under
subsection (b) shall include--
(1) estimated funding requirements for the implementation
of enterprise-wide procurement of cyber data products and
services for fiscal years 2026 through 2030; and
(2) a description of how enterprise-wide procurement will
result in cost savings compared to current acquisition
approaches.

SEC. 1618. LIMITATION OF FUNDS FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR THE
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER.

(a) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated
by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026
for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, and available
for travel expenses for the Office of the Chief Information
Officer of the Department of Defense, not more than 85
percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which
the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense,
in coordination with the Chief Information Officers of the
military departments, submits to the congressional defense
committees the plan required under subsection (b).
(b) Plan Required.--The Chief Information Officer of the
Department of Defense, in coordination with the Chief
Information Officers of the military departments, shall
develop and submit to the congressional defense committees a
comprehensive plan to transition from legacy circuits to
Internet Protocol-based circuits that comply with Department
of Defense security requirements, including--
(1) identification of all legacy circuits currently in use
across the Department of Defense and the military
departments;
(2) establishment of timelines for the transition of each
identified legacy circuit;
(3) detail of resource requirements necessary to execute
the transition;
(4) identification of any technical, operational, or
security challenges that may impact the transition and
proposed solutions to address such challenges;
(5) specification of associated funding lines for each
military department and defense agency participating in the
transition; and
(6) identification of investments over the Future Years
Defense Program required to complete the transition.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``Internet Protocol-based circuits'' means
telecommunications circuits or services that utilize the
Internet Protocol suite for packet switching and routing to
transmit voice, data, and video communications.
(2) The term ``legacy circuits'' means telecommunications
circuits that utilize outdated technology with limited
bandwidth, security features, or interoperability
capabilities as compared to modern Internet Protocol-based
alternatives.

SEC. 1619. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE
COMBINED JOINT ALL-DOMAIN COMMAND AND CONTROL
INITIATIVE.

Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for research,
development, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, for the
Joint Staff and the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence
Officer for the Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control
initiative, not more than 90 percent may be obligated or
expended until the Secretary of Defense provides to the
congressional defense committees a framework for such
initiative that helps guide investments and measures progress
for the initiative, as recommended by the Comptroller General
of the United States in the report of the Comptroller General
titled ``Defense Command and Control: Further Progress Hinges
on Establishing a Comprehensive Framework'' (GAO-25-106454).

SEC. 1620. REVIEW OF JOINT FIRES NETWORK PROGRAM TRANSITION.

(a) Briefing Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than February 1, 2026, the
Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, and
the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, shall
provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on
the plans and progress of transitioning the Joint Fires
Network initiative to a program of record within the Air
Force.
(2) Elements.--The briefing required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) An update on the charter for the program, including
organizational relationships between the Air Force program
manager, relevant stakeholders supporting developmental
efforts, and operational customers of the Joint Fires
Network.
(B) Details on the funding profile and milestones for the
program across the future-years defense program, highlighting
any potential challenges or delays, and recommendations for
how to advance the Joint Fires Network program.
(C) A description of processes and guardrails related to
the management of requirements and funding to ensure military
department-specific requirements or funding pressures are not
prioritized over joint requirements or needs of operational
customers.
(D) A description and timeline of transition planning for
providing specific capabilities to operational customers,
including processes for balancing needs and requirements
across multiple operational customers.
(b) Independent Assessment Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than March 30, 2026, the
Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command shall--
(A) assess the plans and progress described in subsection
(a)(1); and
(B) provide to the congressional defense committees a
briefing on the findings of the assessment.
(2) Elements.--The briefing required by paragraph (1) shall
include the Commander's assessment of the following:
(A) The charter for the program and organizational
relationships for facilitating coordination with the
Combatant Command.
(B) Mechanisms to include feedback from operational
customers in the program and continue the rapid delivery of
the Joint Fires Network capability at the point of need.

SEC. 1620A. PROHIBITION ON THE ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN CYBER
ASSESSMENT CAPABILITIES FOR TEST AND
EVALUATION.

(a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Defense shall not take
any action to divest, consolidate, or curtail any current
cyber assessment capabilities or National Security Agency
(NSA)-certified red teams supporting operational test and
evaluation (OT&E) for Department of Defense programs until
the Secretary provides the certification described under
subsection (b).
(b) Certification.-- The certification referred to in
subsection (a) is a certification to the congressional
defense committees that includes the following:
(1) The analytic basis for making the decision to take an
action described in subsection (a), including any cost,
workload, and workforce requirements, as well as any analysis
related to operational impact on users of cyber assessment
capabilities provided by the Director of Operational Test and
Evaluation (DOT&E).
(2) Independent review by the Director of Cost Assessment
and Program Evaluation of all such analyses provided under
paragraph (1).
(3) Certification by the Director of the Test Resource
Management Center that such analyses and such decisions meet
the requirements of the Department of Defense, as required by
section 4173(c)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code.
(4) A comprehensive transition plan for critical cyber test
and evaluation capabilities currently managed by the Director
of Operational Test and Evaluation, including identification
of receiving organizations within the services or Office of
the Secretary of Defense, timeline for transfer, and measures
to ensure continuity of operations.
(5) A detailed assessment of funding requirements for
maintaining and enhancing cyber test and evaluation
capabilities during and after the transition, including how
these funding elements will be incorporated into annual
budget request documents.
(6) A review of staffing, tools, and specialized resources
needed to support cyber operational test and evaluation
across major weapons and information technology programs
within the receiving organizations.
(7) A summary of efforts to integrate intelligence-informed
threat data into operational cyber testing, including any
remaining legal or technical barriers and proposed solutions.
(8) A plan to improve coordination and information-sharing
between cyber test and evaluation stakeholders, United States
Cyber Command, and the intelligence community following the
organizational transition.
(9) Proposed metrics for evaluating mission effects in
cyber-contested environments, consistent with guidance in the
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maintained across organizational boundaries.
(10) An assessment of the effectiveness and future needs of
cyber assessment programs, including resource gaps and how
these will be addressed by the receiving organizations.

SEC. 1620B. MODIFICATION TO CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT
REGARDING CONTRACTING FOR MILITARY RECRUITING.

Section 1555 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 503 note) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``does not'' and all
that follows through the end and inserting the following:
``does not--
``(1) rate or rank news or information sources for the
factual accuracy of their content;
``(2) provide ratings or opinions on news or in formation
sources regarding misinformation, bias, adherence to
journalistic standards, or ethics; or
``(3) acquire or use any service that provides any ratings,
rankings, or opinions described in paragraph (1) or (2) from
any other person.''; and
(2) by striking subsection (c).

SEC. 1620C. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WORKING GROUP, STRATEGY,
AND REPORT ON ENSURING THE SECURITY,
RESILIENCY, AND INTEGRITY OF UNDERSEA CABLES.

(a) Working Group.--
(1) Convening.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary
of Defense shall, in consultation with the Joint Staff, the
Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, and such
other agencies and combatant commands as the Secretary
considers relevant, convene a working group--
(A) to prepare the report required by subsection (b);
(B) to provide the briefing required by subsection (c); and
(C) to develop the strategy required by subsection (d).
(2) Membership.--The Working Group shall be composed of
participants with relevant background or expertise, as
determined by the Secretary, but shall include, at a minimum,
the following:
(A) At least one individual from the Office of the
Secretary of Defense.
(B) At least one individual from the Joint Staff.
(C) At least one individual from the Defense Information
Systems Agency.
(3) Chairperson.--The Secretary, or the Secretary's
designee, shall serve as the chairperson of the Working
Group.
(b) Report.--
(1) Requirement.--Not later than February 1, 2027, the
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report--
(A) assessing the unique challenges of protecting covered
undersea cables and covered cable landing stations from
threats posed by the People's Republic of China, the Russian
Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, naval and shadow
fleets of adversaries of the United States, and subsea cable
destruction mechanisms and any foreign entity of concern;
(B) specifically discussing the implications posed by
relevant treaties and customary international law;
(C) examining the roles, responsibilities, and limits of
the Department of Defense in ensuring the security,
resiliency, and integrity of covered undersea cables;
(D) identifying gaps in current mechanisms for detection
of, prevention of, and response to threats against covered
undersea cables and covered cable landing stations; and
(E) identifying methods for the Department to create and
disseminate lawfare or transparency methods to promote
international law and deter future grey zone tactics and
declassify instances of adversarial action, as may be
appropriate.
(2) Matters to be included.--The report submitted pursuant
to paragraph (1) shall include a description of each of the
following:
(A) Past, ongoing, or planned efforts to protect covered
undersea cables and covered cable landing stations from
espionage, cybersecurity threats, physical damage, and
natural disasters.
(B) Analysis of the capabilities of adversarial countries,
including the People's Republic of China, the Russian
Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and others, to
target, compromise, intercept data transmissions or sensitive
information from covered undersea cables.
(C) Recommended areas for enhanced collaboration with
industry stakeholders, including establishing standards,
guidelines, and public-private reporting mechanisms.
(D) Assessment of training needs, including the development
of a dedicated cadre of covered undersea cable security
experts.
(E) Identification of resources required for expanded
operations and enhanced interagency and international
coordination.
(F) Recommendations for enhanced collaboration with allied
and partner nations, including current best practices and
lessons learned.
(G) Assessment of the maximum disruption to covered
undersea cables and landing stations tolerable for the
continuity of critical Department of Defense operations.
(H) The practicability of repairing any covered undersea
cable within 100 hours, including through the development and
use of aerial-deliverable, submersible, splicing robots.
(I) The utility and practicability of developing 72-hour
deployable portable cable landing stations.
(J) Identification of the costs associated with the
deployment of anti-tamper sensors.
(3) Form.--The report under paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
(c) Briefing.--Not later than March 15, 2027, the Working
Group shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress
a briefing on the findings and recommendations contained in
such report.
(d) Strategy.--Not later than February 1, 2027, the Working
Group shall, in consultation with such governmental or non-
governmental entities as the Working Group considers
appropriate, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress
a strategy to disseminate to allies and partners of the
United States, industry, and such other entities as the
Working Group considers appropriate to address the threats,
gaps, roles, responsibilities, and challenges described in
subsection (b)--
(1) to address threats to the physical security,
cybersecurity resiliency, and integrity of covered undersea
cables and covered cable landing stations, including
redundancies and response options in the event of multiple or
coordinated attacks on cable infrastructure;
(2) to enhance the Department of Defense's international
collaboration on matters relating to the security of covered
undersea cable and covered cable landing stations, including
joint exercises with allies and partners of the United
States;
(3) to incorporate covered undersea cable security into
mission sets and operational planning of relevant combatant
commands (COCOMs);
(4) to foster engagement with private industry to ensure
technological advancements and best practices are leveraged
for the protection of covered undersea cable and covered
cable landing stations; and
(5) to develop lawfare or transparency methods to promote
international law and deter future grey zone tactics.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives.
(2) Covered cable landing station.--The term ``covered
cable landing station'' means a covered undersea cable
landing station in, owned by, or operated by the United
States or an ally of the United States.
(3) Covered undersea cable.--The term ``covered undersea
cable'' means a commercial undersea telecommunications cable
landing in, owned by, or operated by the United States or an
ally of the United States.
(4) Cybersecurity threat.--The term ``cybersecurity
threat'' has the meaning given such term in section 2200 of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 650).
(5) Foreign entity of concern.--The term ``foreign entity
of concern'' has the meaning given such term in section 9901
of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4651).
(6) Working group.--The term ``Working Group'' means the
working group convened pursuant to subsection (b)(1).

Subtitle C--Data and Artificial Intelligence

SEC. 1621. PUBLIC-PRIVATE CYBERSECURITY PARTNERSHIP FOR
HIGHLY CAPABLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS.

(a) Establishment Required.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy shall establish a
public-private partnership body to address cybersecurity and
physical security threats and vulnerabilities to highly
capable artificial intelligence and machine learning systems.
(b) Forum for Engagement.--The public-private partnership
body established under subsection (a) shall serve as a forum
for engagement between the Department of Defense and
commercial industry partners to align and enhance
cybersecurity and physical security frameworks and practices
applicable to both national security systems and artificial
intelligence and machine learning systems at risk from
sophisticated state actors.
(c) Purpose.--The public-private partnership body developed
under subsection (a) shall--
(1) convene regular engagements to discuss cybersecurity
and physical security threats and vulnerabilities specific to
highly capable artificial intelligence and machine learning
systems, with a focus on both current and emerging threats
posed by state-sponsored cyber actors;
(2) facilitate the development, sharing, and alignment of
best practices and robust cybersecurity and physical security
frameworks between the Department and commercial industry to
protect artificial intelligence and machine learning systems;
(3) promote collaborative threat intelligence sharing
between the Department and commercial entities, with
particular attention to vulnerabilities in artificial
intelligence and machine learning systems used in critical
infrastructure, defense operations, and sensitive national
security functions; and
(4) develop recommendations for cybersecurity and physical
security policy enhancements aimed at safeguarding artificial
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from state-sponsored cyber attacks and report findings and
policy recommendations to Congress on an annual basis.
(d) Participants.--The public-private partnership body
developed under subsection (a) shall include representatives
from--
(1) the Department of Defense, including--
(A) the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Cyber Policy;
(B) the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and
Security;
(C) the Chief Information Officers of the Department of
Defense and the Armed Forces;
(D) the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer
of the Department of Defense;
(E) the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency;
(F) the National Security Agency;
(G) United States Cyber Command;
(H) the Defense Cyber Crime Center; and
(I) such other entities in the Department of Defense and
military departments with responsibilities for cybersecurity
or artificial intelligence systems as the Assistant Secretary
considers relevant;
(2) commercial industry companies with expertise in highly
capable artificial intelligence and machine learning systems,
or cybersecurity or physical security practices, including--
(A) cloud computing and artificial intelligence service
providers;
(B) cybersecurity companies;
(C) artificial intelligence research and development
companies;
(D) telecommunications companies; and
(E) such other industry leaders as the Assistant Secretary
identifies as relevant and appropriate; and
(3) federally funded research and development centers,
national laboratories, and academic institutions with
demonstrated expertise in highly capable artificial
intelligence and machine learning systems, cybersecurity or
physical security practices.
(e) Reporting Requirements.--Not later than one year after
the date of the establishment of the public-private
partnership body under subsection (a), and not less
frequently than once each year thereafter until December 1,
2030, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report summarizing--
(1) the key finding from the engagements held under
subsection (c)(1), including any identified cybersecurity or
physical security vulnerabilities in artificial intelligence
and machine learning systems;
(2) recommendations for enhancing cybersecurity or physical
security policy and practices to protect artificial
intelligence and machine learning systems across both the
Department and commercial sectors; and
(3) an analysis of the progress made in aligning Department
and commercial cybersecurity and physical security frameworks
to address state-sponsored cyber threats.

SEC. 1622. DIGITAL SANDBOX ENVIRONMENTS FOR ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE.

(a) Requirement To Establish.--Not later than April 1,
2026, the Secretary of Defense shall, acting through the
Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer and the
Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense,
establish a task force on artificial intelligence sandbox
environments (in this section referred to as the ``Task
Force'').
(b) Purpose.--The Task Force shall identify, coordinate,
and advance Department-wide efforts to develop and deploy
virtual environments necessary to support artificial
intelligence experimentation, training, familiarization, and
development across the Department of Defense enterprise.
These virtual environments, known as an ``artificial
intelligence sandbox'', shall--
(1) provide capability for personnel with varied technical
proficiency, from novice users to experienced practitioners;
(2) enable the building, training, evaluation, and
deployment of artificial intelligence models;
(3) facilitate familiarity with and utilization of existing
artificial intelligence capabilities; and
(4) accelerate the responsible adoption of artificial
intelligence across the Department.
(c) Co-chairs.--The Task Force shall be co-chaired by the
Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer and the
Chief Information Officer.
(d) Composition.--The Task Force shall be composed of--
(1) the chief artificial intelligence officers of the
military departments, or in the absence of such position, the
individual responsible for leading artificial intelligence
efforts within each military department;
(2) the chief information officers of the military
departments;
(3) the chief artificial intelligence officers of the
combatant commands and joint staff, or in the absence of such
position, the individual responsible for leading artificial
intelligence efforts within each combatant commands;
(4) the chief information officers of the combatant
commands, and joint staff, or in the absence of such
position, the individual responsible for leading information
technology efforts within each combatant commands;
(5) the Directors for Command, Control, Communications, and
Computers/Cyber (J6) of the combatant commands, or their
designees;
(6) the Director for Command, Control, Communications, and
Computers/Cyber (J6) of the Joint Staff, or their designee;
and
(7) such other officials of the Department as the co-chairs
of the Task Force consider appropriate.
(e) Functions.--The Task Force shall--
(1) identify and consolidate common requirements with
respect to artificial intelligence sandbox environments
across the Department, including requirements relating to
interfaces for users with varying technical expertise,
computational resources and infrastructure, pre-trained
models and datasets, and educational and training materials;
(2) identify, inventory, and ensure the availability of
existing solutions and technical documentation, including
machine-readable documents, reference architectures, and user
guides;
(3) publish an analysis matching common requirements
identified under paragraph (1) with existing solutions
identified under paragraph (2);
(4) utilize existing Department mechanisms to achieve
efficiencies through enterprise licenses and contracts;
(5) identify and, where possible, streamline authority to
operate approvals for each element of common artificial
intelligence sandbox environment architectures; and
(6) publish guidance on the appropriate use of artificial
intelligence sandbox environments for users at all skill
levels.
(f) Briefing.--Not later than August 1, 2026, the co-chairs
of the Task Force shall provide to the congressional defense
committees a briefing on the goals and objectives of the Task
Force.
(g) Termination.--The Task Force shall terminate on January
1, 2030.
(h) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``artificial intelligence'' has the meaning
given such term in section 238(g) of the John S. McCain
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
(Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061).
(2) The term ``artificial intelligence sandbox
environment'' means a secure, isolated computing environment
that enables users with varying levels of technical expertise
to access artificial intelligence tools, models, and
capabilities for the purposes of experimentation, training,
testing, and development without affecting operational
systems or requiring specialized technical knowledge to
operate.
(3) The term ``authority to operate'' means the official
management decision given by a senior organizational official
to authorize operation of an information system and to
explicitly accept the risk to organizational operations and
assets, individuals, other organizations, and the United
States based on the implementation of an agreed-upon set of
security controls, as defined in Committee on National
Security Systems Instruction 4009, or successor document.

SEC. 1623. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODEL ASSESSMENT AND
OVERSIGHT.

(a) Cross-functional Team for Artificial Intelligence Model
Assessment and Oversight.--
(1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in
accordance with section 911 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328;
10 U.S.C. 111 note), establish a cross-functional team for
artificial intelligence model assessment and oversight (in
this section referred to as the ``Cross-Functional Team'').
(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the Cross-Functional Team is
to develop a standardized assessment framework and governance
structure to evaluate, oversee, and facilitate collaboration
on artificial intelligence models employed by the Department
of Defense.
(3) Composition.--
(A) Leadership.--The Chief Digital and Artificial
Intelligence Officer shall lead the Cross-Functional Team.
(B) Membership.--The Secretary shall ensure that the Cross-
Functional Team includes representatives from--
(i) the Office of the Chief Information Officer;
(ii) the chief artificial intelligence officers of the
military departments, or in the absence of such position, the
individual responsible for leading artificial intelligence
efforts within each military department;
(iii) the chief information officers of the military
departments;
(iv) the chief artificial intelligence officers of the
combatant commands and the Joint Staff, or in the absence of
such position, the individuals responsible for leading
artificial intelligence efforts within each such command and
the Joint Staff;
(v) the chief information officers of the combatant
commands and the Joint Staff, or in the absence of such
position, the individuals responsible for leading information
technology efforts within each such command and the Joint
Staff; and
(vi) such other components as the Secretary determines
appropriate.
(4) Duties.--The duties of the Cross-Functional Team are as
follows:
(A) To develop a standardized assessment framework for
artificial intelligence models currently used by the
Department of Defense.
(B) To establish Department-wide guidelines for artificial
intelligence model evaluation for future models being
considered for Department use.
(C) To develop governance structures for model development,
testing, and deployment.
(D) To identify appropriate assessment levels based on use
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(E) To establish mechanisms for cross-component
collaboration.
(F) To develop processes for use case submission, review,
and approval.
(5) Framework content.--The assessment framework developed
under subsection (b) shall address--
(A) model performance standards;
(B) development documentation requirements;
(C) testing procedures;
(D) ethical principles compliance;
(E) assessment methodologies and validity periods;
(F) security requirements and compliance regulations,
including the Federal Risk and Authorization Management
Program; and
(G) such other elements as the Cross-Functional Team
determines appropriate.
(b) Functional Leads for Artificial Intelligence
Application.--
(1) Designation.--The Secretary shall designate such
Department organizations as the Secretary considers
appropriate to serve as functional leads for artificial
intelligence applications.
(2) Selection criteria.--In designating functional leads
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider--
(A) subject matter expertise;
(B) equities in the functional area; and
(C) capability to establish assessment standards.
(3) CDAO responsibilities.--The Chief Digital and
Artificial Intelligence Officer shall--
(A) serve as the functional lead for business systems with
artificial intelligence models; and
(B) provide Department-wide guidance on commercial
artificial intelligence models.
(c) Assessments of Major Artificial Intelligence Systems.--
Not later than January 1, 2028, the Secretary shall, using
the standard assessment framework developed by the Cross-
Functional Team under subsection (a)(2), assess all major
artificial intelligence systems of the Department.
(d) Administration.--
(1) In general.--In administering this section, the
Secretary shall ensure the completion of each of the
following milestones:
(A) The Cross-Functional Team is established in accordance
with subsection (a) on or before June 1, 2026.
(B) The functional leads for artificial intelligence
application are designated in accordance with subsection (b)
on or before January 1, 2027.
(C) The Cross-Function Team completes development of the
standardized assessment framework and governance structure
required by subsection (a)(2) on or before June 1, 2027.
(D) Initial assessments of major artificial intelligence
systems are conducted under subsection (c) and completed on
or before January 1, 2028.
(2) Congressional briefing.--Not later than 30 days after
the completion of each milestone set forth under paragraph
(1), the Secretary shall provide the congressional defense
committees a briefing on the status of the Secretary in
administering this section.
(e) Sunset and Transition.--
(1) Sunset.--The Cross-Functional Team shall terminate on
December 31, 2030.
(2) Transition.--Not later than June 30, 2030, the
Secretary shall designate an organization to succeed the
Cross-Functional Team and develop a plan to transfer the
duties of the Cross-Functional Team specified by subsection
(a)(4) to such successor organization.
(3) Report on activities of successor organization.--Not
later than one year after the date on which the Cross-
Functional Team is terminated and not less frequently than
once each year thereafter until the date that is three years
after the date on which the Cross-Functional Team is
terminated, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional
defense committees an annual report on the activities of the
element of the Department to which the duties of the Cross-
Functional Team were transferred.
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``artificial intelligence'' has the meaning
given in section 238(g) of the John S. McCain National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law
115-232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061).
(2) The term ``functional area'' refers to a specialized
domain of artificial intelligence application within the
Department where models are developed, evaluated, and
employed for similar use cases under comparable operational
conditions. Examples of functional areas may include decision
support systems, business systems, avionics, cybersecurity,
intelligence applications, logistics and maintenance, and
health care.

SEC. 1624. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ONTOLOGY GOVERNANCE WORKING
GROUP.

(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a
working group to develop and implement a common data ontology
and governance structure across the Department of Defense.
(2) Designation.--The working group established pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall be known as the ``Department of Defense
Ontology Governance Working Group'' (in this section the
``Working Group'').
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Working Group is to
develop and implement a common data ontology and governance
structure across the Department of Defense to improve data
interoperability, enhance information sharing, and enable
more effective decision making throughout the Department.
(c) Membership.--The Working Group shall consist of--
(1) the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer;
(2) the Chief Information Officer of the Department of
Defense;
(3) the Chief Data Officers of the Department of Defense;
(4) the Chief Information Officers of the military
departments and the combatant commands;
(5) such representatives from defense intelligence entities
as the Secretary considers appropriate; and
(6) such other officers or employees of the Department as
the Secretary considers appropriate.
(d) Duties.--The Working Group shall--
(1) shall coordinate with and build upon any existing data
ontology development efforts within the Department of Defense
and intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) to ensure
complementary and nonduplicative efforts;
(2) incorporate Department-wide data as well as data from
defense intelligence entities;
(3) develop and maintain domain-specific data ontologies
that address specialized knowledge areas within the
Department of Defense, including warfighting, logistics,
personnel, intelligence, and cybersecurity domains;
(4) establish a process to identify and designate
functional domain leads responsible for leading the
development, review, approval, and respective guidance of
data ontologies for their particular domains;
(5) evaluate what security risks are introduced with common
and domain-specific data ontologies and how these risks
should be mitigated; and
(6) establish a governance framework that includes--
(A) a centralized repository to store the common and
domain-specific data ontologies in a manner accessible to all
authorized stakeholders;
(B) robust version control mechanisms to track changes,
manage different versions, and ensure a stable and
authoritative source;
(C) clear ownership designations and role definitions for
data ontology management, including modification and access
authorities for both enterprise-wide and domain-specific
ontologies;
(D) standardized governance procedures for updating,
reviewing, and maintaining the data ontologies to ensure
relevance and accuracy;
(E) adherence to established data ontology engineering
principles that promote interoperability and reusability
across domains; and
(F) integration with existing Department data management
practices and systems.
(e) Functional Domain Leads.--
(1) Selection criteria.--In designating functional domain
leads under subsection (d)(4), the Working Group shall select
individuals who possess extensive subject matter expertise in
their respective domains and maintain substantial equities or
responsibilities within the domain.
(2) Representation.--Functional domain leads selected under
subsection (d)(4) shall be selected to ensure appropriate
representation across the Department, including the military
departments, combatant commands, defense agencies, and field
activities.
(3) Responsibilities.--Functional domain leads selected
under subsection (d)(4) shall be responsible for--
(A) leading the development and maintenance of data
ontologies within their domains;
(B) reviewing and approving domain-specific data ontology
elements;
(C) ensuring alignment between domain-specific data
ontologies and the enterprise-wide data ontology framework;
(D) developing domain-specific guidance for data ontology
implementation; and
(E) serving as the authoritative source for domain
knowledge within the data ontology governance structure.
(f) Timeline and Deliverables.--
(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall ensure that the
Working Group is established pursuant to subsection (a) not
later than June 1, 2026, and the Working Group shall remain
in effect for a period of not less than 5 years beginning on
the date of the establishment of the Working Group, unless
the Secretary determines that it is necessary to transition
the Working Group into a permanent organization.
(2) Functional domain lead designation.--Not later than
August 1, 2026, the Working Group shall identify and
designate functional domain leads in accordance with
subsections (d)(4) and (e).
(3) Department-level policy.--Not later than June 1, 2027,
the Working Group shall develop and distribute Department-
level policy on the data ontology governance structure,
including guidelines for the development, maintenance, and
integration of domain-specific ontologies.
(4) Implementation.--The Working Group shall oversee the
implementation of the governance structure by June 1, 2028.
(g) Briefing and Report.--
(1) Briefing.--Not later than July 1, 2027, the Working
Group shall provide to the congressional defense committees a
briefing on progress of the Working Group.
(2) Report.--Not later than June 30, 2028, the Secretary
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
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structure, including the status of implementation for both
enterprise-wide and domain-specific ontologies, and
recommendations for sustainment and further development.
(h) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``data domain ontology'' means a data ontology
that is specific to a particular functional, operational, or
subject-matter area within the Department, including
warfighting, logistics, personnel, intelligence, or
cybersecurity domains.
(2) The term ``data ontology'' means a formal, structured
representation and categorization of data elements, their
properties, and the relationships between them within an
information system or knowledge domain that enables
consistent interpretation, integration, and analysis of data
across different systems and users.

SEC. 1625. MODIFICATION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING
ROADMAP.

Section 1532(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, including both
dedicated Department of Defense owned and maintained
computing assets, as well as commercially procured cloud
services or other infrastructure-as-a service contracts''
before the period at the end;
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D);
and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new
subparagraph (C):
``(C) For any data centers to be built or expanded on a
military installation, an estimate, to the degree that the
Secretary determines that providing such an estimate will not
delay the submittal of the triennial update required by
paragraph (3), of the additional needs for those data
centers, including--
``(i) an estimate of the increased footprint for physical
space needs;
``(ii) assessments of projected electricity and water usage
requirements for the projected artificial intelligence data
center footprint;
``(iii) anticipated impact on the installation and the
surrounding community based on increased power, water, and
other resource needs, including measures to mitigate any
potential adverse impacts on military installations; and
``(iv) strategies to prevent disruptions to local utility
services and to ensure community resilience, including
consultation with local, State, and Federal agencies to align
infrastructure planning with broader community needs.''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Triennial updates.--Not later than March 1, 2027, and
not later than March 1 of every third year thereafter until
March 1, 2033, the Secretary shall update the roadmap
required by paragraph (1) and submit to the congressional
defense committees the updated roadmap.''.

SEC. 1626. ARTIFICIAL GENERAL INTELLIGENCE STEERING
COMMITTEE.

(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the
Secretary of Defense shall establish a steering committee on
artificial general intelligence.
(2) Designation.--The steering committee established
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be known as the ``Artificial
General Intelligence Steering Committee'' (in this section
the ``Steering Committee'').
(b) Membership.--The Steering Committee shall be composed
of the following:
(1) The Deputy Secretary of Defense.
(2) The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(3) The Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, the Vice Chief of
Staff of Naval Operations, the Assistant Commandant of the
Marine Corps, the Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the
Vice Chief of Space Operations, and the Vice Chief of the
National Guard Bureau.
(4) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment.
(5) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering.
(6) The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and
Security.
(7) The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief
Financial Officer.
(8) Such representatives from the military departments as
the Secretary considers appropriate.
(9) The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer
of the Department of Defense.
(10) Representatives of such innovation centers within the
defense innovation ecosystem as the Secretary of Defense
determines appropriate.
(11) Representatives of such other organizations and
elements of the Department of Defense as the Secretary
determines appropriate.
(c) Co-chairpersons.--The Deputy Secretary of Defense and
the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall serve as
the Co-Chairpersons of the Steering Committee.
(d) Responsibilities.--The Steering Committee shall be
responsible for--
(1) analyzing the current trajectory of artificial
intelligence models and enabling technologies that would
support achievement of artificial general intelligence,
including--
(A) current and emerging models, including frontier and
world models;
(B) agentic algorithms;
(C) neuromorphic computing;
(D) cognitive science applications for algorithm or model
development;
(E) infrastructure needs;
(F) new or emerging microelectronics designs or
architectures; and
(G) such other technology disciplines as the Steering
Committee determines appropriate;
(2) assess the technological, operational, and doctrinal
trajectory of adversaries of the United States towards the
goal of achieving an artificial general intelligence;
(3) analyzing the military applications and implications of
artificial general intelligence for the Department;
(4) developing a strategy for the Department adoption of
artificial general intelligence, including--
(A) articulation of ethical and policy guardrails;
(B) required resources, including through the use of new or
novel funding mechanisms like purchase commitments, financing
arrangements, or loans or loan guarantees;
(C) measurable goals; and
(D) mechanisms available for transition or adoption through
public-private partnerships; and
(5) analyzing the threat landscape emanating from
adversarial use of artificial general intelligence and
developing options and counter-artificial general
intelligence strategies to defend against such use.
(e) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than January 31, 2027, the
Deputy Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the findings of the Steering Committee
with respect to the matters covered by subsection (d).
(2) Form of report.--The report submitted pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but
may include a classified annex.
(3) Public availability.--The Deputy Secretary shall make
available to the public the unclassified portion of the
report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1).
(f) Sunset.--The requirements and authorities of this
section shall terminate on December 31, 2027.
(g) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``artificial general intelligence'' means
artificial intelligence-capable systems with the potential to
match or exceed human intelligence across most cognitive
tasks, distinct from narrow artificial intelligence systems
designed for specific tasks in defined domains.
(2) The term ``innovation ecosystem'' means a regionally
based network of private sector, academic, and government
institutions in a network of formal and informal
institutional relationships that contribute to technological
and economic development in a defined technology sector or
sectors.

SEC. 1627. PHYSICAL AND CYBERSECURITY PROCUREMENT
REQUIREMENTS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
SYSTEMS.

(a) Security Framework.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop a
framework for implementation of cybersecurity and physical
security standards and best practices relating to covered
artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to
mitigate risks to the Department of Defense from the use of
such technologies.
(2) Coverage of relevant aspects of security.--The
framework developed under paragraph (1) shall cover all
relevant aspects of the security of artificial intelligence
and machine learning systems, including the following:
(A) Workforce risks, such as insider threat risks.
(B) Training and workforce development requirements,
including with respect to the following:
(i) Artificial intelligence security awareness.
(ii) Artificial intelligence-specific threats and
vulnerabilities.
(iii) Continuum of professional development and education
of artificial intelligence security expertise.
(C) Supply chain risks, such as counterfeit parts or data
poisoning risks.
(D) Risks relating to adversarial tampering with artificial
intelligence systems.
(E) Risks relating to unintended exposure or theft of
artificial intelligence systems or data.
(F) Security posture management practices, including
governance of security measures, continuous monitoring, and
incident reporting procedures.
(G) An evaluation of commercially available platforms for
continuous monitoring and assessment.
(3) Risk-based framework.--The framework developed under
paragraph (1) shall be risk-based, with higher security
levels corresponding proportionally to the national security
or foreign policy risks posed by the covered artificial
intelligence technology being stolen or tampered with.
(4) Use of existing frameworks.--To the maximum extent
feasible, the framework developed under paragraph (1) shall--
(A) draw on existing cybersecurity references, such as the
NIST Special Publication 800 series; and
(B) be implemented as an extension or augmentation of
existing cybersecurity frameworks developed by the Department
of Defense, such as the Cybersecurity Maturity Model
Certification framework.
(5) Addressing extreme security risks.--
(A) Highly capable cyber threat actors.--The framework
developed under paragraph (1) shall take into account that
the most highly capable artificial intelligence systems may
be of great interest to the most highly capable cyber threat
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intelligence and defense agencies of peer and near-peer
nations.
(B) Security levels.--The Secretary shall ensure that
cybersecurity frameworks provided for contractors contain
security levels designed to mitigate risks posed by cyber
threat actors described in subparagraph (A), with the highest
levels being similar in scope to the level of protection
offered by national security systems.
(C) General design with specific components.--To the extent
feasible, any additional security levels developed under
subparagraph (B) shall be designed generally for all software
systems, but may contain components designed specifically for
highly capable artificial intelligence systems.
(b) Security Requirements.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may amend the Defense
Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, or take other
similar action, to require covered entities to implement the
best practices described in the framework developed under
subsection (a).
(2) Risk-based rules.--Requirements implemented in rules
developed under paragraph (1) shall be as narrowly tailored
as practicable to the specific covered artificial
intelligence and machine learning technologies developed,
deployed, stored, or hosted by a covered entity, and shall be
calibrated accordingly to the different tasks involved in
development, deployment, storage, or hosting of components of
those covered artificial intelligence and machine learning
technologies.
(3) Cost-benefit consideration.--
(A) In general.--In implementing paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall--
(i) consider the costs and benefits to the Department and
to United States national security and technological
leadership, of imposing security requirements on covered
entities; and
(ii) to the extent feasible, design requirements in a way
that allows for transparent trade space analysis between
competing requirements in order to minimize costs and
maximize benefits.
(B) Weighing costs of slowing down development.--In
carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall, in
particular, weigh the costs of slowing down artificial
intelligence and machine learning development and deployment
against the benefits of mitigating national security risks
and potential security risks to the Department of Defense
from using commercial software.
(c) Implementation Plan.--The framework required by
subsection (a)(1) shall include a detailed implementation
plan that--
(1) establishes timelines and milestones for achieving the
objectives outlined in the framework;
(2) identifies resource requirements and funding
mechanisms; and
(3) provides metrics for measuring progress and
effectiveness.
(d) Reporting Requirements.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the congressional defense committees an update on
the status of implementation of the requirements of this
section.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``artificial intelligence'' has the meaning
given such term in 238(g) of the John S. McCain National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law
115-232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061).
(2) The term ``covered artificial intelligence and machine
learning technology'' means an artificial intelligence or
machine learning system procured by the Department of Defense
and all components of the development and deployment
lifecycle of that artificial intelligence system, including
source code, numerical parameters (such as model weights) of
the trained artificial intelligence or machine learning
system, details of any methods and algorithms used to develop
that system, data used in the development of the system, and
software used for evaluating the trustworthiness of the
artificial intelligence or machine learning system during
development or deployment.
(3) The term ``covered entity'' means an entity that enters
into a Department of Defense contract that engages in the
development, deployment, storage, or hosting of a covered
artificial intelligence technology.

SEC. 1628. GUIDANCE AND PROHIBITION ON USE OF CERTAIN
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

(a) Guidance and Prohibitions.--
(1) Requirement required regarding exclusion and removal
from department systems and devices.--Except as provided in
subsection (b), not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall require
all Department of Defense offices and components to exclude
or remove covered artificial intelligence from all Department
of Defense systems and devices.
(2) Consideration of guidance for department systems and
devices.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
consider issuing guidance to all Department offices and
components to exclude or remove artificial intelligence
developed by a foreign adversary entity in cases in which the
Secretary determines that the artificial intelligence poses a
national security risk for all Department systems and
devices.
(3) Prohibition for contractors.--
(A) Use of covered artificial intelligence.--Except as
provided in subsection (b), not later than 30 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, no contractor with an active
Department contract may use covered artificial intelligence
for fulfillment, assistance, execution, or otherwise support
to complete, or support in part, a contract with the
Department.
(B) Use of artificial intelligence developed by a foreign
adversary.--Except as provided in subsection (b), if the
Secretary issues guidance described in paragraph (2) to
exclude or remove an artificial intelligence developed by a
foreign adversary entity that the Secretary determines poses
a national security risk as described in such paragraph, no
contractor with an active Department contract may use the
artificial intelligence for fulfillment, assistance,
execution, or otherwise support to complete, or support in
part, a contract with the Department.
(b) Waiver.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may waive a prohibition
under subsection (a), on a case-by-case basis, if the
Secretary determines that the waiver is necessary--
(A) for the purpose of scientifically valid research (as
defined in section 102 of the Education Sciences Reform Act
of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9501));
(B) for the purpose of evaluation, training, testing, or
other analysis needed for national security;
(C) for the purpose of conducting counter terrorism,
counterintelligence, or other operational military activities
supporting national security; or
(D) for the purpose of fulfilling mission critical
functions.
(2) Mitigation of risks.--In any case in which the
Secretary issues a waiver pursuant to paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall take such steps as the Secretary considers
necessary to mitigate any risks due to the issuance of the
waiver.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``artificial intelligence'' has the meaning
given such term in section 5002 of the National Artificial
Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401) and
includes the systems and techniques described in paragraphs
(1) through (5) of section 238(g) of the John S. McCain
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
(Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061).
(2) The term ``covered artificial intelligence'' means--
(A) any artificial intelligence, or successor artificial
intelligence, developed by the Chinese company DeepSeek; and
(B) any artificial intelligence, or successor artificial
intelligence, developed by High Flyer or an entity owned by,
funded by, or supported by High Flyer or an entity with
respect to which High Flyer directly or indirectly owns at
least a 20 percent stake.
(3) The term ``foreign adversary'' has the meaning given
the term ``covered nation'' in section 4872(f) of title 10,
United States Code.
(4) The term ``foreign adversary entity'' means--
(A) a foreign adversary;
(B) a foreign person domiciled in, headquartered in, has
its principal place of business in, or is organized under the
laws of a foreign adversary;
(C) an entity with respect to which a foreign person or
combination of foreign persons described in subparagraphs (A)
or (B) directly or indirectly owns at least a 20 percent
stake; or
(D) a person subject to the direction or control of a
foreign person or entity described in subparagraphs (A), (B),
or (C).

SEC. 1629. ROADMAP FOR ADVANCING DIGITAL CONTENT PROVENANCE
STANDARDS.

(a) In General.--Not later than June 1, 2026, the Secretary
of Defense shall develop a roadmap to guide potential future
adoption and integration of digital content provenance
capabilities across the Department of Defense.
(b) Elements.--The roadmap developed pursuant to subsection
(a) shall--
(1) identify and assess current and proposed open technical
standards for digital content provenance that could be
applied to publicly released digital media assets produced by
the Department of Defense, the military components, and field
activities of the Department;
(2) identify strategic objectives relating to securing and
authenticating public-facing digital content;
(3) describe relevant roles and responsibilities across
military departments and components of the Department;
(4) explore the establishment of standardized processes to
enable embedding and verification of content credentials in
appropriate public-facing Department media;
(5) outline potential acquisition approaches for supporting
technologies and solutions;
(6) develop metrics, as appropriate, to assess the
effectiveness, reliability, and scalability of digital
content provenance technologies;
(7) establish an engagement mechanism for coordination with
relevant stakeholders, including federally funded research
and development centers, industry, and academia, to align
efforts with evolving best practices and technical
capabilities; and
(8) establish notional milestones and resource needs,
disaggregated by fiscal year, to inform longer-term planning.
(c) Briefing to Congress.--Not later than July 1, 2026, the
Secretary of Defense shall provide the congressional defense
committees a briefing on the Department's roadmap for
adopting digital content provenance standards. The briefing
should address--
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(2) stakeholder engagement to date; and
(3) any planned next steps or pilot efforts under
consideration.
(d) Definition of Digital Content Provenance.--In this
section, the term ``digital content provenance'' means the
verifiable history and origin of a digital asset, including
information about its creation, ownership, and modifications
over time.

SEC. 1630. ENHANCED PROTECTION OF DATA AFFECTING OPERATIONAL
SECURITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL.

(a) Priorities for Protection of Personal Data for
Operational Security.--In carrying out the duties of the
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary shall identify and
prioritize the protection of personal data that is related to
or may have impacts on the operational security of members of
the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of
Defense through the prevention of collection, use,
dissemination, or retention of such data that does not
conform with provisions of law and practices relating to
privacy that were in effect on the day before the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(b) Review and Issuance of New Guidance Related to
Protection of Personal Data Related to Operational
Security.--Not later than June 1, 2026, the Secretary of
Defense will review all applicable guidance and policy
relating to the protection of personal data that is related
to or may have impacts on the operational security of
Department personnel and, if necessary, issue revised or new
guidance for enhanced protection measures for such data. Such
guidance shall cover provisions of law and practices relating
to privacy and personnel security that were in effect on the
day before the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Storage of Data.--
(1) Limitation.--The Secretary shall ensure that no
Department personal data related to or that may have impacts
on the operational security of Department personnel is stored
on a non-Department server or cloud service except pursuant
to a contract or other agreement entered into by the
Secretary and a contractor or subcontractor of the Department
or, for personnel data, with the permission of the data
subject.
(2) Waivers.--The Secretary may waive paragraph (1) in a
case in which the Secretary certifies in writing that such
waiver--
(A) appropriately considers the operational security risks
to an employee of the Department with respect to whom such
data may relate;
(B) does not pose a risk to national security; and
(C) is necessary in the interest of national security.
(d) Congressional Notification of Changes to Departmental
Issuances.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date on
which the Secretary changes a Department issuance relating to
the protection of personal data that is related to or may
have impacts on the operational security of Department
personnel, the Secretary shall submit to Congress notice of
the change.
(2) Sunset.--The requirement of paragraph (1) shall
terminate on the date that is five years after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(e) Congressional Notification of Events.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
the occurrence of an event described in paragraph (2), the
Secretary shall submit to Congress notice of the event.
(2) Events described.--An event described in this paragraph
is an occurrence of an event in which--
(A) the Secretary issues a waiver under subsection (c)(2);
(B) personal data related to or that may have an impact on
operational security of Department personnel is not stored
according to Department regulations or exfiltrated in
violation of Department regulations;
(C) personal data related to or that may have an impact on
operational security of Department personnel is stored on a
non-Department server or cloud service that has not undergone
an authorization process in accordance with Department
regulations; or
(D) personal data related to or that may have an impact on
operational security of Department of Defense personnel is
exposed in any cybersecurity incident.
(f) Standards, Training, and Reporting Processes for System
Owners.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop standards,
training, reporting, and security debriefing requirements for
Department personnel who receive write or read access
privileges as system owners across more than one platform of
Department information systems that hosts personal data
related to or that may have an impact on operational security
of Department personnel.
(2) Security debriefings.--The Secretary shall ensure that
personnel described in paragraph (1) are provided regular
security debriefings, including after departing the
Department.
(3) Notification of congress under certain circumstances.--
Not later than 30 days after the completion of the
development of the standards, training, reporting, and
security debriefing requirements in paragraph (1) the
Secretary shall submit to Congress details of the
requirements.

DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.

This division may be cited as the ``Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026''.

SEC. 2002. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AND AMOUNTS REQUIRED
TO BE SPECIFIED BY LAW.

(a) Expiration of Authorizations After Three Years.--Except
as provided in subsection (b), all authorizations contained
in titles XXI through XXVII for military construction
projects, land acquisition, facilities sustainment, family
housing projects and facilities, and contributions to the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment
Program (and authorizations of appropriations therefor) shall
expire on the later of--
(1) October 1, 2028; or
(2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds
for military construction for fiscal year 2029.
(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to
authorizations for military construction projects, land
acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, and
contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Security Investment Program (and authorizations of
appropriations therefor), for which appropriated funds have
been obligated before the later of--
(1) October 1, 2028; or
(2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds
for fiscal year 2029 for military construction projects, land
acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, or
contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Security Investment Program.

SEC. 2003. EFFECTIVE DATE.

Titles XXI through XXVII shall take effect on the later
of--
(1) October 1, 2025; or
(2) the date of the enactment of this Act.

TITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION
PROJECTS.

(a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2103(a) and available for military construction projects
inside the United States as specified in the funding table in
section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may acquire real
property and carry out military construction projects for the
installations or locations inside the United States, and in
the amounts, set forth in the following table:

Army: Inside the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State                                        Installation                        Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alaska.........................................  Fort Wainwright...............................     $208,000,000
Florida........................................  Eglin Air Force Base..........................      $91,000,000
Naval Air Station Key West....................     $457,000,000
Georgia........................................  Fort Gillem...................................     $166,000,000
Guam...........................................  Joint Region Marianas.........................     $440,000,000
Hawaii.........................................  Pohakuloa Training Area.......................      $20,000,000
Illinois.......................................  Rock Island Arsenal...........................      $50,000,000
Indiana........................................  Crane Army Ammunition Plant...................     $161,000,000
Kansas.........................................  Fort Riley....................................      $39,200,000
Kentucky.......................................  Fort Campbell.................................     $212,000,000
New York.......................................  Fort Hamilton.................................      $31,000,000
Watervliet Arsenal............................      $29,000,000
North Carolina.................................  Fort Bragg....................................      $19,000,000
Pennsylvania...................................  Letterkenny Army Depot........................      $91,500,000
Tobyhanna Army Depot..........................      $68,000,000

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South Carolina.................................  Fort Jackson..................................      $51,000,000
Washington.....................................  Joint Base Lewis-McChord......................     $128,000,000
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(b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2103(a) and available for military construction projects
outside the United States as specified in the funding table
in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may acquire real
property and carry out military construction projects for the
installations or locations outside the United States, and in
the amounts, set forth in the following table:

Army: Outside the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Country                                 Installation or Location                  Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Germany........................................  United States Army Garrison Ansbach...........      $92,000,000
United States Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz...      $62,000,000
Republic of the Marshall Islands                 United States Army Garrison Kwajalein.........     $161,000,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING.

(a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations
in section 2103(a) and available for military family housing
functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601,
the Secretary of the Army may construct or acquire family
housing units (including land acquisition and supporting
facilities) at the installations or locations, and in the
amounts, set forth in the following table:

Army: Family Housing
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Installation or
Country                    Location              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Belgium........................  Chievres Air Base...  $145,042,000
Germany........................  Army Garrison         $50,692,000
Bavaria............
------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2103(a) and available for military family housing functions
as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the
Secretary of the Army may carry out architectural and
engineering services and construction design activities with
respect to the construction or improvement of family housing
units in an amount not to exceed $32,824,000.

SEC. 2103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY.

(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning
after September 30, 2025, for military construction, land
acquisition, facilities sustainment, and military family
housing functions of the Department of the Army as specified
in the funding table in section 4601.
(b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section
2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost
variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects
carried out under sections 2101 and 2102 of this Act may not
exceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated under
subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section
4601.

SEC. 2104. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR
2021 PROJECT AT FORT GILLEM, GEORGIA.

(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
(division B of Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 4294), the
authorization set forth in the table in subsection (b), as
provided in section 2101(a) of that Act (134 Stat. 4295) and
most recently extended by section 2107 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division
B of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2216), shall remain in
effect until October 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of
an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal
year 2027, whichever is later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as
follows:

Army: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Installation or                                 Original Authorized
State                          Location                 Project                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Georgia..............................  Fort Gillem............  Forensic Laboratory....   $71,000,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2105. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL
YEAR 2022 PROJECTS.

(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
(division B of Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2161), the
authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as
provided in section 2101 of that Act (135 Stat. 2163) and
extended by section 2108 of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public
Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2216), shall remain in effect until
October 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2027, whichever is later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as
follows:

Army: Extension of 2022 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Installation or                                 Original Authorized
State/Country                      Location                 Project                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Georgia..............................  Fort Stewart...........  Barracks...............   $105,000,000
Germany..............................  Smith Barracks.........  Live Fire Exercise       $16,000,000
Shoothouse............
Hawaii...............................  West Loch Naval          Ammunition Storage.....  $51,000,000
Magazine Annex........
Texas................................  Fort Bliss.............  Defense Access Roads...  $20,000,000
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SEC. 2106. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL
YEAR 2023 PROJECTS.

(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
(division B of Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2970), the
authorization set forth in the table in subsection (b), as
provided in section 2101 of that Act (136 Stat. 2971), shall
remain in effect until October 1, 2026, or the date of the
enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military
construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as
follows:

Army: Extension of 2023 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Installation or                                 Original Authorized
State/Country                      Location                 Project                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama..............................  Redstone Arsenal.......  Physics Lab............   $44,000,000
Hawaii...............................  Fort Shafter...........  Water System Upgrade...  $33,000,000
Schofield Barracks.....  Company Operations       $159,000,000
Facility..............
Tripler Army Medical     Water System Upgrade...  $38,000,000
Center................
Germany..............................  East Camp Grafenwoehr..  EDI: Battalion Trng      $104,000,000
Cplx1 (Brks/Veh Maint)
.......................  EDI: Battalion Trng      $64,000,000
Cplx2 (OPS/Veh Maint).
Japan................................  Kadena Air Force Base..  Vehicle Maintenance      $80,000,000
Shop..................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2107. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN
FISCAL YEAR 2025 PROJECTS.

(a) Smith Barracks, Germany.--In the case of the
authorization contained in the table in section 2101(b) of
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2025 (division B of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2213) for
Hohenfels Training Area, for construction of a barracks as
specified in the funding table in section 4601 of the
Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
118-159; 138 Stat. 2382), the Secretary of the Army may
construct a barracks at Smith Barracks, Germany.
(b) Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida.--
(1) Modification of project authority.--In the case of the
authorization contained in the table in section 2101(a) of
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2025 (division B of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2212) for
Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, for construction of a
Joint Interagency Task Force South command and control
facility, the Secretary of the Army may construct a command
and control facility in the amount of $397,000,000.
(2) Modification of project amounts.--
(A) Project authorization.--The authorization table in
section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118-159;
138 Stat. 2212) is amended in the item relating to Naval Air
Station Key West, Florida, by striking ``$90,000,000'' and
inserting ``$397,000,000''.
(B) Funding authorization.--The funding table in section
4601 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
(Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2382) is amended in the item
relating to Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, Joint
Interagency Task Force South command and control facility, by
striking ``$90,000'' and inserting ``$397,000''.
(c) Fort Cavazos, Texas.--
(1) Modifications of project authority.--In the case of the
authorization contained in the table in section 2101(a) of
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2025 (division B of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2212) for
Fort Cavazos, Texas, for construction of Motor Pool #70, the
Secretary of the Army may construct a vehicle maintenance
shop.
(2) Modification of project names and amounts.--
(A) Project authorization.--The authorization table in
section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118-159;
138 Stat. 2212) is amended in the item relating to Fort
Cavazos, Texas, by striking ``$147,000,000'' and inserting
``$69,000,000''.
(B) Funding authorization.--The funding table in section
4601 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
(Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2383) is amended in the items
relating to Fort Cavazos, Texas, by striking ``Motor Pool
#70'' and inserting ``Vehicle Maintenance Shop''.

TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION
PROJECTS.

(a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2203(a) and available for military construction projects
inside the United States as specified in the funding table in
section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real
property and carry out military construction projects for the
installations or locations inside the United States, and in
the amounts, set forth in the following table:

Navy and Marine Corps: Inside the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State                                  Installation or Location                  Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
California.....................................  Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton..............     $171,020,000
Naval Air Station Lemoore.....................     $399,610,000
Naval Base Coronado...........................     $302,000,000
Naval Base San Diego..........................     $154,820,000
Naval Base Ventura County.....................     $164,000,000
Naval Support Activity Monterey...............     $430,000,000
Connecticut....................................  Naval Submarine Base New London...............     $255,000,000
District of Columbia...........................  Naval Research Laboratory.....................     $157,000,000
Florida........................................  Naval Air Station Pensacola...................     $164,000,000
Guam...........................................  Andersen Air Force Base.......................      $70,070,000
Joint Region Marianas.........................   $2,555,000,000
Naval Base Guam...............................     $105,950,000
Naval Base Guam North Finegayan                     $61,010,000
Telecommunications Site.
Hawaii.........................................  Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam................      $83,000,000
Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay.................     $143,510,000
Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands..     $235,730,000
Maine..........................................  Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.....................   $1,042,000,000
Maryland.......................................  National Maritime Intelligence Center.........     $114,000,000
Naval Support Facility Indian Head............     $106,000,000
United States Naval Academy Annapolis.........      $86,000,000
Nevada.........................................  Naval Air Station Fallon......................      $47,000,000
North Carolina.................................  Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune................      $48,280,000
Pennsylvania...................................  Naval Support Activity Mechanicsburg..........      $88,000,000

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Rhode Island...................................  Naval Station Newport.........................     $190,000,000
South Carolina.................................  Joint Base Charleston.........................     $357,900,000
Virginia.......................................  Marine Corps Base Quantico....................      $63,560,000
Naval Station Norfolk.........................   $1,582,490,000
Washington.....................................  Naval Air Station Whidbey Island..............     $202,000,000
Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor......................     $245,700,000
Worldwide Unspecified..........................  Unspecified Worldwide Locations...............     $129,620,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2203(a) and available for military construction projects
outside the United States as specified in the funding table
in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real
property and carry out military construction projects for the
installation or location outside the United States, and in
the amount, set forth in the following table:

Navy: Outside the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Country                                 Installation or Location                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Japan.......................................  Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler.........      $58,000,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING.

(a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations
in section 2203(a) and available for military family housing
functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601,
the Secretary of the Navy may construct or acquire family
housing units (including land acquisition and supporting
facilities) at the installations or locations, and in the
amounts, set forth in the following table:

Navy and Marine Corps: Family Housing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Country                                 Installation or Location                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Japan.......................................  Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni.................      $11,230,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) Improvements to Military Family Housing Units.--Subject
to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and using
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations in section 2203(a) and available for military
family housing functions as specified in the funding table in
section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may improve existing
military family housing units in an amount not to exceed
$68,230,000.
(c) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2203(a) and available for military family housing functions
as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the
Secretary of the Navy may carry out architectural and
engineering services and construction design activities with
respect to the construction or improvement of family housing
units in an amount not to exceed $3,806,000.

SEC. 2203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY.

(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning
after September 30, 2025, for military construction, land
acquisition, facilities sustainment, and military family
housing functions of the Department of the Navy, as specified
in the funding table in section 4601.
(b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section
2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost
variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects
carried out under sections 2201 and 2202 may not exceed the
total amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection
(a), as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

SEC. 2204. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL
YEAR 2022 PROJECTS.

(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
(division B of Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2161), the
authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as
provided in sections 2201 and 2202 of that Act (135 Stat.
2166, 2167) and extended by section 2207 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division
B of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2221), shall remain in
effect until October 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of
an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal
year 2027, whichever is later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as
follows:

Navy: Extension of 2022 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Installation or                                 Original Authorized
State                          Location                 Project                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
California...........................  Marine Corps Base Camp   CLB MEU Complex........   $83,900,000
Pendleton.............
District of Columbia.................  Marine Barracks          Family Housing           $10,415,000
Washington............   Improvements..........
Florida..............................  Marine Corps Support     Lighterage and Small     $69,400,000
Facility Blount Island   Craft Facility........
Hawaii...............................  Marine Corps Base        Electrical Distribution  $64,500,000
Kaneohe...............   Modernization.........
South Carolina.......................  Marine Corps Air         Aircraft Maintenance     $122,600,000
Station Beaufort......   Hangar................
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SEC. 2205. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL
YEAR 2023 PROJECTS.

(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
(division B of Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2970), the
authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as
provided in section 2201 of that Act (136 Stat. 2975), shall
remain in effect until October 1, 2026, or the date of the
enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military
construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as
follows:

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Navy: Extension of 2023 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Installation or                                 Original Authorized
State/Country                      Location                 Project                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Florida..............................  Naval Air Station        Engine Test Cells         $100,570,000
Jacksonville..........   Modifications.........
Hawaii...............................  Joint Base Pearl Harbor- Missile Magazines......  $142,783,000
Hickam................
Nevada...............................  Naval Air Station        F-35C Aircraft           $111,566,000
Fallon................   Maintenance Hangar....
North Carolina.......................  Marine Corps Air         CH-53K Gearbox Repair    $44,830,000
Station Cherry Point..   and Test Facility.....
South Carolina.......................  Marine Corps Recruit     Recruit Barracks.......  $81,890,000
Depot Parris Island...
.......................  Recruit Barracks.......  $85,040,000
Spain................................  Naval Station Rota.....  EDI: Missile Magazines.  $92,323,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND
ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

(a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2303(a) and available for military construction projects
inside the United States as specified in the funding table in
section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real
property and carry out military construction projects for the
installations or locations inside the United States, and in
the amounts, set forth in the following table:

Air Force: Inside the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State                                  Installation or Location                  Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona......................................  Davis-Monthan Air Force Base...................      $174,000,000
Luke Air Force Base............................       $45,000,000
California...................................  Travis Air Force Base..........................       $60,000,000
Florida......................................  Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.............       $49,800,000
Eglin Air Force Base...........................      $166,000,000
Hurlburt Field.................................       $66,000,000
MacDill Air Force Base.........................       $74,000,000
Tyndall Air Force Base.........................       $48,000,000
Georgia......................................  Moody Air Force Base...........................       $49,500,000
Robins Air Force Base..........................       $28,000,000
Louisiana....................................  Barksdale Air Force Base.......................      $116,000,000
Maryland.....................................  Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling...................       $50,000,000
Massachusetts................................  Hanscom Air Force Base.........................       $55,000,000
Mississippi..................................  Columbus Air Force Base........................       $14,200,000
Missouri.....................................  Whiteman Air Force Base........................      $127,600,000
New Jersey...................................  Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst...............       $23,000,000
New Mexico...................................  Cannon Air Force Base..........................      $169,000,000
Kirtland Air Force Base........................      $233,000,000
North Carolina...............................  Seymour Johnson Air Force Base.................       $95,000,000
Ohio.........................................  Wright-Patterson Air Force Base................       $45,000,000
Oklahoma.....................................  Tinker Air Force Base..........................      $497,000,000
South Dakota.................................  Ellsworth Air Force Base.......................      $378,000,000
Tennessee....................................  Arnold Air Force...............................       $17,500,000
Texas........................................  Dyess Air Force Base...........................       $90,800,000
Goodfellow Air Force Base......................      $112,000,000
Utah.........................................  Hill Air Force Base............................      $250,000,000
Virginia.....................................  Joint Base Langley-Eustis......................       $49,000,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2303(a) and available for military construction projects
outside the United States as specified in the funding table
in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire
real property and carry out military construction projects
for the installations or locations outside the United States,
and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

Air Force: Outside the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Country                                 Installation or Location                  Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Diego Garcia...................................  Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia...........      $29,000,000
Germany........................................  Ramstein Air Base.............................      $44,000,000
Greenland......................................  Pituffik Space Base...........................      $32,000,000
Norway.........................................  Royal Norwegian Air Force Base Rygge..........      $72,000,000
United Kingdom.................................  Royal Air Force Feltwell......................      $20,000,000
Royal Air Force Lakenheath....................     $253,000,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING.

(a) Improvements to Military Family Housing Units.--Subject
to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and using
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations in section 2303(a) and available for military
family housing functions as specified in the funding table in
section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may improve
existing military family housing units in an amount not to
exceed $237,655,000.
(b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2303(a) and available for military family housing functions
as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the
Secretary of the Air Force may carry out architectural and
engineering services and construction design activities with
respect to the construction or improvement of family housing
units in an amount not to exceed $36,575,000.

SEC. 2303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR FORCE.

(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning
after September 30, 2025, for military construction, land
acquisition, facilities sustainment, and

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military family housing functions of the Department of the
Air Force, as specified in the funding table in section 4601.
(b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section
2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost
variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects
carried out under sections 2301 and 2302 may not exceed the
total amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection
(a), as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

SEC. 2304. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR
2017 PROJECT AT SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, GERMANY.

(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
(division B of Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2688), the
authorization set forth in the table in subsection (b), as
provided in section 2902 of that Act (130 Stat. 2743) and
most recently extended by section 2304 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division
B of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2224), shall remain in
effect until October 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of
an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal
year 2027, whichever is later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as
follows:

Air Force: Extension of 2017 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Original
Country                  Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Germany...............................  Spangdahlem Air Base......  ERI: F/A-22 Low                  $12,000,000
Observable/Comp Repair
Fac.....................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2305. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL
YEAR 2019 PROJECTS.

(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
(division B of Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2240), the
authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as
provided in section 2903 of that Act (132 Stat. 2287) and
most recently extended by section 2306 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division
B of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2225), shall remain in
effect until October 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of
an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal
year 2027, whichever is later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as
follows:

Air Force: Extension of 2019 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Original
Country                  Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
United Kingdom........................  Royal Air Force Fairford..  EDI: Construct DABS-FEV          $87,000,000
Storage.................
..........................  EDI: Munitions Holding           $19,000,000
Area....................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2306. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL
YEAR 2020 PROJECTS.

(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
(division B of Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1862), the
authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as
provided in sections 2301(a) and 2912(a) of that Act (133
Stat. 1867, 1913), and extended by section 2307 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
(division B of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2226), shall
remain in effect until October 1, 2026, or the date of the
enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military
construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as
follows:

Air Force: Extension of 2020 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Original
State                   Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Florida...............................   Tyndall Air Force Base...  Deployment Center/Flight         $43,000,000
Line Dining/AAFES.......
Georgia...............................  Moody Air Force Base......  41 RQS HH-60W Apron......        $12,500,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2307. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL
YEAR 2022 PROJECTS.

(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
(division B of Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2161), the
authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as
provided in section 2301 of that Act (135 Stat. 2168) and
extended by section 2309 of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public
Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2227), shall remain in effect until
October 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2027, whichever is later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as
follows:

Air Force: Extension of 2022 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Original
State/Counrty               Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Massachusetts.........................   Hanscom Air Force Base...  NC3 Acquisitions                 $66,000,000
Management Facility.....
United Kingdom........................  Royal Air Force Lakenheath  F-35A Child Development          $24,000,000
Center..................
..........................  F-35A Munition Inspection        $31,000,000
Facility................
..........................  F-35A Weapons Load               $49,000,000
Training Facility.......
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2308. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL
YEAR 2023 PROJECTS.

(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
(division B of Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2970), the
authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as
provided in section 2301 of that Act (136 Stat. 2978), shall
remain in effect until October 1, 2026, or the date of the
enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military
construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as
follows:

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Air Force: Extension of 2023 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Original
State/Counrty               Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Florida...............................   Patrick Space Force Base.  Consolidated                     $97,000,000
Communications Center...
Norway................................  Rygge Air Station.........  EDI: Base Perimeter               $8,200,000
Security Fence..........
Oklahoma..............................  Tinker Air Force Base.....  Facility and Land                $30,000,000
Acquisition (MROTC).....
Texas.................................  Joint Base San Antonio-     Child Development Center.        $29,000,000
Randolph.................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2309. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR
2025 PROJECT AT F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE,
WYOMING.

In the case of the authorization contained in the table in
section 2301(a) of the Military Construction Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118-159;
138 Stat. 2222) for F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, for
the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Utility Corridor, the
Secretary of the Air Force may construct 3,219 kilometers of
telephone duct facility.

TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUCTION AND LAND
ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

(a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2403(a) and available for military construction projects
inside the United States as specified in the funding table in
section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may acquire real
property and carry out military construction projects for the
installations or locations inside the United States, and in
the amounts, set forth in the following table:

Defense Agencies: Inside the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State                                  Installation or Location                  Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama........................................  DLA Distribution Center Anniston..............      $32,000,000
California.....................................  Naval Base Coronado...........................      $75,900,000
Travis Air Force Base.........................      $49,980,000
Florida........................................  Homestead Air Reserve Base....................      $33,000,000
Georgia........................................  Fort Benning..................................     $127,375,000
Maryland.......................................  Fort Meade....................................      $26,600,000
North Carolina.................................  Fort Bragg....................................     $275,000,000
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune................     $289,000,000
Pennsylvania...................................  DLA Distribution Center Susquehanna...........      $90,000,000
Harrisburg Air National Guard Base............      $13,400,000
Puerto Rico....................................  Punta Borinquen...............................     $155,000,000
Texas..........................................  NSA Texas.....................................     $500,000,000
Virginia.......................................  Pentagon......................................      $34,000,000
Washington.....................................  Fairchild Air Force Base......................      $85,000,000
Manchester Tank Farm..........................      $71,000,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2403(a) and available for military construction projects
outside the United States as specified in the funding table
in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may acquire real
property and carry out military construction projects for the
installations or locations outside the United States, and in
the amounts, set forth in the following table:

Defense Agencies: Outside the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Country                                 Installation or Location                  Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Germany........................................  United States Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz...      $16,700,000
United Kingdom.................................  Royal Air Force Lakenheath....................     $397,500,000
Royal Air Force Mildenhall....................      $45,000,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2402. AUTHORIZED ENERGY RESILIENCE AND CONSERVATION
INVESTMENT PROGRAM PROJECTS.

(a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2403(a) and available for energy conservation projects as
specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary
of Defense may carry out energy conservation projects under
chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, for the
installations or locations inside the United States, and in
the amounts, set forth in the following table:

ERCIP Projects: Inside the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State                                  Installation or Location                  Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
California.....................................  Armed Forces Reserve Center Mountain View.....      $20,600,000
Travis Air Force Base.........................      $25,120,000
Florida........................................  Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island...      $30,500,000
Guam...........................................  Joint Region Marianas.........................      $53,000,000
Naval Base Guam...............................      $63,010,000
Massachusetts..................................  Cape Cod Space Force Station..................     $124,000,000
New Mexico.....................................  White Sands Missile Range.....................      $38,500,000
North Carolina.................................  Fort Bragg....................................      $80,000,000
Texas..........................................  Camp Swift....................................      $19,800,000
Fort Hood.....................................      $34,500,000
Utah...........................................  Camp Williams.................................      $28,500,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2403(a) and available for energy conservation projects as
specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary
of Defense may carry out energy conservation projects under
chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, for the
installations or locations outside the United States, and in
the amounts, set forth in the following table:

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ERCIP Projects: Outside the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Country                                 Installation or Location                  Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Germany........................................   United States Army Garrison Ansbach..........      $73,000,000
Japan..........................................  Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni..............     $146,800,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DEFENSE AGENCIES.

(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning
after September 30, 2025, for military construction, land
acquisition, facilities sustainment, and military family
housing functions of the Department of Defense (other than
the military departments), as specified in the funding table
in section 4601.
(b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section
2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost
variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects
carried out under sections 2401 and 2402 may not exceed the
total amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection
(a), as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

SEC. 2404. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR
2019 PROJECT AT IWAKUNI, JAPAN.

(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
(division B of Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2240), the
authorization set forth in the table in subsection (b), as
provided in section 2401(b) of that Act (132 Stat. 2249) and
most recently extended by section 2405 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division
B of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2232), shall remain in
effect until October 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of
an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal
year 2027, whichever is later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as
follows:

Defense Agencies: Extension of 2019 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Original
Country                  Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Japan.................................  Iwakuni...................  Fuel Pier................        $33,200,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2405. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL
YEAR 2022 PROJECTS.

(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
(division B of Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2161), the
authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as
provided in sections 2401 and 2402 of that Act (135 Stat.
2173, 2174), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2026, or
the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for
military construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is
later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as
follows:

Defense Agencies and ERCIP Projects: Extension of 2022 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Original
State                   Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama...............................  Fort Novosel..............  10 MW RICE Generator             $24,000,000
Plant and Microgrid
Controls................
Georgia...............................  Fort Benning..............  4.8 MW Generation and            $17,593,000
Microgrid...............
Fort Stewart..............  10 MW Generation Plant,          $22,000,000
with Microgrid Controls.
New York..............................  Fort Drum.................  Wellfield Field Expansion        $27,000,000
Project.................
North Carolina........................  Fort Bragg................  Emergency Water System...         $7,705,000
Ohio..................................  Springfield-Beckley         Base-Wide Microgrid With          $4,700,000
Municipal Airport........   Natural Gas Generator,
Photovoltaic, and
Battery.................
Tennessee.............................  Memphis International       PV Arrays and Battery             $4,780,000
Airport..................   Storage.................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2406. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL
YEAR 2023 PROJECTS.

(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
(division B of Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2970), the
authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as
provided in sections 2401(a) and 2402(a) of that Act (136
Stat. 2982, 2983), shall remain in effect until October 1,
2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing
funds for military construction for fiscal year 2027,
whichever is later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as
follows:

Defense Agencies and ERCIP Projects: Extension of 2023 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Original
State                   Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama...............................  Redstone Arsenal..........  1MSIC Advanced Analysis         $151,000,000
Facility Phase 2 (INC)..
California............................  Marine Corps Mountain       Microgrid and Backup             $25,560,000
Warfare Training Center..   Power...................
Florida...............................  Naval Air Station           Facility Energy                   $2,400,000
Jacksonville.............   Operations Center
Renovation..............
Georgia...............................  Fort Stewart-Hunter Army    Power Generation and             $25,400,000
Airfield.................   Microgrid...............
Naval Submarine Base Kings  SCADA Modernization......        $11,200,000
Bay......................
Hawaii................................  Joint Base Pearl Harbor-    Primary Electrical               $25,000,000
Hickam...................   Distribution............
Kansas................................  Fort Riley................  Power Generation and             $25,780,000
Microgrid...............
Texas.................................  Fort Cavazos..............  Power Generation and             $31,500,000
Microgrid...............
United States Army Reserve  Power Generation and              $9,600,000
Center, Conroe...........   Microgrid...............
Virginia..............................  Dam Neck..................  SOF Operations Building          $26,600,000
Addition................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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SEC. 2407. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN
FISCAL YEAR 2024 PROJECTS.

(a) Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.--In the case of the
authorization contained in the table in section 2401 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
(division B of Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 726) for Redstone
Arsenal, Alabama, for construction of a ground test facility
infrastructure project at that location, the Missile Defense
Agency may renovate additional square footage and convert
administrative space to classified space.
(b) Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Missouri.--
(1) Modifications of project authority.--In the case of the
authorization contained in the table in section 2402(a) of
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2024 (division B of Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 727) for
Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Missouri, for construction
of a microgrid and backup power, the Secretary of Defense may
construct a microgrid and backup power, including the
installation of liquid propane gas tanks and associated
piping, foundations, pumps, saddles, propane vaporizers, and
controls.
(2) Modification of project amounts.--
(A) Project authorization.--The authorization table in
section 2402(a) of the Military Construction Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of Public Law 118-31;
137 Stat. 727) is amended in the item relating to Lake City
Army Ammunition Plant, Missouri, by striking ``$80,100,000''
and inserting ``$86,500,000''.
(B) Funding authorization.--The funding table in section
4601 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 911) is amended in
the items relating to Lake City Army Ammunition Plant,
Missouri, by striking ``$80,100'' and inserting ``$86,500''.

SEC. 2408. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN
FISCAL YEAR 2025 PROJECTS.

(a) Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.--In the case of the
authorization contained in the table in section 2402(a) of
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2025 (division B of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2229) for
Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, for construction of a microgrid
with electric vehicle charging infrastructure, the Secretary
of the Air Force may construct a new power generation and
microgrid facility, which shall be entitled ``Power
Generation and Microgrid''.
(b) Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.--In the
case of the authorization contained in the table in section
2402(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat.
2229) for Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, for
construction of a microgrid with electric vehicle charging
infrastructure, the Secretary of the Air Force may construct
a new power generation and microgrid facility, which shall be
entitled ``Power Generation and Microgrid''.

TITLE XXV--INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

Subtitle A--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment
Program

SEC. 2501. AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION
PROJECTS.

The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment
Program as provided in section 2806 of title 10, United
States Code, in an amount not to exceed the sum of the amount
authorized to be appropriated for this purpose in section
2502 and the amount collected from the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization as a result of construction previously financed
by the United States.

SEC. 2502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATO.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
years beginning after September 30, 2025, for contributions
by the Secretary of Defense under section 2806 of title 10,
United States Code, for the share of the United States of the
cost of projects for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Security Investment Program authorized by section 2501, and
in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Location                                 Installation or Location                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Worldwide Unspecified.......................  NATO Security Investment Program.................     $531,832,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Subtitle B--Host Country In-kind Contributions

SEC. 2511. REPUBLIC OF KOREA FUNDED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

Pursuant to agreement with the Republic of Korea for
required in-kind contributions, the Secretary of Defense may
accept military construction projects for the installations
or locations in the Republic of Korea, and in the amounts,
set forth in the following table:

Republic of Korea Funded Construction Projects
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Installation or
Component                        Location                 Project                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Army.................................  Camp Humphreys.........  Access Control Point...  $24,000,000
Army.................................  Camp Humphreys.........  Runway.................  $180,000,000
Navy.................................  Pohang AB..............  Replace Concrete Apron.  $22,000,000
Navy.................................  Yecheon Air Base.......  Replace Magazine         $59,000,000
Munitions Supply Area.
Air Force............................  Gimhae Air Base........  Repair Contingency       $86,000,000
Hospital.
Air Force............................  Gwangju Air Base.......  Hydrant Fuel System....  $57,000,000
Air Force............................  Osan AB................  Aircraft Corrosion       $25,000,000
Control Facility Part
3.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2512. REPUBLIC OF POLAND FUNDED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

Pursuant to agreement with the Republic of Poland for
required in-kind contributions, the Secretary of Defense may
accept military construction projects for the installations
or locations in the Republic of Poland, and in the amounts,
set forth in the following table:

Republic of Poland Funded Construction Projects
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Installation or
Component                        Location                 Project                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Army.................................  Drawsko Pomorskie        Information Systems      $6,200,000
Training Area (DPTA).    Facility.
Army.................................  Powdiz.................  Barracks & Dining        $199,000,000
Facility Phase 2.
Army.................................  Powdiz.................  Rotary Wing Aircraft     $91,000,000
Maintenance Hangar.
Air Force............................  Lask AB................  Communication            $18,000,000
Infrastructure.
Air Force............................  Wroclaw AB.............  Combined Aerial Port     $111,000,000
Facilities.
Air Force............................  Wroclaw AB.............  Contingency Beddown      $13,000,000
Area.
Air Force............................  Wroclaw AB.............  Hot Cargo Pad /          $44,000,000
Munition Handling /
Holding Area.
Air Force............................  Wroclaw AB.............  Railhead and Rail        $22,000,000
Extension.
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TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES

SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUCTION AND
LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National
Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding table in
section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may acquire real
property and carry out military construction projects for the
Army National Guard locations inside the United States, and
in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

Army National Guard: Inside the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State                                          Location                           Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Guam........................................  Joint Forces Headquarters - Guam.................      $55,000,000
Indiana.....................................  Shelbyville Armory...............................      $55,000,000
Iowa........................................  Waterloo Armory..................................      $13,800,000
New Hampshire...............................  Plymouth Training Center.........................      $26,000,000
New York....................................  Albany...........................................      $90,000,000
North Carolina..............................  Salisbury Training Center........................      $69,000,000
Oregon......................................  Naval Weapons Systems Training Facility Base.....      $16,000,000
South Dakota................................  Watertown Training Center........................      $28,000,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2602. AUTHORIZED ARMY RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND
ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National
Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding table in
section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may acquire real
property and carry out military construction projects for the
Army Reserve location inside the United States, and in the
amount, set forth in the following table:

Army Reserve: Inside the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State                                          Location                           Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama.....................................  Maxwell Gunter...................................      $28,000,000
Alaska......................................  Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson..................      $46,000,000
Illinois....................................  Fort Sheridan....................................      $36,000,000
Pennsylvania................................  New Castle Army Reserve Center...................      $30,000,000
Texas.......................................  Conroe Army Reserve Center.......................      $12,000,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2603. AUTHORIZED NAVY RESERVE AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE
CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National
Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding table in
section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real
property and carry out military construction projects for the
Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve location inside the
United States, and in the amount, set forth in the following
table:

Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve: Inside the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State                                          Location                           Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Texas.......................................  Naval Air Station Reserve Base Fort Worth........     $106,870,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2604. AUTHORIZED AIR NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUCTION AND
LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National
Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding table in
section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real
property and carry out military construction projects for the
Air National Guard locations inside the United States, and in
the amounts, set forth in the following table:

Air National Guard: Inside the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State                                          Location                           Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alaska......................................  Eielson Air Force Base...........................      $16,000,000
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson..................      $46,000,000
Georgia.....................................  Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport.......      $38,400,000
Iowa........................................  Sioux Gateway Airport............................     $148,000,000
Massachusetts...............................  Otis Air National Guard Base.....................      $31,000,000
Mississippi.................................  Key Field Air National Guard Base................      $19,000,000
New Hampshire...............................  Pease Air National Guard Base....................      $16,000,000
New Jersey..................................  Atlantic City International Airport..............      $68,000,000
Oregon......................................  Klamath Falls Airport............................      $80,000,000
Portland International Airport...................      $16,500,000
Utah........................................  Salt Lake City International Airport.............     $145,000,000
Wisconsin...................................  Volk Air National Guard Base.....................       $8,400,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2605. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND
ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National
Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding table in
section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real
property and carry out military construction projects for the
Air Force Reserve location inside the United States, and in
the amount, set forth in the following table:

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Air Force Reserve: Inside the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State                                          Location                           Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
New York....................................  Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station................      $54,000,000
South Carlina...............................  Joint Base Charleston Air Reserve Base...........      $33,000,000
Texas.......................................  Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland..................      $18,000,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEC. 2606. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATIONAL GUARD
AND RESERVE.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
years beginning after September 30, 2025, for military
construction, land acquisition, and facilities sustainment
for the Guard and Reserve Forces, and for contributions
therefor, under chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code,
as specified in the funding table in section 4601.

SEC. 2607. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL
YEAR 2023 PROJECTS.

(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
(division B of Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2970), the
authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as
provided in sections 2601, 2602, 2603 and 2604 of that Act
(136 Stat. 2986, 2987), shall remain in effect until October
1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing
funds for military construction for fiscal year 2027,
whichever is later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as
follows:

National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2023 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Installation or
State                          Location                 Project                   Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alaska...............................  Joint Base Elmendorf-    Aircraft Maintenance     $63,000,000
Richardson............   Hangar................
Arizona..............................  Morris Air National      Base Entry Complex.....  $12,000,000
Guard Base............
Tucson International     Land Acquisition.......  $11,700,000
Airport...............
Arkansas.............................  Camp Robinson..........  Automated Multipurpose   $9,500,000
Machine Gun Range.....
Florida..............................  Gainesville............  National Guard           $21,000,000
Readiness Center......
Perrine................  Army Reserve Center/     $46,000,000
AMSA..................
Hawaii...............................  Marine Corps Base        C-40 Aircraft            $116,964,000
Kaneohe Bay...........   Maintenance Hangar....
Indiana..............................  Fort Wayne               Munitions Maintenance &  $16,500,000
International Airport.   Storage Complex.......
Ohio.................................   Rickenbacker Air        Small Arms Range.......  $8,000,000
National Guard Base...
Puerto Rico..........................  Camp Santiago Joint      Engineering/Housing       $14,500,000
Maneuver Training        Maintenance Shops
Center................   (DPW).................
West Virginia........................  McLaughlin Air National  C-130J Apron Expansion.  $10,000,000
Guard Base............
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SEC. 2608. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR
2023 PROJECT AT TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT,
ARIZONA.

In the case of the authorization contained in the table in
section 2604 of the Military Construction Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117-263; 136
Stat. 2987) for Tucson International Airport, Arizona, the
Secretary of the Air Force may acquire 10 acres of land.

TITLE XXVII--BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES

SEC. 2701. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR BASE
REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES FUNDED
THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE
ACCOUNT.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
years beginning after September 30, 2025, for base
realignment and closure activities, including real property
acquisition and military construction projects, as authorized
by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part
A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note)
and funded through the Department of Defense Base Closure
Account established by section 2906 of such Act, as specified
in the funding table in section 4601.

TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS

Subtitle A--Military Construction Program

SEC. 2801. REQUIREMENT FOR THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS TO
DEVELOP AND ANNUALLY UPDATE A 20-YEAR
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

(a) Submission.--Commencing as part of the annual budget
submission of the President under section 1105(a) of title
31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2027, and every five
years thereafter, each Secretary of a military department
shall include with the defense budget materials for that
fiscal year each of the following:
(1) A summary of the major lines of effort, milestones, and
specific goals of the Secretary concerned during the next 20
fiscal years relating to the improvement of infrastructure
and facilities under the jurisdiction of that Secretary,
including a detailed plan describing the objectives of that
Secretary to manage and improve such infrastructure and
facilities during that period, including utility systems
(electric, water and wastewater systems, energy distribution
systems, transportation, and communication networks) and all
physical structures of a base or installation.
(2) A certification by that Secretary that both the budget
for that fiscal year and the future-years defense program
submitted to Congress in relation to such budget under
section 221 of title 10, United States Code, provide for
funding of planning, design, and construction at a level that
is sufficient to meet the requirements specified in the plan
under paragraph (1) on the schedule provided in that plan.
(3) An unaltered assessment by the service chief of the
military department concerned with respect to the summary and
plan under paragraph (1) and the certification under
paragraph (2).
(b) Elements.--Each plan submitted by a Secretary of a
military department under subsection (a)(1) shall include the
following:
(1) With respect to the 20-year period covered by the plan,
an identification of the major lines of effort, milestones,
and specific goals of the Secretary over such period relating
to the improvement of infrastructure and facilities under the
jurisdiction of that Secretary.
(2) The estimated costs of necessary infrastructure and
facility improvements and a description of how such costs
would be addressed by the budget request of the Department of
Defense and the future-years defense program submitted for
such year.
(3) An assessment of how the military department is
accurately accounting for the costs of sustaining facilities
and addressing the identified necessary improvements of
infrastructure and facilities as outlined in the plan.
(c) Incorporation of Results-oriented Management
Practices.--Each plan under subsection (a)(1) shall
incorporate the leading results-oriented management
practices, including--
(1) analytically based goals;
(2) results-oriented metrics;
(3) the identification of required resources, risks, and
stakeholders; and
(4) regular reporting on progress to decision makers.

SEC. 2802. INCREASE OF MAXIMUM AMOUNT FOR RESTORATION OR
REPLACEMENT OF DAMAGED OR DESTROYED FACILITIES.

Section 2854(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``$100,000,000'' and inserting
``$150,000,000''.

SEC. 2803. REAUTHORIZATION AND MODIFICATION OF SPECIAL
DESIGN-BUILD AUTHORITY FOR MILITARY
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

Section 3241(f) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following
new paragraph (3):
``(3) Any contract awarded under this subsection shall be
considered to be a construction contract and shall be subject
to the same oversight mechanisms to which construction
contracts are subject under this title.''; and
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``2008'' each place it
appears and inserting ``2030''.

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SEC. 2804. MODIFICATION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON INCREASED USE OF
SUSTAINABLE BUILDING MATERIALS IN MILITARY
CONSTRUCTION TO INCLUDE SUSTAINABLE BUILDING
TECHNOLOGIES IDENTIFIED BY THE COMPTROLLER
GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES.

Section 2861 of the Military Construction Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 118-81; 10
U.S.C. 2802 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``at least'' and all
that follows through the period at the end and inserting ``at
least two military construction projects'';
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ``September 30, 2025''
and inserting ``September 30, 2029'';
(3) in subsection (e), by striking ``January 1, 2025'' and
inserting ``January 1, 2029'';
(4) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections
(g) and (h), respectively;
(5) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new
subsection (f):
``(f) Use of Certain Technologies.--In carrying out each
project under the pilot program commencing on or after the
date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2026, the Secretary concerned shall use
not fewer than three technologies identified in the report
published by the Comptroller General of the United States on
February 11, 2025, and entitled `Science & Tech Spotlight:
Sustainable Building Technologies' (GAO-25-107931).'';
(6) in subsection (g)(1), as redesignated by paragraph (4),
by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December
31, 2030''; and
(7) in subsection (h), as so redesignated, in the first
sentence, by inserting before the period the following:
``that is identified in the report published by the
Comptroller General of the United States on February 11,
2025, and entitled `Science & Tech Spotlight: Sustainable
Building Technologies' (GAO-25-107931)''.

SEC. 2805. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL
RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO INFORMATION SHARING
TO IMPROVE OVERSIGHT OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
(1) implement the recommendations of the Comptroller
General of the United States contained in the report
published by the Comptroller General in September 2024 and
titled ``Military Construction: Better Information Sharing
Would Improve DOD's Oversight'' (GAO-24-106499); or
(2) if the Secretary does not implement any such
recommendation, submit to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives a report
explaining why the Secretary has not implemented those
recommendations.

SEC. 2806. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR CONTRACT FOR
OBLIGATION AND EXECUTION OF DESIGN FUNDS FOR
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

Section 2811(a) of the Military Construction Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118-159)
is amended by striking ``150 days'' and inserting ``one
year''.

SEC. 2807. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF DEPOT WORKING
CAPITAL FUNDS FOR UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY
CONSTRUCTION.

Section 2208(u)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``September 30, 2025'' and inserting
``September 30, 2027''.

SEC. 2808. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TEMPORARY EXPANDED LAND
ACQUISITION FOR EQUINE WELFARE.

(a) In General.--Section 2804(c) of the Servicemember
Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159;
10 U.S.C. 2805 note) is amended by striking ``February 1,
2026'' and inserting ``August 1, 2026''.
(b) Briefing Required.--Not later than February 20, 2026,
the Secretary of the Army shall provide to the congressional
defense committees a briefing on the use of the authority
under section 2804(c) of the Servicemember Quality of Life
Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 10 U.S.C. 2805 note).

SEC. 2809. PROHIBITION ON DESIGNATION OF MILITARY
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AS PART OF MILITARY
INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM.

The Secretary of Defense shall not designate any military
construction project as being part of the military
intelligence program.

SEC. 2810. EXPANSION OF DEFENSE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE
PROGRAM TO INCLUDE INSTALLATIONS OF THE COAST
GUARD.

Section 2391 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), in the matter preceding clause
(i), by inserting ``, and with respect to Coast Guard-related
projects, the Secretary, with the concurrence of the
Commandant of the Coast Guard,'' after ``The Secretary''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(5)(A) In considering grants, agreements, or other
funding under paragraph (1)(A) with respect to community
infrastructure supportive of a military installation of the
Coast Guard, the Secretary of Defense shall seek the
concurrence of the Commandant of the Coast Guard with respect
to assessing the selection and prioritization of the project
concerned.
``(B) A grant made under this section shall be available to
support any Coast Guard mission authorized under section 888
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 468).''; and
(2) in subsection (e)(1), by adding at the end the
following new sentence: ``For purposes of subsection (d), the
term `military installation' includes an installation of the
Coast Guard under the jurisdiction of the Department of
Homeland Security.''.

Subtitle B--Military Housing

SEC. 2821. IMPROVEMENTS TO ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE ON WAIVERS OF PRIVACY AND CONFIGURATION
STANDARDS FOR COVERED MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED
HOUSING.

Subsection (b) of section 2856a of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (5)(C), by striking the period at the end
and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
``(6) an assessment of whether a need for future waivers
has been identified;
``(7) a summary of the analysis performed by each military
department to identify covered military unaccompanied housing
that requires such waivers, including a certification by the
Secretary of each military department that the list of
waivers for that military department is complete and
identifies all permanent party unaccompanied housing that
does not meet covered privacy and configuration standards or
standards of the Department for health and safety;
``(8) an action plan to bring covered military
unaccompanied housing that requires such waivers into
compliance with the standards of the Department and a
timeline for implementing the action plan;
``(9) information about costs associated with the
remediation options for covered military unaccompanied
housing that requires such waivers, including--
``(A) funding needs for military construction projects;
``(B) funding needs for projects as part of facilities
sustainment, restoration, and modernization; and
``(C) any resulting increases in the need for housing
allowances for members of the armed forces that would
otherwise be living in covered military unaccompanied
housing; and
``(10) a description of the status of the response of the
Department to open recommendations contained in the 2023
report by the Comptroller General of the United States
entitled, `Military Barracks: Poor Living Conditions
Undermine Quality of Life and Readiness' (GAO-23-105797),
including the status of each military department in issuing
service standards that meet covered privacy and configuration
standards and standards of the Department for health and
safety for covered military unaccompanied housing.''.

SEC. 2822. MODIFICATION OF HOUSING REQUIREMENTS AND MARKET
ANALYSIS TO ACCOUNT FOR IMPACT OF CIVILIANS AND
CONTRACTORS.

Section 2837(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by inserting before the period the following: ``, including
an accounting for impacts of civilians and contractors''.

SEC. 2823. AUTHORITY FOR UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING PROJECT UNDER
PILOT AUTHORITY FOR USE OF OTHER TRANSACTIONS
FOR INSTALLATION OR FACILITY PROTOTYPING.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may conduct an
unaccompanied housing project under section 4022(i) of title
10, United States Code, that is not subject to the limits
under paragraph (2) of such section.
(b) Use of Authority.--The Secretary may use the authority
under subsection (a) for not more than one project.
(c) Location.--The project conducted under subsection (a)
shall be located at a joint base of the Department of Defense
for medical training.
(d) Use of Funds.--The aggregate value of all transactions
entered into under the project conducted under subsection (a)
may not exceed $500,000,000.

SEC. 2824. ELIMINATION OF INDOOR RESIDENTIAL MOLD IN HOUSING
OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

(a) Study and Report on Health Impacts of Indoor
Residential Mold.--
(1) Study.--
(A) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Health Affairs, the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency, and the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, shall conduct a comprehensive study on the health
effects of indoor residential mold growth in military
unaccompanied housing or other housing on military
installations, using the most up-to-date scientific peer-
reviewed medical literature.
(B) Elements.--The study conducted under subparagraph (A)
shall ascertain--
(i) detailed information about harmful or toxigenic mold
that may impact the military departments and individuals
living on military installations, as well as any toxin or
toxic compound such mold can produce;

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(ii) the most accurate research-based methods of detecting
harmful or toxigenic mold;
(iii) improved understanding of the different health
symptomology that can result from exposure to mold in indoor
residential environments on military installations, including
military unaccompanied housing;
(iv) the ability to conduct and the cost of conducting
ongoing surveillance of the prevalence of idiopathic
pulmonary hemorrhage in infants living on military
installations; and
(v) longitudinal studies on the effects of indoor mold
exposure in early childhood on the development of asthma and
other respiratory illnesses of children living on military
installations.
(2) Reports required.--
(A) Interim findings.--Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
that contains the interim findings of the study conducted
under paragraph (1).
(B) Final report.--Not later than two years after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a final report
detailing the results of the study conducted under paragraph
(1).
(b) Implementation Actions.--The Secretary of Defense shall
implement mitigation measures at military installations found
to have hazardous mold conditions following the submission of
the interim findings under subsection (a)(2)(A).
(c) Construction Requirements for New Housing on Military
Installations.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation
with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, may
develop model construction standards and techniques for
preventing and controlling indoor residential mold in new
residential properties on a military installation if existing
facilities at the military installation are found to be
inappropriately constructed for the environment.
(2) Contents.--The model standards and techniques developed
under paragraph (1) shall provide for geographic differences
in construction types and materials, geology, weather, and
other variables that may affect indoor residential mold
levels in new buildings and on various military
installations.
(3) Consultation.--To the maximum extent possible, model
standards and techniques shall be developed under paragraph
(1) with the assistance of organizations involved in
establishing national building construction standards and
techniques.
(4) Applicability to new construction and rehabilitation.--
If the Secretary of Defense develops model construction
standards and techniques under paragraph (1), not later than
one year after deciding to develop such standards and
techniques, the Secretary shall include such model standards
and techniques as a requirement for residential
rehabilitation or new construction projects conducted by the
Department of Defense with amounts appropriated to the
Department.
(d) Education for Military Health Professionals.--The
Secretary of Defense shall include education for military
health professions on mold-related illness, including signs
and symptoms of toxigenic mold exposure, in recurring
training received by miliary health practitioners at such
time and in such manner as the Secretary chooses.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Indoor residential mold.--The term ``indoor residential
mold'' means any form of multi-cellular fungi found in water-
damaged indoor environments and building materials, including
cladosporium, penicillium, alternaria, aspergillus, fusarium,
trichoderma, memnoniella, mucor, stachybotrys chartarum,
streptomyces, and epicoccumoften.
(2) Military installation.--The term ``military
installation'' has the meaning given that term in section
2801(c) of title 10, United States Code.
(3) Military unaccompanied housing.--The term ``military
unaccompanied housing'' has the meaning given that term in
section 2871 of title 10, United States Code.
(4) Toxigenic mold.--The term ``toxigenic mold'' means any
indoor mold growth that may be capable of producing a toxin
or toxic compound, including mycotoxins and microbial
volatile organic compounds, that can cause pulmonary,
respiratory, neurological, gastrointestinal, or
dermatological illnesses, or other major adverse health
impacts, as determined by the Secretary of Defense in
consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of
Health, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

SEC. 2825. REQUIREMENT FOR DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION RELATING
TO LIABILITY INSURANCE AND DISPUTE RESOLUTIONS
RELATING TO PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING.

Section 2891c(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
``(G) The level of liability insurance coverage maintained
by the landlord for all such housing units.
``(H) The amount of any payments made to tenants by
landlords relating to dispute resolutions.''.

SEC. 2826. TREATMENT OF NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS WITH RESPECT
TO PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING.

Section 2890(f) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``(1) A tenant or prospective tenant of a
housing unit may not be required to sign'' and inserting ``A
landlord may not request that a tenant, former tenant, or
prospective tenant of a housing unit sign''; and
(B) in the first sentence, by inserting ``or in connection
with the provision of services related to the housing unit''
before the period; and
(2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3).

Subtitle C--Land Conveyances

SEC. 2831. AUTHORIZATION TO ACQUIRE THROUGH EXCHANGE OR LEASE
CERTAIN LAND USED BY THE ARMED FORCES IN
HAWAII.

(a) Acquisition Through Exchange.--
(1) Exchange authorized.--The Secretary of each military
department may acquire through exchange, upon such terms and
conditions as the Secretary concerned determines appropriate,
all right, title, and interest in any land, or any portion
thereof, that is, as of the date of the enactment of this
Act--
(A) leased by the military department concerned from the
State of Hawaii; or
(B) owned by the State of Hawaii and subject to an easement
benefitting the military department concerned.
(2) Land for exchange.--To acquire land under paragraph
(1), the Secretary concerned may--
(A) exchange right, title, and interest in land under the
jurisdiction and control of the Secretary concerned, or under
the jurisdiction and control of the Secretary of another
military department with the consent of the Secretary
concerned, located in the State of Hawaii; and
(B) convey such land and interests therein necessary to
effect such an exchange.
(3) Description of property.--The exact acreage and legal
description of any land or interests in land to be exchanged
under paragraph (1) shall be determined by a survey
satisfactory to the Secretary concerned.
(4) Status of land.--Land acquired through exchange by the
Secretary concerned under paragraph (1) shall be administered
by the Secretary concerned.
(5) Exchange of land in excess or below equal value.--
(A) Exchanges in excess of equal value.--Notwithstanding
section 2869 of title 10, United States Code, the fair market
value of the land conveyed by the Secretary concerned under
paragraph (2) may exceed the fair market value of the land
acquired by the Secretary concerned under paragraph (1) if
the Secretary concerned determines that it is in the public
interest.
(B) Exchanges below equal value.--
(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), if the fair market
value of the land and interests in land to be acquired under
paragraph (1), as determined by the Secretary concerned, is
greater than fair market value of the land and interests in
land to be conveyed under paragraph (2), the Secretary
concerned may use funds made available to the Secretary
concerned on or after the date of the enactment of this Act
for military construction to provide payment or in-kind
consideration to the State of Hawaii in the amount of the
difference in value.
(ii) Limitation on payment.--The amount of any payment or
in-kind consideration provided under clause (i) may not
exceed $2,500,000.
(iii) In-kind consideration.--In-kind consideration
provided under clause (i) may include services or provision
of real property of the United States.
(b) Lease.--
(1) Lease authorized.--If the Secretary concerned
determines that exchange under subsection (a) is not
appropriate or in the best interests of the military
department concerned, the Secretary concerned may lease, upon
such terms and conditions as the Secretary concerned
determines appropriate, any land, or any portion thereof,
that is, as of the date of the enactment of this Act--
(A) leased by the military department concerned from the
State of Hawaii; or
(B) owned by the State of Hawaii and subject to an easement
benefitting the military department concerned.
(2) Duration of lease.--A lease entered into under
paragraph (1) may provide for a lease term of not more than
25 years, with options that extend the term to a total period
of not more than 50 years.
(3) Consideration under lease.--
(A) Payment in excess of fair market rental value.--The
Secretary concerned may make rental payments under a lease
entered into under paragraph (1) that exceed fair market
value of the land to be leased, as determined by the
Secretary concerned, if the Secretary concerned determines
that such payments are in the public interest.
(B) Advance payment of rent.--A lease entered into under
paragraph (1) may authorize the payment of rent in advance.
(C) Form of payment.--
(i) In general.--The Secretary concerned may provide for
payment or in-kind consideration to the State of Hawaii as
consideration for a lease entered into under paragraph (1).
(ii) In-kind consideration.--In-kind consideration provided
under clause (i) may include services or provision of real
property of the United States.
(4) Source of funds for costs for early termination.--The
costs associated with the early termination of a lease
entered into under paragraph (1) may be paid from--
(A) authorizations available at the time the lease was
executed;

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(B) authorizations available at the time the United States
terminates the lease; or
(C) any combination thereof.
(c) Exemption From Screening Requirements.--The authority
to convey land and interests therein under this section is
exempt from any screening process required under section
2696(b) of title 10, United States Code.
(d) Sunset.--The authority to enter into any agreement for
lease or acquisition through exchange under this section,
except for lease extensions, shall expire on December 31,
2031.

SEC. 2832. REPORT ON LAND WITHDRAWALS.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives a report on the land withdrawals
at Fort Greely and Fort Wainwright Training Ranges, Alaska,
and McGregor Range, Fort Bliss, New Mexico, under subsections
(c) and (d) of section 3011 of the Military Lands Withdrawal
Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 889).
(b) Elements Required.--The report required by subsection
(a) shall include--
(1) a description of the operational and training impacts
should the land withdrawals described in subsection (a) not
be renewed; and
(2) any requested changes to those land withdrawals that
would require an Act of Congress.

Subtitle D--Other Matters

SEC. 2841. MODIFICATIONS TO DEFENSE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE
PROGRAM.

(a) Modification to Categories for Assistance.--Section
2391(d)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``,
including selection'' and all that follows through ``of
priority'' and inserting ``for each of the following
categories'';
(2) in clause (i), by striking ``military value'' and all
that follows through the period and inserting ``the readiness
of a military department or mission assurance at a military
installation.''; and
(3) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iv) as clauses (iv)
and (ii), respectively, and--
(A) by moving clause (ii), as so redesignated, after clause
(i); and
(B) by moving clause (iv), as so redesignated, after clause
(iii).
(b) Temporary Priority and Allocation of Funds Under
Program.--During the two-year period beginning on the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
(1) give priority under the Defense Community
Infrastructure Program under section 2391(d) of title 10,
United States Code, to projects under subparagraph (B)(ii) of
such section (as amended by subsection (a)), for which an
application has been previously made for assistance under
that program; and
(2) allocate not less than two-thirds of the amounts
appropriated or otherwise made available for such program
equally among projects under subparagraphs (B)(i) and (B)(ii)
of such program (as amended by subsection (a)).

SEC. 2842. DESIGNATION OF RONALD REAGAN SPACE AND MISSILE
TEST RANGE AT KWAJALEIN ATOLL IN THE MARSHALL
ISLANDS.

(a) Designation.--The Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile
Defense Test Site located at Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall
Islands shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be
known and designated as the ``Ronald Reagan Space and Missile
Test Range''.
(b) References.--Any reference in any law, regulation, map,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the
site specified in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a
reference to the Ronald Reagan Space and Missile Test Range.
(c) Conforming Repeal.--Section 2887 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (division
B of Public Law 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654A-440) is repealed.

SEC. 2843. JOINT BASE FACILITY MANAGEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE.

(a) Workforce Reassessment for Joint Base Facility
Management.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives a report containing a
reassessment by the Secretary of each military department
regarding the joint base facility management workforce of the
Department of Defense.
(2) Elements.--Each reassessment required under paragraph
(1) shall include--
(A) an assessment of the workload requirements of facility
management offices with respect to the work required to
maintain the facilities of jointly used installations in good
working order;
(B) an assessment of the workforce levels needed to
complete the workload identified under subparagraph (A);
(C) information on workforce gaps, if any, that exist
between current facility management workforce levels and the
workforce levels identified in subparagraph (B) and the
reasons for the workforce gaps; and
(D) a strategy on how to address workforce gaps, including
periodic reassessment of workforce levels and funding needs.
(b) Consolidated Joint Base Instruction.--Not later than
120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
report on the status of and reason for any delay in producing
a draft Department of Defense instruction to establish
policies for the management of jointly used military
installations.
(c) Briefing on Joint Base Funding to Supported
Components.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
House of Representatives a briefing on identifying the
funding allocations among supported and supporting components
for maintenance of facilities of jointly used military
installations, and an assessment of any risk to mission
readiness resulting from those funding levels.

SEC. 2844. LIMITATION ON USE OF AMOUNTS FOR TRAVEL BASED ON
COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO MINIMUM
CAPITAL INVESTMENT.

The Secretary and each service chief of a military
department (including the Commandant of the Marine Corps with
respect to the Department of the Navy and the Chief of Space
Operations with respect to the Department of the Air Force)
may not use amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense
for travel outside the continental United States if the
Secretary of Defense determines that the military department
is not in compliance with the requirements under section 2680
of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 2845. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON JOINT USE OF HOMESTEAD
AIR RESERVE BASE WITH CIVIL AVIATION.

Section 2874 of the Military Construction Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117-263; 136
Stat. 3014), as amended by section 2808 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division
B of Public Law 118-159), is further amended by striking
``September 30, 2028'' and inserting ``September 30, 2034''.

SEC. 2846. PILOT PROGRAM ON PROCUREMENT OF UTILITY SERVICES
FOR INSTALLATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
THROUGH AREAWIDE CONTRACTS.

(a) Pilot Program Required.--Not later than 30 days after
the date of the enactment of the Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall establish a pilot program for the purposes of
procuring utility services through an areawide contract with
a public utility provider for any services that support
energy resilience and mission readiness of an installation of
the Department of Defense (in this section referred to as the
``pilot program'').
(b) Duration.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out the
pilot program during the one-year period beginning on the
date of the commencement of the pilot program.
(c) Deadline for Contracts.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of each
military department shall enter into at least one areawide
contract under the pilot program.
(d) Public-private Partnerships.--The Secretary shall carry
out the pilot program by entering into one or more public-
private partnerships through an areawide contract entered
into under the pilot program.
(e) Competition.--The pilot program shall include the
development of a justification and approval template and
waiver in accordance with part 6.302 of the Federal
Acquisition Regulation that is used by all acquisition
commands of the military departments in carrying out the
pilot program.
(f) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after
the termination of the pilot program, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees
a report that includes--
(1) an analysis of the pilot program, including any
efficiencies, benefits, and cost-savings associated with
utilizing areawide contracts under the pilot program to
procure utility services from a public utility provider; and
(2) proposed solutions, including recommended legislative
text and modifications to the Federal Acquisition Regulation
or policy guidance of the Department of Defense, to overcome
any remaining legal and policy hurdles that the Department
identifies as inhibiting adherence to and implementation of
section 2811(b) of the Military Construction Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of Public Law 118-31; 10
U.S.C. 2920 note).
(g) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``areawide
contract'', ``energy resilience'', and ``utility service''
have the meanings given those terms in section 2811(b)(3) of
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2024 (division B of Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 2920 note).

SEC. 2847. AUTHORIZATION FOR MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
CONVEYEES OF UTILITY SYSTEMS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPROVEMENTS.

Section 2688(k) of title 10, United States Codes, is
amended to read as follows:
``(k) Improvement of Conveyed Utility System.--(1) In lieu
of carrying out a military construction project for an
infrastructure improvement that enhances the reliability,
resilience, efficiency, physical security, or cybersecurity
of a utility system conveyed under subsection (a), the
Secretary concerned may use funds authorized and appropriated
for the project to make a monetary contribution equal to the
total amount for the completed project to the conveyee of the
utility system to carry out the project using a contract for
utility services entered into under subsection (d).
``(2) All right, title, and interest to infrastructure
improvements constructed by the conveyee pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall vest in the conveyee.

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``(3) The Secretary concerned shall provide to the conveyee
the necessary real property interests to access and use lands
under the jurisdiction and control of the Secretary for
construction of the project under paragraph (1) and for
ongoing use, operations, and maintenance.
``(4) If the Secretary concerned exercises a repurchase
option under a contract entered into under subsection (d) for
a system conveyed under subsection (a), the Secretary shall
receive an offset in the amount of the contribution to the
conveyee under paragraph (1) against the payment made by the
Secretary as consideration for the repurchase, except that
the maximum offset may not exceed the full amount of the
consideration for the repurchase.
``(5) The Secretary concerned may make a monetary
contribution authorized by paragraph (1) without regard to
the following provisions of law:
``(A) Sections 7540, 8612, and 9540 of this title.
``(B) Subchapters I and III of chapter 169 of this title.
``(C) Chapters 221 and 223 of this title.''.

SEC. 2848. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF
GREENBURY POINT CONSERVATION AREA AT NAVAL
SUPPORT ACTIVITY ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND.

(a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year
2026 may be used for any activity of the Department of
Defense related to the construction of any project commencing
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act at
Greenbury Point Conservation Area at Naval Support Activity
Annapolis, Maryland, that--
(1) constructs a new golf course at Greenbury Point
Conservation Area;
(2) limits public access to Greenbury Point Conservation
Area; or
(3) is in violation of section 2855 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31;
137 Stat. 766).
(b) Outside Funds Prohibited.--The Secretary of Defense may
not use any funds from sources outside the Department of
Defense to make improvements to Greenbury Point Conservation
Area at Naval Support Activity Annapolis, Maryland.

SEC. 2849. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES AND STANDARDS
TO HISTORIC MILITARY HOUSING AND ASSOCIATED
HISTORIC PROPERTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE
NAVY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE.

Title 54, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
section 307108 the following new section:

``Sec. 307109. Application of certain authorities and
standards to historic military housing and associated
historic properties of the Department of the Navy and the
Department of the Air Force

``(a) Application of Certain Authority to Navy and Air
Force Military Family Housing.--The Secretary of the Navy and
the Secretary of the Air Force, in satisfaction of
requirements under this division, may apply the authority and
standards contained in the documents titled `Department of
the Army Program Comment for the Preservation of Pre-1919
Historic Army Housing, Associated Buildings and Structures,
and Landscape Features' (published on June 13, 2024) (89 Fed.
Reg. 50350), `Department of the Army Program Comment for
Inter-War Era Historic Housing, Associated Buildings and
Structures, and Landscape Features (1919-1940)' (published on
October 13, 2020) (85 Fed. Reg. 64491), and `Department of
the Army Program Comment for Vietnam War Era Historic
Housing, Associated Buildings and Structures, and Landscape
Features (1963-1975)' (published on May 4, 2023) (88 Fed.
Reg. 28573) to all military housing (including privatized
military housing under subchapter IV of this chapter)
constructed during the applicable periods.
``(b) Application of Certain Authority to Capehart and
Wherry Era Navy and Air Force Military Family Housing.--The
Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force may
apply the authority and standards contained in the document
titled `Program Comment for Capehart and Wherry Era Housing
and Associated Structures and Landscape Features (1949-1962)'
(published on November 18, 2005) (70 Fed. Reg. 69959) to all
military housing (including privatized military housing under
subchapter IV of this chapter) constructed during the period
beginning on January 1, 1941, and ending on December 31,
1948, located on a military installation under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of
the Air Force.
``(c) Temporary Application of Certain Authority to Vietnam
War Era Navy and Air Force Military Housing.--During the
period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 and
ending on December 31, 2045, the Secretary of the Navy and
the Secretary of the Air Force, in satisfaction of
requirements under this division, may apply the authority and
standards contained in the document titled `Department of the
Army Program Comment for Vietnam War Era Historic Housing,
Associated Buildings and Structures, and Landscape Features
(1963-1975)' (published on May 4, 2023) (88 Fed. Reg. 28573)
to all military housing (including privatized military
housing under subchapter IV of this chapter) constructed
after 1975 located on a military installation under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of
the Air Force.
``(d) Report.--As part of each report of the Navy or the
Air Force required under section 3(c) of Executive Order
13287 (54 U.S.C. 306101 note), the Secretary of the Navy or
the Secretary of the Air Force, as the case may be, shall
submit to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation a
report on the implementation of this section.
``(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be
construed to preclude or require the amendment of the
documents of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the
Army for Installations, Energy and Environment described in
subsection (a) by the Secretary of the Army or the Chair of
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.''.

DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND
OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

Subtitle A--National Security Programs and Authorizations

SEC. 3101. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.

(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for
fiscal year 2026 for the activities of the National Nuclear
Security Administration in carrying out programs as specified
in the funding table in section 4701.
(b) Authorization of New Plant Projects.--From funds
referred to in subsection (a) that are available for carrying
out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy may carry out new
plant projects for the National Nuclear Security
Administration as follows:
Project 26-D-511 MESA Photolithography Capability (MPC),
Sandia National Laboratories, $40,000,000.
Project 26-D-510 Product Realization Infrastructure for
Stockpile Modernization, Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory, $15,000,000.
Project 26-D-512 LANSCE Modernization Project (LAMP), Los
Alamos National Laboratory, $20,000,000.
Project 26-D-513 Combined Radiation Environments for
Survivability Testing, Sandia National Laboratories,
$52,248,000.
Project 26-D-514 NIF Enhanced Fusion Yield Capability,
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, $26,000,000.
Project 26-D-530 East Side Office Building, $75,000,000.

SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Energy for fiscal year 2026 for defense
environmental cleanup activities in carrying out programs as
specified in the funding table in section 4701.

SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Energy for fiscal year 2026 for other defense
activities in carrying out programs as specified in the
funding table in section 4701.

SEC. 3104. NUCLEAR ENERGY.

Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Energy for fiscal year 2026 for nuclear energy
as specified in the funding table in section 4701.

Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

SEC. 3111. ORGANIZATION AND CODIFICATION OF PROVISIONS OF LAW
RELATING TO ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.

(a) In General.--Subpart A of part VI of subtitle A of
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following new chapter:

``CHAPTER 552--ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE

``Chapter 552--Atomic Energy Defense

``Sec. 5601. Definitions.

``subchapter i--organizational matters

``Sec. 5611. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program.
``Sec. 5612. Management structure for nuclear security enterprise.
``Sec. 5613. Monitoring of industrial base for nuclear weapons
components, subsystems, and materials .
``Sec. 5614. Common financial reporting system for the nuclear security
enterprise .
``Sec. 5615. Restriction on licensing requirement for certain defense
activities and facilities.
``Sec. 5616. Establishment of Center for Security Technology, Analysis,
Response, and Testing.

``subchapter ii--nuclear weapons stockpile matters

``PART A--Stockpile Stewardship and Weapons Production

``Sec. 5621. Stockpile stewardship program.
``Sec. 5622. Portfolio management framework for National Nuclear
Security Administration .
``Sec. 5623. Stockpile stewardship criteria.
``Sec. 5624. Nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, management, and
responsiveness plan.
``Sec. 5625. Major warhead refurbishment program .
``Sec. 5626. Stockpile management program.
``Sec. 5627. Annual assessments and reports to the President and
Congress regarding the condition of the United States
nuclear weapons stockpile.
``Sec. 5628. Form of certifications regarding the safety or reliability
of the nuclear weapons stockpile.

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``Sec. 5629. Nuclear test ban readiness program.
``Sec. 5630. Requirements for specific request for new or modified
nuclear weapons.
``Sec. 5631. Testing of nuclear weapons.
``Sec. 5632. Manufacturing infrastructure for refabrication and
certification of nuclear weapons stockpile.
``Sec. 5633. Acceleration of depleted uranium manufacturing processes .
``Sec. 5634. Reports on critical difficulties at national security
laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities.
``Sec. 5635. Selected acquisition reports and independent cost
estimates and reviews of certain programs and facilities.
``Sec. 5636. Advice to President and Congress regarding safety,
security, and reliability of United States nuclear
weapons stockpile.
``Sec. 5637. Notification of certain regulations that impact the
National Nuclear Security Administration .
``Sec. 5638. Plutonium pit production capacity.
``Sec. 5639. Certification of completion of milestones with respect to
plutonium pit aging .
``Sec. 5640. Authorization of workforce development and training
partnership programs within National Nuclear Security
Administration .
``Sec. 5641. Stockpile responsiveness program.
``Sec. 5642. Long-term plan for meeting national security requirements
for unencumbered uranium.
``Sec. 5643. Plan for domestic enrichment capability to satisfy
Department of Defense uranium requirements .
``Sec. 5644. Incorporation of integrated surety architecture.
``Sec. 5645. W93 nuclear warhead acquisition process.
``Sec. 5646. Earned value management and technology readiness levels
for life extension programs.

``PART B--Tritium

``Sec. 5651. Tritium production program.
``Sec. 5652. Tritium recycling.
``Sec. 5653. Modernization and consolidation of tritium recycling
facilities .

``subchapter iii--proliferation matters

``Sec. 5661. Authority to conduct program relating to fissile
materials.
``Sec. 5662. Completion of material protection, control, and accounting
activities in the Russian Federation .
``Sec. 5663. Disposition of weapons-usable plutonium at Savannah River
Site.
``Sec. 5664. Disposition of surplus defense plutonium at Savannah River
Site, Aiken, South Carolina.
``Sec. 5665. Acceleration of removal or security of fissile materials,
radiological materials, and related equipment at
vulnerable sites worldwide.
``Sec. 5666. Acceleration of replacement of cesium blood irradiation
sources .
``Sec. 5667. International agreements on nuclear weapons data.
``Sec. 5668. International agreements on information on radioactive
materials.
``Sec. 5669. Defense nuclear nonproliferation management plan.
``Sec. 5670. Information relating to certain defense nuclear
nonproliferation programs.
``Sec. 5671. Annual Selected Acquisition Reports on certain hardware
relating to defense nuclear nonproliferation.

``subchapter iv--defense environmental cleanup matters

``PART A--Defense Environmental Cleanup

``Sec. 5681. Defense environmental cleanup account.
``Sec. 5682. Classification of defense environmental cleanup as capital
asset projects or operations activities .
``Sec. 5683. Requirement to develop future use plans for defense
environmental cleanup.
``Sec. 5684. Future-years defense environmental cleanup plan.
``Sec. 5685. Accelerated schedule for defense environmental cleanup
activities.
``Sec. 5686. Defense environmental cleanup technology program.
``Sec. 5687. Other programs relating to technology development.
``Sec. 5688. Report on defense environmental cleanup expenditures.
``Sec. 5689. Public participation in planning for defense environmental
cleanup.
``Sec. 5690. Policy of Department of Energy regarding future defense
environmental management matters .
``Sec. 5691. Estimation of costs of meeting defense environmental
cleanup milestones required by consent orders.
``Sec. 5692. Public statement of environmental liabilities.

``PART B--Closure of Facilities

``Sec. 5701. Reports in connection with permanent closures of
Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities.
``Sec. 5702. Defense site acceleration completion .
``Sec. 5703. Sandia National Laboratories .
``Sec. 5704. Plan for deactivation and decommissioning of
nonoperational defense nuclear facilities.

``PART C--Hanford Reservation, Washington

``Sec. 5711. Safety measures for waste tanks at Hanford Nuclear
Reservation.
``Sec. 5712. Hanford waste tank cleanup program reforms.
``Sec. 5713. River protection project.
``Sec. 5714. Notification regarding air release of radioactive or
hazardous material.

``PART D--Savannah River Site, South Carolina

``Sec. 5721. Accelerated schedule for isolating high-level nuclear
waste at the Defense Waste Processing Facility, Savannah
River Site.
``Sec. 5722. Multi-year plan for clean-up.
``Sec. 5723. Continuation of processing, treatment, and disposal of
legacy nuclear materials.

``subchapter v--safeguards and security matters

``PART A--Safeguards and Security

``Sec. 5731. Prohibition on international inspections of Department of
Energy facilities unless protection of restricted data is
certified.
``Sec. 5732. Restrictions on access to national security laboratories
by foreign visitors from sensitive countries.
``Sec. 5733. Background investigations of certain personnel at
Department of Energy facilities.
``Sec. 5734. Department of Energy counterintelligence polygraph
program.
``Sec. 5735. Notice to congressional committees of certain security and
counterintelligence failures within atomic energy defense
programs.
``Sec. 5736. Annual report and certification on status of security of
atomic energy defense facilities.
``Sec. 5737. Protection of certain nuclear facilities and assets from
unmanned aircraft.
``Sec. 5738. Reporting on penetrations of networks of contractors and
subcontractors.

``PART B--Classified Information

``Sec. 5741. Review of certain documents before declassification and
release.
``Sec. 5742. Protection against inadvertent release of restricted data
and formerly restricted data.
``Sec. 5743. Supplement to plan for declassification of restricted data
and formerly restricted data.
``Sec. 5744. Protection of classified information during laboratory-to-
laboratory exchanges.
``Sec. 5745. Identification in budget materials of amounts for
declassification activities and limitation on
expenditures for such activities.

``subchapter vi--personnel matters

``PART A--Personnel Management

``Sec. 5751. Authority for appointment of certain scientific,
engineering, and technical personnel.
``Sec. 5752. Whistleblower protection program.
``Sec. 5753. Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities workforce
restructuring plan.
``Sec. 5754. Authority to provide certificate of commendation to
Department of Energy and contractor employees for
exemplary service in stockpile stewardship and security.

``PART B--Education and Training

``Sec. 5761. Executive management training in Department of Energy.
``Sec. 5762. Stockpile stewardship recruitment and training program.
``Sec. 5763. Fellowship program for development of skills critical to
the nuclear security enterprise.

``PART C--Worker Safety

``Sec. 5771. Worker protection at nuclear weapons facilities.
``Sec. 5772. Safety oversight and enforcement at defense nuclear
facilities.
``Sec. 5773. Program to monitor department of energy workers exposed to
hazardous and radioactive substances.
``Sec. 5774. Programs for persons who may have been exposed to
radiation released from Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
``Sec. 5775. Use of probabilistic risk assessment to ensure nuclear
safety of facilities of the Administration and the Office
of Environmental Management.
``Sec. 5776. Notification of nuclear criticality and non-nuclear
incidents.

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``subchapter vii--budget and financial management matters

``PART A--Recurring National Security Authorization Provisions

``Sec. 5781. Definitions.
``Sec. 5782. Reprogramming.
``Sec. 5783. Minor construction projects.
``Sec. 5784. General plant projects .
``Sec. 5785. Limits on construction projects.
``Sec. 5786. Fund transfer authority.
``Sec. 5787. Conceptual and construction design.
``Sec. 5788. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction
activities.
``Sec. 5789. Scope of authority to carry out plant projects.
``Sec. 5790. Availability of funds.
``Sec. 5791. Transfer of defense environmental cleanup funds.
``Sec. 5792. Transfer of weapons activities funds.
``Sec. 5793. Funds available for all national security programs of the
Department of Energy.
``Sec. 5794. Notification of cost overruns for certain Department of
Energy projects.
``Sec. 5795. Life-cycle cost estimates of certain atomic energy defense
capital assets.
``Sec. 5796. Use of best practices for capital asset projects and
nuclear weapon life extension programs .
``Sec. 5797. Matters relating to critical decisions.
``Sec. 5798. Unfunded priorities of the Administration.
``Sec. 5799. Review of adequacy of nuclear weapons budget.
``Sec. 5800. Improvements to cost estimates informing analyses of
alternatives.

``PART B--Penalties

``Sec. 5801. Restriction on use of funds to pay penalties under
environmental laws.
``Sec. 5802. Restriction on use of funds to pay penalties under Clean
Air Act.

``PART C--Other Matters

``Sec. 5811. Reports on financial balances for atomic energy defense
activities.
``Sec. 5812. Independent acquisition project reviews of capital assets
acquisition projects.

``subchapter viii--administrative matters

``PART A--Contracts

``Sec. 5821. Costs not allowed under covered contracts.
``Sec. 5822. Prohibition and report on bonuses to contractors operating
defense nuclear facilities.
``Sec. 5823. Assessments of emergency preparedness of defense nuclear
facilities.
``Sec. 5824. Contractor liability for injury or loss of property
arising out of atomic weapons testing programs.
``Sec. 5825. Notice-and-wait requirement applicable to certain third-
party financing arrangements.
``Sec. 5826. Publication of contractor performance evaluations leading
to award fees.
``Sec. 5827. Enhanced procurement authority to manage supply chain
risk.
``Sec. 5828. Cost-benefit analyses for competition of management and
operating contracts.

``PART B--Research and Development

``Sec. 5831. Laboratory-directed research and development programs.
``Sec. 5832. Laboratory-directed research and development.
``Sec. 5833. Funding for laboratory directed research and development .
``Sec. 5834. Charges to individual program, project, or activity.
``Sec. 5835. Limitations on use of funds for laboratory directed
research and development purposes.
``Sec. 5836. Report on use of funds for certain research and
development purposes.
``Sec. 5837. Critical technology partnerships and cooperative research
and development centers.
``Sec. 5838. University-based research collaboration program.
``Sec. 5839. Limitation on establishing an enduring bioassurance
program within the administration.

``PART C--Facilities Management

``Sec. 5841. Transfers of real property at certain Department of Energy
facilities.
``Sec. 5842. Engineering and manufacturing research, development, and
demonstration by managers of certain nuclear weapons
production facilities.
``Sec. 5843. Activities at covered nuclear weapons facilities .
``Sec. 5844. Pilot program relating to use of proceeds of disposal or
utilization of certain department of energy assets.
``Sec. 5845. Department of Energy energy parks program.
``Sec. 5846. Authority to use passenger carriers for contractor
commuting.

``PART D--Other Matters

``Sec. 5851. Payment of costs of operation and maintenance of
infrastructure at Nevada National Security Site.
``Sec. 5852. University-based defense nuclear policy collaboration
program.

``Sec. 5601. Definitions

``Except as otherwise provided, in this chapter:
``(1) The term `Administration' means the National Nuclear
Security Administration.
``(2) The term `Administrator' means the Administrator for
Nuclear Security.
``(3) The term `classified information' means any
information that has been determined pursuant to Executive
Order No. 12333 of December 4, 1981 (50 U.S.C. 3001 note),
Executive Order No. 12958 of April 17, 1995 (50 U.S.C. 3161
note), Executive Order No. 13526 of December 29, 2009 (50
U.S.C. 3161 note), or successor orders, to require protection
against unauthorized disclosure and that is so designated.
``(4) The term `congressional defense committees' means--
``(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate; and
``(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
``(5) The terms `defense nuclear facility' and `Department
of Energy defense nuclear facility' have the meaning given
the term `Department of Energy defense nuclear facility' in
section 318 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.
2286g).
``(6) The term `nuclear security enterprise' means the
physical facilities, technology, and human capital of the
national security laboratories and the nuclear weapons
production facilities.
``(7) The term `national security laboratory' means any of
the following:
``(A) Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New
Mexico.
``(B) Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New
Mexico, and Livermore, California.
``(C) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore,
California.
``(8) The term `Nuclear Weapons Council' means the Nuclear
Weapons Council established by section 179.
``(9) The term `nuclear weapons production facility' means
any of the following:
``(A) The Kansas City National Security Campus, Kansas
City, Missouri.
``(B) The Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas.
``(C) The Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge,
Tennessee.
``(D) The Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina.
``(E) The Nevada National Security Site, Nevada.
``(F) Any facility of the Department of Energy that the
Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Administrator
and Congress, determines to be consistent with the mission of
the Administration.
``(10) The term `Restricted Data' has the meaning given
such term in section 11 y. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954
(42 U.S.C. 2014(y)).

``SUBCHAPTER I--ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

``Sec. 5611. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program

``The provisions of Executive Order Numbered 12344, dated
February 1, 1982, pertaining to the Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Program, shall remain in force until changed by law.

``Sec. 5612. Management structure for nuclear security
enterprise

``(a) In General.--The Administrator shall establish a
management structure for the nuclear security enterprise in
accordance with the National Nuclear Security Administration
Act (50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.).
``(b) National Nuclear Security Administration Council.--
``(1) The Administrator shall establish a council to be
known as the `National Nuclear Security Administration
Council'. The Council may advise the Administrator on--
``(A) scientific and technical issues relating to policy
matters;
``(B) operational concerns;
``(C) strategic planning;
``(D) the development of priorities relating to the mission
and operations of the Administration and the nuclear security
enterprise; and
``(E) such other matters as the Administrator determines
appropriate.
``(2) The Council shall be composed of the directors of the
national security laboratories and the nuclear weapons
production facilities.
``(3) The Council may provide the Administrator or the
Secretary of Energy recommendations--
``(A) for improving the governance, management,
effectiveness, and efficiency of the Administration; and
``(B) relating to any other matter in accordance with
paragraph (1).
``(4) Not later than 60 days after the date on which any
recommendation under paragraph (3) is received, the
Administrator or the Secretary, as the case may be, shall
respond to the Council with respect to whether such
recommendation will be implemented and the reasoning for
implementing or not implementing such recommendation.
``(c) Rule of Construction.--This section may not be
construed as affecting the authority of the Secretary of
Energy, in carrying out national security programs, with
respect to the management, planning, and oversight of the
Administration or as affecting the delegation by the
Secretary of authority to carry out such activities, as set

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forth under subsection (a) of section 4102 of the Atomic
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2512) as it existed before the
date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat.
2169).

``Sec. 5613. Monitoring of industrial base for nuclear
weapons components, subsystems, and materials

``(a) Designation of Official.--Not later than March 1,
2021, the Administrator shall designate a senior official
within the Administration to be responsible for monitoring
the industrial base that supports the nuclear weapons
components, subsystems, and materials of the Administration,
including--
``(1) the consistent monitoring of the current status of
the industrial base;
``(2) tracking of industrial base issues over time; and
``(3) proactively identifying gaps or risks in specific
areas relating to the industrial base.
``(b) Provision of Resources.--The Administrator shall
ensure that the official designated under subsection (a) is
provided with resources sufficient to conduct the monitoring
required by that subsection.
``(c) Consultations.--The Administrator, acting through the
official designated under subsection (a), shall, to the
extent practicable and beneficial, in conducting the
monitoring required by that subsection, consult with--
``(1) officials of the Department of Defense who are
members of the Nuclear Weapons Council established under
section 179;
``(2) officials of the Department of Defense responsible
for the defense industrial base; and
``(3) other components of the Department of Energy that
rely on similar components, subsystems, or materials.
``(d) Briefings.--
``(1) Initial briefing.--Not later than April 1, 2021, the
Administrator shall provide to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
briefing on the designation of the official required by
subsection (a), including on--
``(A) the responsibilities assigned to that official; and
``(B) the plan for providing that official with resources
sufficient to conduct the monitoring required by subsection
(a).
``(2) Subsequent briefings.--Not later than April 1, 2022,
and annually thereafter through 2024, the Administrator shall
provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives a briefing on activities carried
out under this section that includes an assessment of the
progress made by the official designated under subsection (a)
in conducting the monitoring required by that subsection.
``(e) Reports.--The Administrator, acting through the
official designated under subsection (a), shall submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, contemporaneously with each briefing
required by subsection (d)(2), a report--
``(1) identifying actual or potential risks to or specific
gaps in any element of the industrial base that supports the
nuclear weapons components, subsystems, or materials of the
Administration;
``(2) describing the actions the Administration is taking
to further assess, characterize, and prioritize such risks
and gaps;
``(3) describing mitigating actions, if any, the
Administration has underway or planned to mitigate any such
risks or gaps;
``(4) setting forth the anticipated timelines and resources
needed for such mitigating actions; and
``(5) describing the nature of any coordination with or
burden sharing by other departments or agencies of the
Federal Government or the private sector to address such
risks and gaps.

``Sec. 5614. Common financial reporting system for the
nuclear security enterprise

``(a) In General.--By not later than four years after the
date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328), the
Administrator shall, in consultation with the National
Nuclear Security Administration Council established by
section 5612, complete, to the extent practicable, the
implementation of a common financial reporting system for the
nuclear security enterprise.
``(b) Elements.--The common financial reporting system
implemented pursuant to subsection (a) shall include the
following:
``(1) Common data reporting requirements for work performed
using funds of the Administration, including reporting of
financial data by standardized labor categories, labor hours,
functional elements, and cost elements.
``(2) A common work breakdown structure for the
Administration that aligns contractor work breakdown
structures with the budget structure of the Administration.
``(3) Definitions and methodologies for identifying and
reporting costs for programs of records and base capabilities
within the Administration.
``(4) A capability to leverage, where appropriate, the
Defense Cost Analysis Resource Center of the Office of Cost
Assessment and Program Evaluation of the Department of
Defense using historical costing data by the Administration.
``(c) Reports.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2017, and
annually thereafter, the Administrator shall, in consultation
with the National Nuclear Security Administration Council,
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on
progress of the Administration toward implementing a common
financial reporting system for the nuclear security
enterprise as required by subsection (a).
``(2) Report.--Each report under this subsection shall
include the following:
``(A) A summary of activities, accomplishments, challenges,
benefits, and costs related to the implementation of a common
financial reporting system for the nuclear security
enterprise during the year preceding the year in which such
report is submitted.
``(B) A summary of planned activities in connection with
the implementation of a common financial reporting system for
the nuclear security enterprise in the year in which such
report is submitted.
``(C) A description of any anticipated modifications to the
schedule for implementing a common financial reporting system
for the nuclear security enterprise, including an update on
possible risks, challenges, and costs related to such
implementation.
``(3) Termination.--No report is required under this
subsection after the completion of the implementation of a
common financial reporting system for the nuclear security
enterprise.

``Sec. 5615. Restriction on licensing requirement for certain
defense activities and facilities

``None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by the
Department of Energy National Security and Military
Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1981
(Public Law 96-540; 94 Stat. 3197) or any other Act may be
used for any purpose related to licensing of any defense
activity or facility of the Department of Energy by the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

``Sec. 5616. Establishment of Center for Security Technology,
Analysis, Response, and Testing

``(a) Establishment.--The Administrator for Nuclear
Security shall establish within the nuclear security
enterprise a Center for Security Technology, Analysis,
Response, and Testing.
``(b) Duties.--The center established under subsection (a)
shall carry out the following:
``(1) Provide to the Administrator, the Chief of Defense
Nuclear Security, and the management and operating
contractors of the nuclear security enterprise a wide range
of objective expertise on security technologies, systems,
analysis, testing, and response forces.
``(2) Assist the Administrator in developing standards,
requirements, analysis methods, and testing criteria with
respect to security.
``(3) Collect, analyze, and distribute lessons learned with
respect to security.
``(4) Support inspections and oversight activities with
respect to security.
``(5) Promote professional development and training for
security professionals.
``(6) Provide for advance and bulk procurement for
security-related acquisitions that affect multiple facilities
of the nuclear security enterprise.
``(7) Advocate for continual improvement and security
excellence throughout the nuclear security enterprise.
``(8) Such other duties as the Administrator may assign.

``SUBCHAPTER II--NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE MATTERS

``PART A--STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP AND WEAPONS PRODUCTION

``Sec. 5621. Stockpile stewardship program

``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Energy, acting
through the Administrator, shall establish a stewardship
program to ensure--
``(1) the preservation of the core intellectual and
technical competencies of the United States in nuclear
weapons, including weapons design, system integration,
manufacturing, security, use control, reliability assessment,
and certification; and
``(2) that the nuclear weapons stockpile is safe, secure,
and reliable without the use of underground nuclear weapons
testing.
``(b) Program Elements.--The program shall include the
following:
``(1) An increased level of effort for the construction of
new facilities and the modernization of existing facilities
with production and manufacturing capabilities that are
necessary to support the deterrence of strategic attacks
against the United States by maintaining and enhancing the
performance, reliability, and security of the United States
nuclear weapons stockpile, including--
``(A) the nuclear weapons production facilities; and
``(B) production and manufacturing capabilities resident in
the national security laboratories.
``(2) Support for advanced computational capabilities to
enhance the simulation and modeling capabilities of the
United States with respect to the performance over time of
nuclear weapons.
``(3) Support for above-ground experimental programs, such
as hydrotesting, high-energy lasers, inertial confinement
fusion, plasma physics, and materials research.
``(4) Support for the modernization of facilities and
projects that contribute to the experimental capabilities of
the United States that support the sustainment and
modernization of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile
and the capabilities required to assess nuclear weapons
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``(5) Support for the use of, and experiments facilitated
by, the advanced experimental facilities of the United
States, including--
``(A) the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory;
``(B) the Dual Axis Radiographic Hydrodynamic Test Facility
at Los Alamos National Laboratory;
``(C) the Z Machine at Sandia National Laboratories; and
``(D) the experimental facilities at the Nevada National
Security Site.

``Sec. 5622. Portfolio management framework for National
Nuclear Security Administration

``(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81), the Administrator
shall--
``(1) in consultation with the Nuclear Weapons Council
established under section 179, develop and implement a
portfolio management framework for the nuclear security
enterprise that--
``(A) defines the Administration's portfolio of nuclear
weapons stockpile and infrastructure maintenance and
modernization programs;
``(B) establishes a portfolio governance structure,
including portfolio-level selection criteria, prioritization
criteria, and performance metrics;
``(C) outlines the approach of the Administration to
managing that portfolio; and
``(D) incorporates the leading practices identified by the
Comptroller General of the United States in the report titled
``Nuclear Security Enterprise: NNSA Should Use Portfolio
Management Leading Practices to Support Modernization
Efforts'' (GAO-21-398) and dated June 2021; and
``(2) complete an integrated, comprehensive assessment of
the portfolio management capabilities required to execute the
weapons activities portfolio of the Administration.
``(b) Briefing Requirement.--Not later than June 1, 2022,
the Administrator shall provide to the congressional defense
committees a briefing on--
``(1) the progress of the Administrator in developing the
framework described in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and
completing the assessment required by paragraph (2) of that
subsection; and
``(2) the plans of the Administrator for implementing the
recommendations of the Comptroller General in the report
referred to in paragraph (1)(D) of that subsection.

``Sec. 5623. Stockpile stewardship criteria

``(a) Requirement for Criteria.--The Secretary of Energy
shall develop clear and specific criteria for judging whether
the science-based tools being used by the Department of
Energy for determining the safety and reliability of the
nuclear weapons stockpile are performing in a manner that
will provide an adequate degree of certainty that the
stockpile is safe and reliable.
``(b) Coordination With Secretary of Defense.--The
Secretary of Energy, in developing the criteria required by
subsection (a), shall coordinate with the Secretary of
Defense.

``Sec. 5624. Nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship,
management, and responsiveness plan

``(a) Plan Requirement.--The Administrator, in consultation
with the Secretary of Defense and other appropriate officials
of the departments and agencies of the Federal Government,
shall develop and annually update a plan for sustaining the
nuclear weapons stockpile. The plan shall cover, at a
minimum, stockpile stewardship, stockpile management,
stockpile responsiveness, stockpile surveillance, program
direction, infrastructure modernization, human capital, and
nuclear test readiness. The plan shall be consistent with the
programmatic and technical requirements of the most recent
annual Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Memorandum.
``(b) Submissions to Congress.--
``(1) In accordance with subsection (c), not later than
March 15 of each even-numbered year, the Administrator shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a summary of
the plan developed under subsection (a).
``(2) In accordance with subsection (d), not later than
March 15 of each odd-numbered year, the Administrator shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a detailed
report on the plan developed under subsection (a).
``(3) The summaries and reports required by this subsection
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
``(c) Elements of Biennial Plan Summary.--Each summary of
the plan submitted under subsection (b)(1) shall include, at
a minimum, the following:
``(1) A summary of the status of the nuclear weapons
stockpile, including the number and age of warheads
(including both active and inactive) for each warhead type.
``(2) A summary of the status, plans, budgets, and
schedules for warhead life extension programs and any other
programs to modify, update, or replace warhead types.
``(3) A summary of the methods and information used to
determine that the nuclear weapons stockpile is safe and
reliable, as well as the relationship of science-based tools
to the collection and interpretation of such information.
``(4) A summary of the status of the nuclear security
enterprise, including programs and plans for infrastructure
modernization and retention of human capital, as well as
associated budgets and schedules.
``(5) A summary of the status, plans, and budgets for
carrying out the stockpile responsiveness program under
section 5641.
``(6) A summary of the plan regarding the research and
development, deployment, and lifecycle sustainment of
technologies described in subsection (d)(7).
``(7) A summary of the assessment under subsection (d)(8)
regarding the execution of programs with current and
projected budgets and any associated risks.
``(8) Identification of any modifications or updates to the
plan since the previous summary or detailed report was
submitted under subsection (b).
``(9) Such other information as the Administrator considers
appropriate.
``(d) Elements of Biennial Detailed Report.--Each detailed
report on the plan submitted under subsection (b)(2) shall
include, at a minimum, the following:
``(1) With respect to stockpile stewardship, stockpile
management, and stockpile responsiveness--
``(A) the status of the nuclear weapons stockpile,
including the number and age of warheads (including both
active and inactive) for each warhead type;
``(B) for each five-year period occurring during the period
beginning on the date of the report and ending on the date
that is 20 years after the date of the report--
``(i) the planned number of nuclear warheads (including
active and inactive) for each warhead type in the nuclear
weapons stockpile; and
``(ii) the past and projected future total lifecycle cost
of each type of nuclear weapon;
``(C) the status, plans, budgets, and schedules for warhead
life extension programs and any other programs to modify,
update, or replace warhead types;
``(D) a description of the process by which the
Administrator assesses the lifetimes, and requirements for
life extension or replacement, of the nuclear and non-nuclear
components of the warheads (including active and inactive
warheads) in the nuclear weapons stockpile;
``(E) a description of the process used in recertifying the
safety, security, and reliability of each warhead type in the
nuclear weapons stockpile;
``(F) any concerns of the Administrator that would affect
the ability of the Administrator to recertify the safety,
security, or reliability of warheads in the nuclear weapons
stockpile (including active and inactive warheads);
``(G) mechanisms to provide for the manufacture,
maintenance, and modernization of each warhead type in the
nuclear weapons stockpile, as needed;
``(H) mechanisms to expedite the collection of information
necessary for carrying out the stockpile management program
required by section 5626, including information relating to
the aging of materials and components, new manufacturing
techniques, and the replacement or substitution of materials;
``(I) mechanisms to ensure the appropriate assignment of
roles and missions for each national security laboratory and
nuclear weapons production facility, including mechanisms for
allocation of workload, mechanisms to ensure the carrying out
of appropriate modernization activities, and mechanisms to
ensure the retention of skilled personnel;
``(J) mechanisms to ensure that each national security
laboratory has full and complete access to all weapons data
to enable a rigorous peer-review process to support the
annual assessment of the condition of the nuclear weapons
stockpile required under section 5627;
``(K) mechanisms for allocating funds for activities under
the stockpile management program required by section 5626,
including allocations of funds by weapon type and facility;
``(L) for each of the five fiscal years following the
fiscal year in which the report is submitted, an
identification of the funds needed to carry out the program
required under section 5626;
``(M) the status, plans, activities, budgets, and schedules
for carrying out the stockpile responsiveness program under
section 5641;
``(N) for each of the five fiscal years following the
fiscal year in which the report is submitted, an
identification of the funds needed to carry out the program
required under section 5641; and
``(O) as required, when assessing and developing prototype
nuclear weapons of foreign countries, a report from the
directors of the national security laboratories on the need
and plan for such assessment and development that includes
separate comments on the plan from the Secretary of Energy
and the Director of National Intelligence.
``(2) With respect to science-based tools--
``(A) a description of the information needed to determine
that the nuclear weapons stockpile is safe and reliable;
``(B) for each science-based tool used to collect
information described in subparagraph (A), the relationship
between such tool and such information and the effectiveness
of such tool in providing such information based on the
criteria developed pursuant to section 5623(a); and
``(C) the criteria developed under section 5623(a)
(including any updates to such criteria).
``(3) An assessment of the stockpile stewardship program
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Administrator, in consultation with the directors of the
national security laboratories, which shall set forth--
``(A) an identification and description of--
``(i) any key technical challenges to the stockpile
stewardship program; and
``(ii) the strategies to address such challenges without
the use of nuclear testing;
``(B) a strategy for using the science-based tools
(including advanced simulation and computing capabilities) of
each national security laboratory to ensure that the nuclear
weapons stockpile is safe, secure, and reliable without the
use of nuclear testing;
``(C) an assessment of the science-based tools (including
advanced simulation and computing capabilities) of each
national security laboratory that exist at the time of the
assessment compared with the science-based tools expected to
exist during the period covered by the future-years nuclear
security program; and
``(D) an assessment of the core scientific and technical
competencies required to achieve the objectives of the
stockpile stewardship program and other weapons activities
and weapons-related activities of the Administration,
including--
``(i) the number of scientists, engineers, and technicians,
by discipline, required to maintain such competencies; and
``(ii) a description of any shortage of such individuals
that exists at the time of the assessment compared with any
shortage expected to exist during the period covered by the
future-years nuclear security program.
``(4) With respect to the nuclear security infrastructure--
``(A) a description of the modernization and refurbishment
measures the Administrator determines necessary to meet the
requirements prescribed in--
``(i) the national security strategy of the United States
as set forth in the most recent national security strategy
report of the President under section 108 of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3043) if such strategy has
been submitted as of the date of the plan;
``(ii) the most recent national defense strategy as of the
date of the plan; and
``(iii) the most recent Nuclear Posture Review as of the
date of the plan;
``(B) a schedule for implementing the measures described
under subparagraph (A) during the 10-year period following
the date of the plan;
``(C) the estimated levels of annual funds the
Administrator determines necessary to carry out the measures
described under subparagraph (A), including a discussion of
the criteria, evidence, and strategies on which such
estimated levels of annual funds are based; and
``(D)(i) a description of-
``(I) the metrics (based on industry best practices) used
by the Administrator to determine the infrastructure deferred
maintenance and repair needs of the nuclear security
enterprise; and
``(II) the percentage of replacement plant value being
spent on maintenance and repair needs of the nuclear security
enterprise; and
``(ii) an explanation of whether the annual spending on
such needs complies with the recommendation of the National
Research Council of the National Academies of Sciences,
Engineering, and Medicine that such spending be in an amount
equal to four percent of the replacement plant value, and, if
not, the reasons for such noncompliance and a plan for how
the Administrator will ensure facilities of the nuclear
security enterprise are being properly sustained.
``(5) With respect to the nuclear test readiness of the
United States--
``(A) an estimate of the period of time that would be
necessary for the Administrator to conduct an underground
test of a nuclear weapon once directed by the President to
conduct such a test;
``(B) a description of the level of test readiness that the
Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense,
determines to be appropriate;
``(C) a list and description of the workforce skills and
capabilities that are essential to carrying out an
underground nuclear test at the Nevada National Security
Site;
``(D) a list and description of the infrastructure and
physical plants that are essential to carrying out an
underground nuclear test at the Nevada National Security
Site; and
``(E) an assessment of the readiness status of the skills
and capabilities described in subparagraph (C) and the
infrastructure and physical plants described in subparagraph
(D).
``(6) A strategy for the integrated management of plutonium
for stockpile and stockpile stewardship needs over a 20-year
period that includes the following:
``(A) An assessment of the baseline science issues
necessary to understand plutonium aging under static and
dynamic conditions under manufactured and nonmanufactured
plutonium geometries.
``(B) An assessment of scientific and testing
instrumentation for plutonium at elemental and bulk
conditions.
``(C) An assessment of manufacturing and handling
technology for plutonium and plutonium components.
``(D) An assessment of computational models of plutonium
performance under static and dynamic loading, including
manufactured and nonmanufactured conditions.
``(E) An identification of any capability gaps with respect
to the assessments described in subparagraphs (A) through
(D).
``(F) An estimate of costs relating to the issues,
instrumentation, technology, and models described in
subparagraphs (A) through (D) over the period covered by the
future-years nuclear security program under section 3253 of
the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C.
2453).
``(G) An estimate of the cost of eliminating the capability
gaps identified under subparagraph (E) over the period
covered by the future-years nuclear security program.
``(H) Such other items as the Administrator considers
important for the integrated management of plutonium for
stockpile and stockpile stewardship needs.
``(7) A plan for the research and development, deployment,
and lifecycle sustainment of the technologies employed within
the nuclear security enterprise to address physical and cyber
security threats during the five fiscal years following the
date of the report, together with--
``(A) for each site in the nuclear security enterprise, a
description of the technologies deployed to address the
physical and cybersecurity threats posed to that site;
``(B) for each site and for the nuclear security
enterprise, the methods used by the Administration to
establish priorities among investments in physical and
cybersecurity technologies; and
``(C) a detailed description of how the funds identified
for each program element specified pursuant to paragraph (1)
in the budget for the Administration for each fiscal year
during that five-fiscal-year period will help carry out that
plan.
``(8) An assessment of whether the programs described by
the report can be executed with current and projected budgets
and any associated risks.
``(9) Identification of any modifications or updates to the
plan since the previous summary or detailed report was
submitted under subsection (b).
``(e) Nuclear Weapons Council Assessment.--
``(1) For each detailed report on the plan submitted under
subsection (b)(2), the Nuclear Weapons Council shall conduct
an assessment that includes the following:
``(A) An analysis of the plan, including--
``(i) whether the plan supports the requirements of the
national security strategy of the United States referred to
in subsection (d)(4)(A)(i), the most recent the national
defense strategy, and the most recent Nuclear Posture Review;
``(ii) whether the modernization and refurbishment measures
described under subparagraph (A) of subsection (d)(4) and the
schedule described under subparagraph (B) of such subsection
are adequate to support such requirements; and
``(iii) whether the plan supports the stockpile
responsiveness program under section 5641 in a manner that
meets the objectives of such program and an identification of
any improvements that may be made to the plan to better carry
out such program.
``(B) An analysis of whether the plan adequately addresses
the requirements for infrastructure recapitalization of the
facilities of the nuclear security enterprise.
``(C) If the Nuclear Weapons Council determines that the
plan does not adequately support modernization and
refurbishment requirements under subparagraph (A) or the
nuclear security enterprise facilities infrastructure
recapitalization requirements under subparagraph (B), a risk
assessment with respect to--
``(i) supporting the annual certification of the nuclear
weapons stockpile; and
``(ii) maintaining the long-term safety, security, and
reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile.
``(2) Not later than 180 days after the date on which the
Administrator submits the plan under subsection (b)(2), the
Nuclear Weapons Council shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report detailing the assessment required
under paragraph (1).
``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `budget', with respect to a fiscal year,
means the budget for that fiscal year that is submitted to
Congress by the President under section 1105(a) of title 31.
``(2) The term `future-years nuclear security program'
means the program required by section 3253 of the National
Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2453).
``(3) The term `national defense strategy' means the review
of the defense programs and policies of the United States
that is carried out every four years under section 113(g).
``(4) The term `nuclear security budget materials', with
respect to a fiscal year, means the materials submitted to
Congress by the Administrator in support of the budget for
that fiscal year.
``(5) The term `weapons activities' means each activity
within the budget category of weapons activities in the
budget of the Administration.
``(6) The term `weapons-related activities' means each
activity under the Department of Energy that involves nuclear
weapons, nuclear weapons technology, or fissile or
radioactive materials, including activities related to--
``(A) nuclear nonproliferation;
``(B) nuclear forensics;
``(C) nuclear intelligence;
``(D) nuclear safety; and
``(E) nuclear incident response.

``Sec. 5625. Major warhead refurbishment program

``In fiscal year 2015 and subsequent fiscal years, the
Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense
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defined in 10 U.S.C. 101(a)(16)) a report, on each major
warhead refurbishment program that reaches the Phase 6.3
milestone, that provides an analysis of alternatives. Such
report shall include--
``(1) a full description of alternatives considered prior
to the award of Phase 6.3;
``(2) a comparison of the costs and benefits of each of
those alternatives, to include an analysis of trade-offs
among cost, schedule, and performance objectives against each
alternative considered;
``(3) identification of the cost and risk of critical
technology elements associated with each alternative,
including technology maturity, integration risk,
manufacturing feasibility, and demonstration needs;
``(4) identification of the cost and risk of additional
capital asset and infrastructure capabilities required to
support production and certification of each alternative;
``(5) a comparative analysis of the risks, costs, and
scheduling needs for any military requirement intended to
enhance warhead safety, security, or maintainability,
including any requirement to consolidate and/or integrate
warhead systems or mods as compared to at least one other
feasible refurbishment alternative the Nuclear Weapons
Council considers appropriate; and
``(6) a life-cycle cost estimate for the alternative
selected that details the overall cost, scope, and schedule
planning assumptions.

``Sec. 5626. Stockpile management program

``(a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Energy, acting
through the Administrator and in consultation with the
Secretary of Defense, shall carry out a program, in support
of the stockpile stewardship program, to provide for the
effective management, modernization, and replacement, as
required, of the weapons in the nuclear weapons stockpile.
The program shall have the following objectives:
``(1) To enhance the performance and reliability of the
nuclear weapons stockpile of the United States.
``(2) To further reduce the likelihood of the resumption of
underground nuclear weapons testing.
``(3) To maintain the safety and security of the nuclear
weapons stockpile.
``(4) To optimize the future size of the nuclear weapons
stockpile.
``(5) To reduce the risk of an accidental detonation of an
element of the stockpile.
``(6) To reduce the risk of an element of the stockpile
being used by a person or entity hostile to the United
States, its vital interests, or its allies.
``(b) Program Limitations.--In carrying out the stockpile
management program under subsection (a), the Secretary of
Energy shall ensure that--
``(1) any changes made to the stockpile shall be consistent
with the objectives identified in subsection (a);
``(2) any changes made to the stockpile consistent with the
objectives identified in subsection (a) are carried out in a
cost effective manner; and
``(3) any such changes made to the stockpile shall--
``(A) be well understood and certifiable without the need
to resume underground nuclear weapons testing;
``(B) use the design, certification, and production
expertise resident in the nuclear security enterprise to
fulfill current mission requirements of the existing
stockpile; and
``(C) develop future generations of design, certification,
and production expertise in the nuclear security enterprise
to support the fulfillment of mission requirements of the
future stockpile.
``(c) Program Budget.--In accordance with the requirements
under section 5630, for each budget submitted by the
President to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, the
amounts requested for the program under this section shall be
clearly identified in the budget justification materials
submitted to Congress in support of that budget.

``Sec. 5627. Annual assessments and reports to the President
and Congress regarding the condition of the United States
nuclear weapons stockpile

``(a) Annual Assessments Required.--For each nuclear weapon
type in the stockpile of the United States, each official
specified in subsection (b) on an annual basis shall, to the
extent such official is directly responsible for the safety,
reliability, performance, or military effectiveness of that
nuclear weapon type, complete an assessment of the safety,
reliability, performance, or military effectiveness (as the
case may be) of that nuclear weapon type.
``(b) Covered Officials.--The officials referred to in
subsection (a) are the following:
``(1) The head of each national security laboratory.
``(2) The Commander of the United States Strategic Command.
``(c) Dual Validation Teams in Support of Assessments.--In
support of the assessments required by subsection (a), the
Administrator may establish teams, known as `dual validation
teams', to provide each national security laboratory
responsible for weapons design with independent evaluations
of the condition of each warhead for which such laboratory
has lead responsibility. A dual validation team established
by the Administrator shall--
``(1) be comprised of weapons experts from the laboratory
that does not have lead responsibility for fielding the
warhead being evaluated;
``(2) have access to all surveillance and underground test
data for all stockpile systems for use in the independent
evaluations;
``(3) use all relevant available data to conduct
independent calculations; and
``(4) pursue independent experiments to support the
independent evaluations.
``(d) Use of Teams of Experts for Assessments.--The head of
each national security laboratory shall establish and use one
or more teams of experts, known as `red teams', to assist in
the assessments required by subsection (a). Each such team
shall include experts from both of the other national
security laboratories. Each such team for a national security
laboratory shall--
``(1) review both the matters covered by the assessments
under subsection (a) performed by the head of that laboratory
and any independent evaluations conducted by a dual
validation team under subsection (c);
``(2) subject such matters to challenge; and
``(3) submit the results of such review and challenge,
together with the findings and recommendations of such team
with respect to such review and challenge, to the head of
that laboratory.
``(e) Report on Assessments.--Not later than December 1 of
each year, each official specified in subsection (b) shall
submit to the Secretary concerned, and to the Nuclear Weapons
Council, a report on the assessments that such official was
required by subsection (a) to complete. The report shall
include the following:
``(1) The results of each such assessment.
``(2)(A) Such official's determination as to whether or not
one or more underground nuclear tests are necessary to
resolve any issues identified in the assessments and, if so--
``(i) an identification of the specific underground nuclear
tests that are necessary to resolve such issues; and
``(ii) a discussion of why options other than an
underground nuclear test are not available or would not
resolve such issues.
``(B) An identification of the specific underground nuclear
tests which, while not necessary, might have value in
resolving any such issues and a discussion of the anticipated
value of conducting such tests.
``(C) Such official's determination as to the readiness of
the United States to conduct the underground nuclear tests
identified under subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B), if directed by
the President to do so.
``(3) In the case of a report submitted by the head of a
national security laboratory--
``(A) a concise statement regarding the adequacy of the
science-based tools and methods, including with respect to
cyber assurance, being used to determine the matters covered
by the assessments;
``(B) a concise statement regarding the adequacy of the
tools and methods employed by the manufacturing
infrastructure required by section 5632 to identify and fix
any inadequacy with respect to the matters covered by the
assessments, and the confidence of the head in such tools and
methods;
``(C) a concise summary of the findings and recommendations
of any teams under subsection (d) that relate to the
assessments, together with a discussion of those findings and
recommendations;
``(D) a concise summary of the results of any independent
evaluation conducted by a dual validation team under
subsection (c); and
``(E) a concise summary of any significant finding
investigations initiated or active during the previous year
for which the head of the national security laboratory has
full or partial responsibility.
``(4) In the case of a report submitted by the Commander of
the United States Strategic Command--
``(A) a discussion of the relative merits of other nuclear
weapon types (if any), or compensatory measures (if any) that
could be taken, that could enable accomplishment of the
missions of the nuclear weapon types to which the assessments
relate, should such assessments identify any deficiency with
respect to such nuclear weapon types;
``(B) a summary of all major assembly releases in place as
of the date of the report for the active and inactive nuclear
weapon stockpiles; and
``(C) the views of the Commander on the stockpile
responsiveness program under section 5641, the activities
conducted under such program, and any suggestions to improve
such program.
``(5) An identification and discussion of any matter having
an adverse effect on the capability of the official
submitting the report to accurately determine the matters
covered by the assessments.
``(f) Submittals to the President and Congress.--
``(1) Not later than February 1 of each year, the Secretary
of Defense and the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the
President--
``(A) each report, without change, submitted to either
Secretary under subsection (e) during the preceding year;
``(B) any comments that the Secretaries individually or
jointly consider appropriate with respect to each such
report;
``(C) the conclusions that the Secretaries individually or
jointly reach as to the safety, reliability, performance, and
military effectiveness of the nuclear weapons stockpile of
the United States; and
``(D) any other information that the Secretaries
individually or jointly consider appropriate.
``(2) Not later than March 15 of each year, the President
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matters received by the President under paragraph (1) for
that year, together with any comments the President considers
appropriate.
``(3) If the President does not forward to Congress the
matters required under paragraph (2) by the date required by
such paragraph, the officials specified in subsection (b)
shall provide a briefing to the congressional defense
committees not later than March 30 on the report such
officials submitted to the Secretary concerned under
subsection (e).
``(g) Classified Form.--Each submittal under subsection (f)
shall be in classified form only, with the classification
level required for each portion of such submittal marked
appropriately.
``(h) Definition.--In this section, the term `Secretary
concerned' means--
``(1) the Secretary of Energy, with respect to matters
concerning the Department of Energy; and
``(2) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to matters
concerning the Department of Defense.

``Sec. 5628. Form of certifications regarding the safety or
reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile

``Any certification submitted to the President by the
Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Energy regarding
confidence in the safety or reliability of a nuclear weapon
type in the United States nuclear weapons stockpile shall be
submitted in classified form only.

``Sec. 5629. Nuclear test ban readiness program

``(a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Energy
shall establish and support a program to assure that the
United States is in a position to maintain the reliability,
safety, and continued deterrent effect of its stockpile of
existing nuclear weapons designs in the event that a low-
threshold or comprehensive ban on nuclear explosives testing
is negotiated and ratified within the framework agreed to by
the United States and the Russian Federation.
``(b) Purposes of Program.--The purposes of the program
under subsection (a) shall be the following:
``(1) To assure that the United States maintains a vigorous
program of stockpile inspection and non-explosive testing so
that, if a low-threshold or comprehensive test ban is entered
into, the United States remains able to detect and identify
potential problems in stockpile reliability and safety in
existing designs of nuclear weapons.
``(2) To assure that the specific materials, components,
processes, and personnel needed for the remanufacture of
existing nuclear weapons or the substitution of alternative
nuclear warheads are available to support such remanufacture
or substitution if such action becomes necessary in order to
satisfy reliability and safety requirements under a low-
threshold or comprehensive test ban agreement.
``(3) To assure that a vigorous program of research in
areas related to nuclear weapons science and engineering is
supported so that, if a low-threshold or comprehensive test
ban agreement is entered into, the United States is able to
maintain a base of technical knowledge about nuclear weapons
design and nuclear weapons effects.
``(c) Conduct of Program.--The Secretary of Energy shall
carry out the program provided for in subsection (a). The
program shall be carried out with the participation of
representatives of the Department of Defense, the nuclear
weapons production facilities, and the national security
laboratories.

``Sec. 5630. Requirements for specific request for new or
modified nuclear weapons

``(a) Requirement for Request for Funds for Development.--
``(1) In any fiscal year after fiscal year 2002 in which
the Secretary of Energy plans to carry out activities
described in paragraph (2) relating to the development of a
new nuclear weapon or modified nuclear weapon beyond phase 2
or phase 6.2 (as the case may be) of the nuclear weapon
acquisition process, the Secretary--
``(A) shall specifically request funds for such activities
in the budget of the President for that fiscal year under
section 1105(a) of title 31; and
``(B) may carry out such activities only if amounts are
authorized to be appropriated for such activities by an Act
of Congress consistent with section 660 of the Department of
Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7270).
``(2) The activities described in this paragraph are as
follows:
``(A) The conduct, or provision for conduct, of research
and development for the production of a new nuclear weapon by
the United States.
``(B) The conduct, or provision for conduct, of engineering
or manufacturing to carry out the production of a new nuclear
weapon by the United States.
``(C) The conduct, or provision for conduct, of research
and development for the production of a modified nuclear
weapon by the United States.
``(D) The conduct, or provision for conduct, of engineering
or manufacturing to carry out the production of a modified
nuclear weapon by the United States.
``(b) Budget Request Format.--In a request for funds under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall include a dedicated line
item for each activity described in subsection (a)(2) for a
new nuclear weapon or modified nuclear weapon that is in
phase 2 or higher or phase 6.2 or higher (as the case may be)
of the nuclear weapon acquisition process.
``(c) Notification and Briefing of Noncovered Activities.--
In any fiscal year after fiscal year 2022, the Secretary of
Energy, acting through the Administrator, in conjunction with
the annual submission of the budget of the President to
Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, shall notify
the congressional defense committees of--
``(1) any activities described in subsection (a)(2)
relating to the development of a new nuclear weapon or
modified nuclear weapon that, during the calendar year prior
to the budget submission, were carried out prior to phase 2
or phase 6.2 (as the case may be) of the nuclear weapon
acquisition process; and
``(2) any plans to carry out, prior to phase 2 or phase 6.2
(as the case may be) of the nuclear weapon acquisition
process, activities described in subsection (a)(2) relating
to the development of a new nuclear weapon or modified
nuclear weapon during the fiscal year covered by that budget.
``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `modified nuclear weapon' means a nuclear
weapon that contains a pit or canned subassembly, either of
which--
``(A) is in the nuclear weapons stockpile as of December 2,
2002; and
``(B) is being modified in order to meet a military
requirement that is other than the military requirements
applicable to such nuclear weapon when first placed in the
nuclear weapons stockpile.
``(2) The term `new nuclear weapon' means a nuclear weapon
that contains a pit or canned subassembly, either of which is
neither--
``(A) in the nuclear weapons stockpile on December 2, 2002;
nor
``(B) in production as of that date.

``Sec. 5631. Testing of nuclear weapons

``(a) Underground Testing.--No underground test of nuclear
weapons may be conducted by the United States after September
30, 1996, unless a foreign state conducts a nuclear test
after this date, at which time the prohibition on United
States nuclear testing is lifted.
``(b) Atmospheric Testing.--None of the funds appropriated
pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 107 Stat. 1547) or any other
Act for any fiscal year may be available to maintain the
capability of the United States to conduct atmospheric
testing of a nuclear weapon.

``Sec. 5632. Manufacturing infrastructure for refabrication
and certification of nuclear weapons stockpile

``(a) Manufacturing Program.--
``(1) The Secretary of Energy shall carry out a program for
purposes of establishing within the Government a
manufacturing infrastructure that has the capabilities of
meeting the following objectives:
``(A) To provide a stockpile surveillance engineering base.
``(B) To refabricate and certify weapon components and
types in the enduring nuclear weapons stockpile, as
necessary.
``(C) To fabricate and certify new nuclear warheads, as
necessary.
``(D) To support nuclear weapons.
``(E) To supply sufficient tritium in support of nuclear
weapons to ensure an upload hedge in the event circumstances
require.
``(2) The purpose of the program carried out under
paragraph (1) shall also be to develop manufacturing
capabilities and capacities necessary to meet the
requirements specified in the annual Nuclear Weapons
Stockpile Memorandum.
``(b) Required Capabilities.--The manufacturing
infrastructure established under the program under subsection
(a) shall include the following capabilities (modernized to
attain the objectives referred to in that subsection):
``(1) The weapons assembly and high explosives
manufacturing capabilities of the Pantex Plant.
``(2) The weapon secondary fabrication capabilities of the
Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
``(3) The capabilities of the Savannah River Site relating
to tritium recycling and processing.
``(4) The fissile material component processing and
fabrication capabilities of the Savannah River Plutonium
Processing Facility and the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
``(5) The non-nuclear component capabilities of the Kansas
City National Security Campus, Kansas City, Missouri.

``Sec. 5633. Acceleration of depleted uranium manufacturing
processes

``(a) Acceleration of Manufacturing.--The Administrator
shall require the nuclear security enterprise to accelerate
the modernization of manufacturing processes for depleted
uranium by 2030 so that the nuclear security enterprise--
``(1) demonstrates bulk cold hearth melting of depleted
uranium alloys to augment existing capabilities on an
operational basis for war reserve components;
``(2) manufactures, on a repeatable and ongoing basis, war
reserve depleted uranium alloy components using net shape
casting;
``(3) demonstrates, if possible, a production facility to
conduct routine operations for manufacturing depleted uranium
alloy components outside of the current perimeter security
fencing of the Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge,
Tennessee; and
``(4) has available high purity depleted uranium for the
production of war reserve components.
``(b) Annual Briefing.--Not later than March 31, 2023, and
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through 2030, the Administrator shall provide to the
congressional defense committees a briefing on--
``(1) progress made in carrying out subsection (a);
``(2) the cost of activities conducted under such
subsection during the preceding fiscal year; and
``(3) the ability of the nuclear security enterprise to
convert depleted uranium fluoride hexafluoride to depleted
uranium tetrafluoride.

``Sec. 5634. Reports on critical difficulties at national
security laboratories and nuclear weapons production
facilities

``(a) Reports by Heads of Laboratories and Facilities.--In
the event of a difficulty at a national security laboratory
or a nuclear weapons production facility that has a
significant bearing on confidence in the safety or
reliability of a nuclear weapon or nuclear weapon type, the
head of the laboratory or facility, as the case may be, shall
submit to the Administrator a report on the difficulty. The
head of the laboratory or facility shall submit the report as
soon as practicable after discovery of the difficulty.
``(b) Transmittal by Administrator.--Not later than 10 days
after receipt of a report under subsection (a), the
Administrator shall transmit the report (together with the
comments of the Administrator) to the congressional defense
committees, to the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of
Defense, and to the President.
``(c) Inclusion of Reports in Annual Stockpile
Assessment.--Any report submitted pursuant to subsection (a)
shall also be submitted to the President and Congress with
the matters required to be submitted under section 5627(f)
for the year in which such report is submitted.

``Sec. 5635. Selected acquisition reports and independent
cost estimates and reviews of certain programs and
facilities

``(a) Selected Acquisition Reports.--
``(1) At the end of the first quarter of each fiscal year,
the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Administrator,
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on each nuclear weapon system undergoing life extension and
each major alteration project (as defined in section
5794(a)(2)) during the preceding fiscal year. The reports
shall be known as Selected Acquisition Reports for the weapon
system concerned.
``(2) The information contained in the Selected Acquisition
Report for a fiscal year for a nuclear weapon system shall be
the information contained in the Selected Acquisition Report
for each fiscal-year quarter in that fiscal year for a major
defense acquisition program under section 4351 or any
successor system, expressed in terms of the nuclear weapon
system.
``(b) Independent Cost Estimates and Reviews.--
``(1) The Secretary, acting through the Administrator,
shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the
Nuclear Weapons Council the following:
``(A) An independent cost estimate of the following:
``(i) Each nuclear weapon system undergoing life extension
at the completion of phase 6.2A or new weapon system at the
completion of phase 2A, relating to design definition and
cost study.
``(ii) Each nuclear weapon system undergoing life extension
at the completion of phase 6.3 or new weapon system at the
completion of phase 3, relating to development engineering.
``(iii) Each nuclear weapon system undergoing life
extension at the completion of phase 6.4, relating to
production engineering, and before the initiation of phase
6.5, relating to first production.
``(iv) Each new weapon system at the completion of phase 4,
relating to production engineering, and before the initiation
of phase 5, relating to first production.
``(v) Each new nuclear facility within the nuclear security
enterprise that is estimated to cost more than $500,000,000
before such facility achieves critical decision 1 and before
such facility achieves critical decision 2 in the acquisition
process.
``(vi) Each nuclear weapons system undergoing a major
alteration project (as defined in section 5794(a)(2)).
``(B) An independent cost review of each nuclear weapon
system undergoing life extension at the completion of phase
6.2 or new weapon system at the completion of phase 2,
relating to study of feasibility and down-select.
``(2) Each independent cost estimate and independent cost
review under paragraph (1) shall include--
``(A) whether the cost baseline or the budget estimate for
the period covered by the future-years nuclear security
program has changed, and the rationale for any such change;
and
``(B) any views of the Secretary or the Administrator
regarding such estimate or review.
``(3) The Administrator shall review and consider the
results of any independent cost estimate or independent cost
review of a nuclear weapon system or a nuclear facility, as
the case may be, under this subsection before entering the
next phase of the development process of such system or the
acquisition process of such facility.
``(4) Except as otherwise specified in paragraph (1), each
independent cost estimate or independent cost review of a
nuclear weapon system or a nuclear facility under this
subsection shall be submitted not later than 30 days after
the date on which--
``(A) in the case of a nuclear weapons system, such system
completes a phase specified in such paragraph; or
``(B) in the case of a nuclear facility, such facility
achieves critical decision 1 as specified in subparagraph
(A)(v) of such paragraph.
``(5) Each independent cost estimate or independent cost
review submitted under this subsection shall be submitted in
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex if
necessary.
``(c) Authority for Further Assessments.--Upon the request
of the Administrator, the Secretary of Defense, acting
through the Director of Cost Assessment and Program
Evaluation and in consultation with the Administrator, may
conduct an independent cost assessment of any initiative or
program of the Administration that is estimated to cost more
than $500,000,000.

``Sec. 5636. Advice to President and Congress regarding
safety, security, and reliability of United States nuclear
weapons stockpile

``(a) Policy.--
``(1) In general.--It is the policy of the United States--
``(A) to maintain a safe, secure, effective, and reliable
nuclear weapons stockpile; and
``(B) as long as other nations control or actively seek to
acquire nuclear weapons, to retain a credible nuclear
deterrent.
``(2) Nuclear weapons stockpile.--It is in the security
interest of the United States to sustain the United States
nuclear weapons stockpile through a program of stockpile
stewardship, carried out at the national security
laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities.
``(3) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress
that--
``(A) the United States should retain a triad of strategic
nuclear forces sufficient to deter any future hostile foreign
leadership with access to strategic nuclear forces from
acting against the vital interests of the United States;
``(B) the United States should continue to maintain nuclear
forces of sufficient size and capability to implement an
effective and robust deterrent strategy; and
``(C) the advice of the persons required to provide the
President and Congress with assurances of the safety,
security, effectiveness, and reliability of the nuclear
weapons force should be scientifically based, without regard
for politics, and of the highest quality and integrity.
``(b) Advice and Opinions Regarding Nuclear Weapons
Stockpile.--In addition to a director of a national security
laboratory or a nuclear weapons production facility under
section 5634, any member of the Nuclear Weapons Council may
also submit to the President, the Secretary of Defense, the
Secretary of Energy, or the congressional defense committees
advice or opinion regarding the safety, security,
effectiveness, and reliability of the nuclear weapons
stockpile.
``(c) Expression of Individual Views.--
``(1) In general.--No individual, including a
representative of the President, may take any action against,
or otherwise constrain, a director of a national security
laboratory or a nuclear weapons production facility or a
member of the Nuclear Weapons Council from presenting the
professional views of the director or member, as the case may
be, to the President, the National Security Council, or
Congress regarding--
``(A) the safety, security, reliability, or credibility of
the nuclear weapons stockpile and nuclear forces; or
``(B) the status of, and plans for, the capabilities and
infrastructure that support and sustain the nuclear weapons
stockpile and nuclear forces.
``(2) Construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1)(B) may be
construed to affect the interagency budget process.
``(d) Representative of the President Defined.--In this
section, the term `representative of the President' means the
following:
``(1) Any official of the Department of Defense or the
Department of Energy who is appointed by the President and
confirmed by the Senate.
``(2) Any member or official of the National Security
Council.
``(3) Any member or official of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
``(4) Any official of the Office of Management and Budget.

``Sec. 5637. Notification of certain regulations that impact
the National Nuclear Security Administration

``(a) In General.--If a director of a national security
laboratory of the Administration determines that a Federal
regulation could inhibit the ability of the Administrator to
maintain the safety, security, or effectiveness of the
nuclear weapons stockpile without engaging in explosive
nuclear testing, such director, not later than 15 days after
making such determination, shall submit to Congress a
notification of such determination.
``(b) Form.--Each notification required by subsection (a)
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.

``Sec. 5638. Plutonium pit production capacity

``(a) Requirement.--Consistent with the requirements of the
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy shall ensure
that the nuclear security enterprise--
``(1) during 2021, begins production of qualification
plutonium pits;
``(2) during 2024, produces not less than 10 war reserve
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``(3) during 2025, produces not less than 20 war reserve
plutonium pits;
``(4) during 2026, produces not less than 30 war reserve
plutonium pits; and
``(5) during 2030, produces not less than 80 war reserve
plutonium pits.
``(b) Annual Certification.--Not later than March 1, 2015,
and each year thereafter through 2030, the Secretary of
Energy shall certify to the congressional defense committees
and the Secretary of Defense that the programs and budget of
the Secretary of Energy will enable the nuclear security
enterprise to meet the requirements under subsection (a).
``(c) Plan.--If the Secretary of Energy does not make a
certification under subsection (b) by March 1 of any year in
which a certification is required under that subsection, by
not later than May 1 of such year, the Chairman of the
Nuclear Weapons Council shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a plan to enable the nuclear security
enterprise to meet the requirements under subsection (a).
Such plan shall include identification of the resources of
the Department of Energy that the Chairman determines should
be redirected to support the plan to meet such requirements.
``(d) Certifications on Plutonium Enterprise.--
``(1) Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the date
on which a covered project achieves a critical decision
milestone, the Assistant Secretary for Environmental
Management and the Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs
shall jointly certify to the congressional defense committees
that the operations, infrastructure, and workforce of such
project are adequate to carry out the delivery and disposal
of planned waste shipments relating to the plutonium
enterprise, as outlined in the critical decision memoranda of
the Department of Energy with respect to such project.
``(2) Failure to certify.--If the Assistant Secretary for
Environmental Management and the Deputy Administrator for
Defense Programs fail to make a certification under paragraph
(1) by the date specified in such paragraph with respect to a
covered project achieving a critical decision milestone, the
Assistant Secretary and the Deputy Administrator shall
jointly submit to the congressional defense committees, by
not later than 30 days after such date, a plan to ensure that
the operations, infrastructure, and workforce of such project
will be adequate to carry out the delivery and disposal of
planned waste shipments described in such paragraph.
``(e) Reports.--
``(1) Requirement.--Not later than March 1 of each year
during the period beginning on the date on which the first
covered project achieves critical decision 2 in the
acquisition process and ending on the date on which the
second project achieves critical decision 4 and begins
operations, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on
the planned production goals of both covered projects during
the first 10 years of the operation of the projects.
``(2) Elements.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall
include-
``(A) the number of war reserve plutonium pits planned to
be produced during each year, including the associated
warhead type;
``(B) a description of risks and challenges to meeting the
performance baseline for the covered projects, as approved in
critical decision 2 in the acquisition process;
``(C) options available to the Administrator to balance
scope, costs, and production requirements at the projects to
decrease overall risk to the plutonium enterprise and
enduring plutonium pit requirements; and
``(D) an explanation of any changes to the production goals
or requirements as compared to the report submitted during
the previous year.
``(f) Prohibition on ARIES Expansion Before Achievement of
30 Pit-per-year Base Capability.--
``(1) In general.--Until the date on which the
Administrator certifies to the congressional defense
committees that the base capability to produce not less than
30 war reserve plutonium pits per year has been established
at Los Alamos National Laboratory, the Administrator may
not--
``(A) carry out a project to expand the pit disassembly and
processing capability of the spaces at PF-4 occupied by ARIES
as of December 22, 2023; or
``(B) otherwise expand such spaces.
``(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply with
respect to--
``(A) ongoing or planned small projects to sustain or
improve the efficiency of plutonium oxide production,
provided that such projects do not expand the spaces at PF-4
occupied by ARIES as of December 22, 2023;
``(B) the planning and design of an additional ARIES
capability at a location other than PF-4; or
``(C) the transfer of the ARIES capability to a location
other than PF-4.
``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) The term `ARIES' means the Advanced Recovery and
Integrated Extraction System method, developed and piloted at
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, for
disassembling surplus defense plutonium pits and converting
the plutonium from such pits into plutonium oxide.
``(B) The term `PF-4' means the Plutonium Facility at
Technical Area 55 located at Los Alamos National Laboratory,
Los Alamos, New Mexico.
``(g) Covered Project Defined.--In this subsection, the
term `covered project' means--
``(1) the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility,
Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina (Project 21-D-
511); or
``(2) the Plutonium Pit Production Project, Los Alamos
National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico (Project 21-D-
512).
``(h) Management of Plutonium Modernization Program.--Not
later than 570 days after December 22, 2023, the
Administrator for Nuclear Security shall ensure that the
plutonium modernization program established by the Office of
Defense Programs of the National Nuclear Security
Administration, or any subsequently developed program
designed to meet the requirements under subsection (a), is
managed in accordance with the best practices for schedule
development and cost estimating of the Government
Accountability Office.

``Sec. 5639. Certification of completion of milestones with
respect to plutonium pit aging

``(a) Requirement.--The Administrator shall complete the
milestones on plutonium pit aging identified in the report
entitled ``Research Program Plan for Plutonium and Pit
Aging'', published by the Administration in September 2021.
``(b) Assessments.--The Administrator shall--
``(1) acting through the Defense Programs Advisory
Committee, conduct biennial reviews during the period
beginning not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act and ending December 31, 2030, regarding
the progress achieved toward completing the milestones
described in subsection (a); and
``(2) seek to enter into an arrangement with the private
scientific advisory group known as JASON to conduct, not
later than 2030, an assessment of plutonium pit aging.
``(c) Briefings.--During the period beginning not later
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and
ending December 31, 2030, the Administrator shall provide to
the congressional defense committees biennial briefings on--
``(1) the progress achieved toward completing the
milestones described in subsection (a); and
``(2) the results of the assessments described in
subsection (b).
``(d) Certification of Completion of Milestones.--Not later
than October 1, 2031, the Administrator shall--
``(1) certify to the congressional defense committees
whether the milestones described in subsection (a) have been
achieved; and
``(2) if the milestones have not been achieved, submit to
such committees a report--
``(A) describing the reasons such milestones have not been
achieved;
``(B) including, if the Administrator determines the
Administration will not be able to meet one of such
milestones, an explanation for that determination; and
``(C) specifying new dates for the completion of the
milestones the Administrator anticipates the Administration
will meet.

``Sec. 5640. Authorization of workforce development and
training partnership programs within National Nuclear
Security Administration

``(a) Authority.--The Administrator for Nuclear Security
may authorize management and operating contractors at covered
facilities to develop and implement workforce development and
training partnership programs to further the education and
training of employees or prospective employees of such
management and operating contractors to meet the requirements
of section 5638.
``(b) Capacity.--To carry out subsection (a), a management
and operating contractor at a covered facility may provide
funding through grants or other means to cover the costs of
the development and implementation of a workforce development
and training partnership program authorized under such
subsection, including costs relating to curriculum
development, hiring of teachers, procurement of equipment and
machinery, use of facilities or other properties, and
provision of scholarships and fellowships.
``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `covered facility' means--
``(A) Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New
Mexico; or
``(B) the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina.
``(2) The term `prospective employee' means an individual
who has applied (or who, based on their field of study and
experience, is likely to apply) for a position of employment
with a management and operating contractor to support
plutonium pit production at a covered facility.

``Sec. 5641. Stockpile responsiveness program

``(a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United
States to identify, sustain, enhance, integrate, and
continually exercise all capabilities required to
conceptualize, study, design, develop, engineer, certify,
produce, and deploy nuclear weapons to ensure the nuclear
deterrent of the United States remains safe, secure,
reliable, credible, and responsive.
``(b) Program Required.--The Secretary of Energy, acting
through the Administrator and in consultation with the
Secretary of Defense, shall carry out a stockpile
responsiveness program, along with the stockpile stewardship
program under section 5621 and the stockpile management
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integrate, and continually exercise all capabilities required
to conceptualize, study, design, develop, engineer, certify,
produce, and deploy nuclear weapons.
``(c) Objectives.--The program under subsection (b) shall
have the following objectives:
``(1) Identify, sustain, enhance, integrate, and
continually exercise all of the capabilities, infrastructure,
tools, and technologies across the science, engineering,
design, certification, and manufacturing cycle required to
carry out all phases of the joint nuclear weapons life cycle
process, with respect to both the nuclear security enterprise
and relevant elements of the Department of Defense.
``(2) Identify, enhance, and transfer knowledge, skills,
and direct experience with respect to all phases of the joint
nuclear weapons life cycle process from one generation of
nuclear weapon designers and engineers to the following
generation.
``(3) Periodically demonstrate stockpile responsiveness
throughout the range of capabilities as required, such as
through the use of prototypes, flight testing, and
development of plans for certification without the need for
nuclear explosive testing.
``(4) Shorten design, certification, and manufacturing
cycles and timelines to minimize the amount of time and costs
leading to an engineering prototype and production.
``(5) Continually exercise processes for the integration
and coordination of all relevant elements and processes of
the Administration and the Department of Defense required to
ensure stockpile responsiveness.
``(6) The retention of the ability, in coordination with
the Director of National Intelligence, to assess and develop
prototype nuclear weapons of foreign countries if needed to
meet intelligence requirements and, if necessary, to conduct
no-yield testing of those prototypes.
``(d) Joint Nuclear Weapons Life Cycle Process Defined.--In
this section, the term `joint nuclear weapons life cycle
process' means the process developed and maintained by the
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy for the
development, production, maintenance, and retirement of
nuclear weapons.

``Sec. 5642. Long-term plan for meeting national security
requirements for unencumbered uranium

``(a) In General.--Not later than December 31 of each odd-
numbered year through 2031, the Secretary of Energy shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for
meeting national security requirements for unencumbered
uranium through 2070.
``(b) Plan Requirements.--The plan required by subsection
(a) shall include the following:
``(1) An inventory of unencumbered uranium (other than
depleted uranium), by program source and enrichment level,
that, as of the date of the plan, is allocated to national
security requirements.
``(2) An inventory of unencumbered uranium (other than
depleted uranium), by program source and enrichment level,
that, as of the date of the plan, is not allocated to
national security requirements but could be allocated to such
requirements.
``(3) An identification of national security requirements
for unencumbered uranium through 2070, by program source and
enrichment level.
``(4) An assessment of current and projected unencumbered
uranium production by private industry in the United States
that could support future defense requirements.
``(5) A description of any shortfall in obtaining
unencumbered uranium to meet national security requirements
and an assessment of whether that shortfall could be
mitigated through the blending down of uranium that is of a
higher enrichment level.
``(6) An inventory of unencumbered depleted uranium, an
assessment of the portion of that uranium that could be
allocated to national security requirements through re-
enrichment, and an estimate of the costs of re-enriching that
uranium.
``(7) A description of the swap and barter agreements
involving unencumbered uranium needed to meet national
security requirements that are in effect on the date of the
plan.
``(8) An assessment of--
``(A) when additional enrichment of uranium will be
required to meet national security requirements; and
``(B) the options the Secretary is considering to meet such
requirements, including an estimated cost and timeline for
each option and a description of any changes to policy or law
that the Secretary determines would be required for each
option.
``(9) An assessment of how options to provide additional
enriched uranium to meet national security requirements
could, as an additional benefit, contribute to the
establishment of a sustained domestic enrichment capacity and
allow the commercial sector of the United States to reduce
reliance on importing uranium from adversary countries.
``(c) Form of Plan.--The plan required by subsection (a)
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
``(d) Comptroller General Briefing.--Not later than 180
days after the date on which the congressional defense
committees receive each plan under subsection (a), the
Comptroller General of the United States shall provide to the
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives
and the Senate a briefing that includes an assessment of the
plan.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `depleted', with respect to uranium, means
that the uranium is depleted in uranium-235 compared with
natural uranium.
``(2) The term `unencumbered', with respect to uranium,
means that the United States has no obligation to foreign
governments to use the uranium for only peaceful purposes.

``Sec. 5643. Plan for domestic enrichment capability to
satisfy Department of Defense uranium requirements

``(a) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31), the Administrator shall
submit to the Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that
contains a plan to establish a domestic enrichment capability
sufficient to meet defense requirements for enriched uranium.
Such plan shall include--
``(1) a description of defense requirements for enriched
uranium expected to be necessary between the date of the
enactment of this Act and 2060 to meet the requirements of
the Department of Defense, including quantities, material
assay, and the dates by which new enrichment is required;
``(2) key milestones, steps, and policy decisions required
to achieve the domestic uranium enrichment capability;
``(3) the dates by which such key milestones are to be
achieved;
``(4) a funding profile, broken down by project and sub-
project, for obtaining such capability;
``(5) a description of any changes in the requirement of
the Department of Defense for highly enriched uranium due to
AUKUS; and
``(6) any other elements or information the Administrator
determines appropriate.
``(b) Annual Certification Requirement.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than February 1 of each year
after the year during which the report required by subsection
(a) is submitted until the date specified in paragraph (2),
the Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a certification that--
``(A) the Administration is in compliance with the plan and
milestones contained in the report; or
``(B) the Administration is not in compliance with such
plan or milestones, together with--
``(i) a description of the nature of the non-compliance;
``(ii) the reasons for the non-compliance; and
``(iii) a plan to achieve compliance.
``(2) Termination date.--No report shall be required under
paragraph (1) after the date on which the Administrator
certifies to the congressional defense committees that the
final key milestone under the plan has been met.
``(c) Form of Reports.--The report under subsection (a) and
each annual certification under subsection (b) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.

``Sec. 5644. Incorporation of integrated surety architecture

``(a) Shipments.--
``(1) The Administrator shall ensure that shipments
described in paragraph (2) incorporate surety technologies
relating to transportation and shipping developed by the
Integrated Surety Architecture program of the Administration.
``(2) A shipment described in this paragraph is an over-
the-road shipment of the Administration that involves any
nuclear weapon planned to be in the active stockpile after
2025.
``(b) Certain Programs.--
``(1) The Administrator, in coordination with the Chairman
of the Nuclear Weapons Council, shall ensure that each
program described in paragraph (2) incorporates integrated
designs compatible with the Integrated Surety Architecture
program.
``(2) A program described in this subsection is a program
of the Administration that is a warhead development program,
a life extension program, or a warhead major alteration
program.
``(c) Determination.--
``(1) If, on a case-by-case basis, the Administrator
determines that a shipment under subsection (a) will not
incorporate some or all of the surety technologies described
in such subsection, or that a program under subsection (b)
will not incorporate some or all of the integrated designs
described in such subsection, the Administrator shall submit
such determination to the congressional defense committees,
including the results of an analysis conducted pursuant to
paragraph (2).
``(2) Each determination made under paragraph (1) shall be
based on a documented, system risk analysis that considers
security risk reduction, operational impacts, and technical
risk.
``(d) Termination.--The requirements of subsections (a) and
(b) shall terminate on December 31, 2029.

``Sec. 5645. W93 nuclear warhead acquisition process

``(a) Reporting Requirements.--
``(1) Phase 1.--Upon receiving a concept definition study
under phase 1 of the joint nuclear weapons life cycle for the
W93 nuclear weapon, the Nuclear Weapons Council

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shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
that includes the following:
``(A) A description of the potential military
characteristics of the weapon.
``(B) A description of the stockpile-to-target sequence
requirements of the weapon.
``(C) An initial assessment of the requirements a W93
nuclear weapon program is likely to generate for the nuclear
security enterprise, including--
``(i) adjustments to the size and composition of the
workforce;
``(ii) additions to existing weapon design and production
capabilities; or
``(iii) additional facility recapitalization or new
construction.
``(D) A preliminary description of other significant
requirements for a W93 nuclear weapon program, including--
``(i) first production unit date;
``(ii) initial operational capability date;
``(iii) full operational capability date; and
``(iv) any unique safety and surety requirements that could
increase design complexity or cost estimate uncertainty.
``(2) Phase 2.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than 15 days after the date on
which the Nuclear Weapons Council approves phase 2 of the
joint nuclear weapons life cycle for the W93 nuclear weapon,
the Administrator shall provide to the congressional defense
committees a briefing on a plan to implement a process of
independent peer review or review by a board of experts, or
both, with respect to--
``(i) the nonnuclear components of the weapon;
``(ii) subsystem design; and
``(iii) engineering aspects of the weapon.
``(B) Requirements for process.--The Administrator shall
ensure that the process required by subparagraph (A)--
``(i) uses--

``(I) all relevant capabilities of the Federal Government,
the defense industrial base, and institutions of higher
education; and
``(II) other capabilities that the Administrator determines
necessary; and

``(ii) informs the entire development life cycle of the W93
nuclear weapon.
``(b) Certifications and Reports at Phase 3.--Not later
than 15 days after the date on which the Nuclear Weapons
Council approves phase 3 of the joint nuclear weapons life
cycle for the W93 nuclear weapon--
``(1) the administrator shall provide to the congressional
defense committees a briefing that includes certifications
that--
``(A) phases 1 through 5 of the joint nuclear weapons life
cycle for the weapon will employ, at a minimum, the same best
practices and will provide Congress with the same level of
programmatic insight as exists under the phase 6.X process
for life extension programs; and
``(B) the proposed design for the weapon can be carried out
within estimated schedule and cost objectives; and
``(2) the Commander of the United States Strategic Command
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
containing, or provide to such committees a briefing on, the
requirements for weapon quantity and composition by type for
the sub-surface ballistic nuclear (SSBN) force, including
such requirements planned for the 15-year period following
the date of the report or briefing, as the case may be,
including any planned life extensions, retirements, or
alterations.
``(c) Waivers.--Subsections (a) and (b) may be waived
during a period of war declared by Congress after January 1,
2021.
``(d) Joint Nuclear Weapons Life Cycle Defined.--In this
section, the term `joint nuclear weapons life cycle' has the
meaning given that term in section 5641.

``Sec. 5646. Earned value management and technology readiness
levels for life extension programs

``(a) Review of Contractor Earned Value Management
Systems.--The Administrator shall enter into an arrangement
with an independent entity under which that entity shall--
``(1) review and validate whether the earned value
management systems of contractors of the Administration for
life extension programs meet the earned value management
national standard; and
``(2) conduct periodic surveillance reviews of such systems
to ensure that such systems maintain compliance with that
standard through program completion.
``(b) Benchmarks for Technology Readiness Levels.--The
Administrator shall--
``(1) establish specific benchmarks for technology
readiness levels of critical technologies for life extension
programs at key decision points; and
``(2) ensure that critical technologies meet such
benchmarks at such decision points.
``(c) Applicability.--This section shall apply to programs
that, as of January 1, 2021, have not entered phase 3 of the
nuclear weapons acquisition process or phase 6.3 of a nuclear
weapons life extension program.
``(d) Definition.--In this section, the term `earned value
management national standard' means the most recent version
of the EIA-748 Earned Value Management System Standard
published by the National Defense Industrial Association.

``PART B--TRITIUM

``Sec. 5651. Tritium production program

``(a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Energy
shall establish a tritium production program that is capable
of meeting the tritium requirements of the United States for
nuclear weapons.
``(b) Location of Tritium Production Facility.--The
Secretary shall locate any new tritium production facility of
the Department of Energy at the Savannah River Site, South
Carolina.
``(c) In-reactor Tests.--The Secretary may perform in-
reactor tests of tritium target rods as part of the
activities carried out under the commercial light water
reactor program.

``Sec. 5652. Tritium recycling

``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b),
the following activities shall be carried out at the Savannah
River Site, South Carolina:
``(1) All tritium recycling for weapons, including tritium
refitting.
``(2) All activities regarding tritium formerly carried out
at the Mound Plant, Ohio.
``(b) Exception.--The following activities may be carried
out at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico:
``(1) Research on tritium.
``(2) Work on tritium in support of the defense inertial
confinement fusion program.
``(3) Provision of technical assistance to the Savannah
River Site regarding the weapons surveillance program.

``Sec. 5653. Modernization and consolidation of tritium
recycling facilities

``The Secretary of Energy shall carry out activities at the
Savannah River Site, South Carolina, to--
``(1) modernize and consolidate the facilities for
recycling tritium from weapons; and
``(2) provide a modern tritium extraction facility so as to
ensure that such facilities have a capacity to recycle
tritium from weapons that is adequate to meet the
requirements for tritium for weapons specified in the Nuclear
Weapons Stockpile Memorandum.

``SUBCHAPTER III--PROLIFERATION MATTERS

``Sec. 5661. Authority to conduct program relating to fissile
materials

``The Secretary of Energy may conduct programs designed to
improve the protection, control, and accountability of
fissile materials in Russia.

``Sec. 5662. Completion of material protection, control, and
accounting activities in the Russian Federation

``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b) or
specifically authorized by Congress, international material
protection, control, and accounting activities in the Russian
Federation shall be completed not later than fiscal year
2018.
``(b) Exception.--The limitation in subsection (a) shall
not apply to international material protection, control, and
accounting activities in the Russian Federation associated
with the Agreement Concerning the Management and Disposition
of Plutonium Designated as No Longer Required for Defense
Purposes and Related Cooperation, signed at Moscow and
Washington August 29 and September 1, 2000, and entered into
force July 13, 2011 (TIAS 11-713.1), between the United
States and the Russian Federation.

``Sec. 5663. Disposition of weapons-usable plutonium at
Savannah River Site

``(a) Plan for Construction and Operation of MOX
Facility.--
``(1) Not later than February 1, 2003, the Secretary of
Energy shall submit to Congress a plan for the construction
and operation of the MOX facility at the Savannah River Site,
Aiken, South Carolina.
``(2) The plan under paragraph (1) shall include--
``(A) a schedule for construction and operations so as to
achieve, as of January 1, 2012, and thereafter, the MOX
production objective, and to produce 1 metric ton of mixed-
oxide fuel by December 31, 2012; and
``(B) a schedule of operations of the MOX facility designed
so that 34 metric tons of defense plutonium and defense
plutonium materials at the Savannah River Site will be
processed into mixed-oxide fuel by January 1, 2019.
``(3)(A) Not later than February 15 each year, beginning in
2004 and continuing through 2024, the Secretary shall submit
to Congress a report on the implementation of the plan
required by paragraph (1).
``(B) Each report under subparagraph (A) for years before
2010 shall include--
``(i) an assessment of compliance with the schedules
included with the plan under paragraph (2); and
``(ii) a certification by the Secretary whether or not the
MOX production objective can be met by January 2012.
``(C) Each report under subparagraph (A) for years after
2014 shall--
``(i) address whether the MOX production objective has been
met; and
``(ii) assess progress toward meeting the obligations of
the United States under the Plutonium Management and
Disposition Agreement.
``(D) Each report under subparagraph (A) for years after
2019 shall also include an assessment of compliance with the
MOX production objective and, if not in compliance, the plan
of the Secretary for achieving one of the following:
``(i) Compliance with such objective.
``(ii) Removal of all remaining defense plutonium and
defense plutonium materials from the State of South Carolina.
``(b) Corrective Actions.--
``(1) If a report under subsection (a)(3) indicates that
construction or operation of the MOX facility is behind the
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more, the Secretary shall submit to Congress, not later than
August 15 of the year in which such report is submitted, a
plan for corrective actions to be implemented by the
Secretary to ensure that the MOX facility project is capable
of meeting the MOX production objective.
``(2) If a plan is submitted under paragraph (1) in any
year after 2008, the plan shall include corrective actions to
be implemented by the Secretary to ensure that the MOX
production objective is met.
``(3) Any plan for corrective actions under paragraph (1)
or (2) shall include established milestones under such plan
for achieving compliance with the MOX production objective.
``(4) If, before January 1, 2012, the Secretary determines
that there is a substantial and material risk that the MOX
production objective will not be achieved by 2012 because of
a failure to achieve milestones set forth in the most recent
corrective action plan under this subsection, the Secretary
shall suspend further transfers of defense plutonium and
defense plutonium materials to be processed by the MOX
facility until such risk is addressed and the Secretary
certifies that the MOX production objective can be met by
2012.
``(5) If, after January 1, 2014, the Secretary determines
that the MOX production objective has not been achieved
because of a failure to achieve milestones set forth in the
most recent corrective action plan under this subsection, the
Secretary shall suspend further transfers of defense
plutonium and defense plutonium materials to be processed by
the MOX facility until the Secretary certifies that the MOX
production objective can be met.
``(6)(A) Upon making a determination under paragraph (4) or
(5), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the
options for removing from the State of South Carolina an
amount of defense plutonium or defense plutonium materials
equal to the amount of defense plutonium or defense plutonium
materials transferred to the State of South Carolina after
April 15, 2002.
``(B) Each report under subparagraph (A) shall include an
analysis of each option set forth in the report, including
the cost and schedule for implementation of such option, and
any requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) relating to consideration or
selection of such option.
``(C) Upon submittal of a report under subparagraph (A),
the Secretary shall commence any analysis that may be
required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
in order to select among the options set forth in the report.
``(c) Contingent Requirement for Removal of Plutonium and
Materials From Savannah River Site.--If the MOX production
objective is not achieved as of January 1, 2014, the
Secretary shall, consistent with the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other
applicable laws, remove from the State of South Carolina, for
storage or disposal elsewhere--
``(1) not later than January 1, 2016, not less than 1
metric ton of defense plutonium or defense plutonium
materials; and
``(2) not later than January 1, 2022, an amount of defense
plutonium or defense plutonium materials equal to the amount
of defense plutonium or defense plutonium materials
transferred to the Savannah River Site between April 15,
2002, and January 1, 2022, but not processed by the MOX
facility.
``(d) Economic and Impact Assistance.--
``(1) If the MOX production objective is not achieved as of
January 1, 2016, the Secretary shall, subject to the
availability of appropriations, pay to the State of South
Carolina each year beginning on or after that date through
2021 for economic and impact assistance an amount equal to
$1,000,000 per day, not to exceed $100,000,000 per year,
until the later of--
``(A) the date on which the MOX production objective is
achieved in such year; or
``(B) the date on which the Secretary has removed from the
State of South Carolina in such year at least 1 metric ton of
defense plutonium or defense plutonium materials.
``(2)(A) If, as of January 1, 2022, the MOX facility has
not processed mixed-oxide fuel from defense plutonium and
defense plutonium materials in the amount of not less than--
``(i) one metric ton, in each of any two consecutive
calendar years; and
``(ii) three metric tons total,
the Secretary shall, from funds available to the Secretary,
pay to the State of South Carolina for economic and impact
assistance an amount equal to $1,000,000 per day, not to
exceed $100,000,000 per year, until the removal by the
Secretary from the State of South Carolina of an amount of
defense plutonium or defense plutonium materials equal to the
amount of defense plutonium or defense plutonium materials
transferred to the Savannah River Site between April 15,
2002, and January 1, 2022, but not processed by the MOX
facility.
``(B) Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to
terminate, supersede, or otherwise affect any other
requirements of this section.
``(3) If the State of South Carolina obtains an injunction
that prohibits the Department of Energy from taking any
action necessary for the Department to meet any deadline
specified by this subsection, that deadline shall be extended
for a period of time equal to the period of time during which
the injunction is in effect.
``(e) Failure to Complete Planned Disposition Program.--If
less than 34 metric tons of defense plutonium or defense
plutonium materials have been processed by the MOX facility
by October 1, 2026, the Secretary shall, not later than
December 1, 2026, and on a biennial basis thereafter, submit
to Congress a plan for--
``(1) completing the processing of 34 metric tons of
defense plutonium and defense plutonium material by the MOX
facility; or
``(2) removing from the State of South Carolina an amount
of defense plutonium or defense plutonium materials equal to
the amount of defense plutonium or defense plutonium
materials transferred to the Savannah River Site after April
15, 2002, but not processed by the MOX facility.
``(f) Removal of Mixed-oxide Fuel Upon Completion of
Operations of MOX Facility.--If, one year after the date on
which operation of the MOX facility permanently ceases, any
mixed-oxide fuel remains at the Savannah River Site, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress--
``(1) a report on when such fuel will be transferred for
use in commercial nuclear reactors; or
``(2) a plan for removing such fuel from the State of South
Carolina.
``(g) Baseline.--Not later than December 31, 2006, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the
construction and operation of the MOX facility that includes
a schedule for revising the requirements of this section
during fiscal year 2007 to conform with the schedule
established by the Secretary for the MOX facility, which
shall be based on estimated funding levels for the fiscal
year.
``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) MOX production objective.--The term `MOX production
objective' means production at the MOX facility of mixed-
oxide fuel from defense plutonium and defense plutonium
materials at an average rate equivalent to not less than one
metric ton of mixed-oxide fuel per year. The average rate
shall be determined by measuring production at the MOX
facility from the date the facility is declared operational
to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission through the date of
assessment.
``(2) MOX facility.--The term `MOX facility' means the
mixed-oxide fuel fabrication facility at the Savannah River
Site, Aiken, South Carolina.
``(3) Defense plutonium; defense plutonium materials.--The
terms `defense plutonium' and `defense plutonium materials'
mean weapons-usable plutonium.

``Sec. 5664. Disposition of surplus defense plutonium at
Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina

``(a) Consultation Required.--The Secretary of Energy shall
consult with the Governor of the State of South Carolina
regarding any decisions or plans of the Secretary related to
the disposition of surplus defense plutonium and defense
plutonium materials located at the Savannah River Site,
Aiken, South Carolina.
``(b) Notice Required.--For each shipment of defense
plutonium or defense plutonium materials to the Savannah
River Site, the Secretary shall, not less than 30 days before
the commencement of such shipment, submit to the
congressional defense committees a report providing notice of
such shipment.
``(c) Plan for Disposition.--The Secretary shall prepare a
plan for disposal of the surplus defense plutonium and
defense plutonium materials currently located at the Savannah
River Site and for disposal of defense plutonium and defense
plutonium materials to be shipped to the Savannah River Site
in the future. The plan shall include the following:
``(1) A review of each option considered for such disposal.
``(2) An identification of the preferred option for such
disposal.
``(3) With respect to the facilities for such disposal that
are required by the Department of Energy's Record of Decision
for the Storage and Disposition of Weapons-Usable Fissile
Materials Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement
dated January 14, 1997--
``(A) a statement of the cost of construction and operation
of such facilities;
``(B) a schedule for the expeditious construction of such
facilities, including milestones; and
``(C) a firm schedule for funding the cost of such
facilities.
``(4) A specification of the means by which all such
defense plutonium and defense plutonium materials will be
removed in a timely manner from the Savannah River Site for
storage or disposal elsewhere.
``(d) Plan for Alternative Disposition.--If the Secretary
determines not to proceed at the Savannah River Site with
construction of the plutonium immobilization plant, or with
the mixed oxide fuel fabrication facility, the Secretary
shall prepare a plan that identifies a disposition path for
all defense plutonium and defense plutonium materials that
would otherwise have been disposed of at such plant or such
facility, as applicable.
``(e) Submission of Plans.--Not later than February 1,
2002, the Secretary shall submit to Congress the plan
required by subsection (c) (and the plan prepared under
subsection (d), if applicable).
``(f) Limitation on Plutonium Shipments.--If the Secretary
does not submit to Congress the plan required by subsection
(c) (and the plan prepared under subsection (d),

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if applicable) by February 1, 2002, the Secretary shall be
prohibited from shipping defense plutonium or defense
plutonium materials to the Savannah River Site during the
period beginning on February 1, 2002, and ending on the date
on which such plans are submitted to Congress.
``(g) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be
construed to prohibit or limit the Secretary from shipping
defense plutonium or defense plutonium materials to sites
other than the Savannah River Site during the period referred
to in subsection (f) or any other period.
``(h) Annual Report on Funding for Fissile Materials
Disposition Activities.--The Secretary shall include with the
budget justification materials submitted to Congress in
support of the Department of Energy budget for each fiscal
year (as submitted with the budget of the President under
section 1105(a) of title 31) a report setting forth the
extent to which amounts requested for the Department for such
fiscal year for fissile materials disposition activities will
enable the Department to meet commitments for the disposition
of surplus defense plutonium and defense plutonium materials
located at the Savannah River Site, and for any other fissile
materials disposition activities, in such fiscal year.

``Sec. 5665. Acceleration of removal or security of fissile
materials, radiological materials, and related equipment at
vulnerable sites worldwide

``(a) Sense of Congress.--
``(1) It is the sense of Congress that the security,
including the rapid removal or secure storage, of high-risk,
proliferation-attractive fissile materials, radiological
materials, and related equipment at vulnerable sites
worldwide should be a top priority among the activities to
achieve the national security of the United States.
``(2) It is the sense of Congress that the President may
establish in the Department of Energy a task force to be
known as the Task Force on Nuclear Materials to carry out the
program authorized by subsection (b).
``(b) Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Energy may
carry out a program to undertake an accelerated,
comprehensive worldwide effort to mitigate the threats posed
by high-risk, proliferation-attractive fissile materials,
radiological materials, and related equipment located at
sites potentially vulnerable to theft or diversion.
``(c) Program Elements.--
``(1) Activities under the program under subsection (b) may
include the following:
``(A) Accelerated efforts to secure, remove, or eliminate
proliferation-attractive fissile materials or radiological
materials in research reactors, other reactors, and other
facilities worldwide.
``(B) Arrangements for the secure shipment of
proliferation-attractive fissile materials, radiological
materials, and related equipment to other countries willing
to accept such materials and equipment, or to the United
States if such countries cannot be identified, and the
provision of secure storage or disposition of such materials
and equipment following shipment.
``(C) The transportation of proliferation-attractive
fissile materials, radiological materials, and related
equipment from sites identified as proliferation risks to
secure facilities in other countries or in the United States.
``(D) The processing and packaging of proliferation-
attractive fissile materials, radiological materials, and
related equipment in accordance with required standards for
transport, storage, and disposition.
``(E) The provision of interim security upgrades for
vulnerable, proliferation-attractive fissile materials,
radiological materials, and related equipment pending their
removal from their current sites.
``(F) The utilization of funds to upgrade security and
accounting at sites where proliferation-attractive fissile
materials or radiological materials will remain for an
extended period of time in order to ensure that such
materials are secure against plausible potential threats and
will remain so in the future.
``(G) The management of proliferation-attractive fissile
materials, radiological materials, and related equipment at
secure facilities.
``(H) Actions to ensure that security, including security
upgrades at sites and facilities for the storage or
disposition of proliferation-attractive fissile materials,
radiological materials, and related equipment, continues to
function as intended.
``(I) The provision of technical support to the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), other countries,
and other entities to facilitate removal of, and security
upgrades to facilities that contain, proliferation-attractive
fissile materials, radiological materials, and related
equipment worldwide.
``(J) The development of alternative fuels and irradiation
targets based on low-enriched uranium to convert research or
other reactors fueled by highly-enriched uranium to such
alternative fuels, as well as the conversion of reactors and
irradiation targets employing highly-enriched uranium to
employment of such alternative fuels and targets.
``(K) Accelerated actions for the blend down of highly-
enriched uranium to low-enriched uranium.
``(L) The provision of assistance in the closure and
decommissioning of sites identified as presenting risks of
proliferation of proliferation-attractive fissile materials,
radiological materials, and related equipment.
``(M) Programs to--
``(i) assist in the placement of employees displaced as a
result of actions pursuant to the program in enterprises not
representing a proliferation threat; and
``(ii) convert (including through the use of alternative
technologies) sites identified as presenting risks of
proliferation regarding proliferation-attractive fissile
materials, radiological materials, and related equipment to
purposes not representing a proliferation threat to the
extent necessary to eliminate the proliferation threat.
``(2) The Secretary of Energy shall, in coordination with
the Secretary of State, carry out the program in consultation
with, and with the assistance of, appropriate departments,
agencies, and other entities of the United States Government.
``(3) The Secretary of Energy shall, with the concurrence
of the Secretary of State, carry out activities under the
program in collaboration with such foreign governments, non-
governmental organizations, and other international entities
as the Secretary of Energy considers appropriate for the
program.
``(d) Funding.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary of Energy for defense nuclear nonproliferation
activities shall be available for purposes of the program
under this section.
``(e) Participation by Other Governments and
Organizations.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Energy may, with the
concurrence of the Secretary of State, enter into one or more
agreements with any person (including a foreign government,
international organization, or multinational entity) that the
Secretary of Energy considers appropriate under which the
person contributes funds for purposes of the programs
described in paragraph (2).
``(2) Programs covered.--The programs described in this
paragraph are any programs within the Office of Defense
Nuclear Nonproliferation of the National Nuclear Security
Administration.
``(3) Retention and use of amounts.--Notwithstanding
section 3302 of title 31, the Secretary of Energy may retain
and use amounts contributed under an agreement under
paragraph (1) for purposes of the programs described in
paragraph (2). Amounts so contributed shall be retained in a
separate fund established in the Treasury for such purposes
and shall be available for use without further appropriation
and without fiscal year limitation.
``(4) Return of amounts not used within 5 years.--If an
amount contributed under an agreement under paragraph (1) is
not used under this subsection within 5 years after it was
contributed, the Secretary of Energy shall return that amount
to the person who contributed it.
``(5) Annual report.--Not later than October 31 of each
year, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on the receipt and
use of amounts under this subsection during the preceding
fiscal year. Each report for a fiscal year shall set forth--
``(A) a statement of any amounts received under this
subsection, including, for each such amount, the value of the
contribution and the person who contributed it;
``(B) a statement of any amounts used under this
subsection, including, for each such amount, the purposes for
which the amount was used; and
``(C) a statement of the amounts retained but not used
under this subsection, including, for each such amount, the
purposes (if known) for which the Secretary intends to use
the amount.
``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `fissile materials' means plutonium, highly-
enriched uranium, or other material capable of sustaining an
explosive nuclear chain reaction, including irradiated items
containing such materials if the radiation field from such
items is not sufficient to prevent the theft or misuse of
such items.
``(2) The term `radiological materials' includes Americium-
241, Californium-252, Cesium-137, Cobalt-60, Iridium-192,
Plutonium-238, Radium-226, Strontium-90, Curium-244, and
irradiated items containing such materials, or other
materials designated by the Secretary of Energy for purposes
of this paragraph.
``(3) The term `related equipment' includes equipment
useful for enrichment of uranium in the isotope 235 and for
extraction of fissile materials from irradiated fuel rods and
other equipment designated by the Secretary of Energy for
purposes of this section.
``(4) The term `highly-enriched uranium' means uranium
enriched to or above 20 percent in the isotope 235.
``(5) The term `low-enriched uranium' means uranium
enriched below 20 percent in the isotope 235.
``(6) The term `proliferation-attractive', in the case of
fissile materials and radiological materials, means
quantities and types of such materials that are determined by
the Secretary of Energy to present a significant risk to the
national security of the United States if diverted to a use
relating to proliferation.
``(7) The term `alternative technologies' means
technologies, such as accelerator-based equipment, that do
not use radiological materials.

``Sec. 5666. Acceleration of replacement of cesium blood
irradiation sources

``(a) Goal.--The Administrator shall ensure that the goal
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eliminating the use of blood irradiation devices in the
United States that rely on cesium chloride by December 31,
2027.
``(b) Implementation.--To meet the goal specified by
subsection (a), the Administrator shall carry out the covered
programs in a manner that--
``(1) is voluntary for owners of blood irradiation devices;
``(2) allows for the United States, subject to the review
of the Administrator, to pay up to 50 percent of the per-
device cost of replacing blood irradiation devices covered by
the programs;
``(3) allows for the United States to pay up to 100 percent
of the cost of removing and disposing of cesium sources
retired from service by the programs; and
``(4) replaces such devices with x-ray irradiation devices
or other devices approved by the Food and Drug Administration
that provide significant threat reduction as compared to
cesium chloride irradiators.
``(c) Duration.--The Administrator shall carry out the
covered programs until December 31, 2027.
``(d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232),
the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on the covered programs,
including--
``(1) identification of each cesium chloride blood
irradiation device in the United States, including the
number, general location, and user type;
``(2) a plan for achieving the goal established by
subsection (a);
``(3) a methodology for prioritizing replacement of such
devices that takes into account irradiator age and prior
material security initiatives;
``(4) in consultation with the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission and the Food and Drug Administration, a strategy
identifying any legislative, regulatory, or other measures
necessary to constrain the introduction of new cesium
chloride blood irradiation devices;
``(5) identification of the annual funds required to meet
the goal established by subsection (a); and
``(6) a description of the disposal path for cesium
chloride sources under the covered programs.
``(e) Assessment.--The Administrator shall submit an
assessment to the appropriate congressional committees by
September 20, 2023, of the results of the actions on the
covered programs under this section, including--
``(1) the number of replacement irradiators under the
covered programs;
``(2) the life-cycle costs of the programs, including
personnel training, maintenance, and replacement costs for
new irradiation devices;
``(3) the cost-effectiveness of the covered programs;
``(4) an analysis of the effectiveness of the new
irradiation devices' technology; and
``(5) a forecast of whether the Administrator will meet the
goal established in subsection (a).
``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
`appropriate congressional committees' means--
``(A) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on
Armed Services, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of
the House of Representatives; and
``(B) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on
Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions of the Senate.
``(2) Covered programs.--The term `covered programs' means
the following programs of the Office of Radiological Security
of the National Nuclear Security Administration:
``(A) The Cesium Irradiator Replacement Program.
``(B) The Off-Site Source Recovery Program.

``Sec. 5667. International agreements on nuclear weapons data

``The Secretary of Energy may, with the concurrence of the
Secretary of State and in coordination with the Secretary of
Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director
of National Intelligence, enter into agreements with
countries or international organizations to conduct data
collection and analysis to determine accurately and in a
timely manner the source of any components of, or fissile
material used or attempted to be used in, a nuclear device or
weapon.

``Sec. 5668. International agreements on information on
radioactive materials

``The Secretary of Energy may, with the concurrence of the
Secretary of State and in coordination with the Secretary of
Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director
of National Intelligence, enter into agreements with
countries or international organizations--
``(1) to acquire for the materials information program of
the Department of Energy validated information on the
physical characteristics of radioactive material produced,
used, or stored at various locations, in order to facilitate
the ability to determine accurately and in a timely manner
the source of any components of, or fissile material used or
attempted to be used in, a nuclear device or weapon; and
``(2) to obtain access to information described in
paragraph (1) in the event of--
``(A) a nuclear detonation; or
``(B) the interdiction or discovery of a nuclear device or
weapon or nuclear material.

``Sec. 5669. Defense nuclear nonproliferation management plan

``(a) Plan Required.--The Administrator shall develop and
annually update a five-year management plan for activities
associated with the defense nuclear nonproliferation programs
of the Administration to prevent and counter the
proliferation of materials, technology, equipment, and
expertise related to nuclear and radiological weapons in
order to minimize and address the risk of nuclear terrorism
and the proliferation of such weapons.
``(b) Submission to Congress.--
``(1) Not later than March 15 of each even-numbered year,
the Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a summary of the plan developed under subsection
(a).
``(2) Not later than March 15 of each odd-numbered year,
the Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a detailed report on the plan developed under
subsection (a).
``(3) Each summary submitted under paragraph (1) and each
report submitted under paragraph (2) shall be submitted in
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex if
necessary.
``(c) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall
include, with respect to each defense nuclear
nonproliferation program of the Administration, the
following:
``(1) A description of the policy context in which the
program operates, including--
``(A) a list of relevant laws, policy directives issued by
the President, and international agreements; and
``(B) nuclear nonproliferation activities carried out by
other Federal agencies.
``(2) A description of the objectives and priorities of the
program during the year preceding the submission of the
summary required by paragraph (1) of subsection (b) or the
report required by paragraph (2) of that subsection, as the
case may be.
``(3) A description of the activities carried out under the
program during that year.
``(4) A description of the accomplishments and challenges
of the program during that year, based on an assessment of
metrics and objectives previously established to determine
the effectiveness of the program.
``(5) A description of any gaps that remain that were not
or could not be addressed by the program during that year.
``(6) An identification and explanation of uncommitted or
uncosted balances for the program, as of the date of the
submission of the summary required by paragraph (1) of
subsection (b) or the report required by paragraph (2) of
that subsection, as the case may be, that are greater than
the acceptable carryover thresholds, as determined by the
Secretary of Energy.
``(7) An identification of funds for the program received
through contributions from or cost-sharing agreements with
foreign governments consistent with section 5665(e) during
the year preceding the submission of the summary required by
paragraph (1) of subsection (b) or the report required by
paragraph (2) of that subsection, as the case may be, and an
explanation of such contributions and agreements.
``(8) A description and assessment of activities carried
out under the program during that year that were coordinated
with other elements of the Department of Energy, with the
Department of Defense, and with other Federal agencies, to
maximize efficiency and avoid redundancies.
``(9) Plans for activities of the program during the five-
year period beginning on the date on which the summary
required by paragraph (1) of subsection (b) or the report
required by paragraph (2) of that subsection, as the case may
be, is submitted, including activities with respect to the
following:
``(A) Preventing nuclear and radiological proliferation and
terrorism, including through--
``(i) material management and minimization, particularly
with respect to removing or minimizing the use of highly
enriched uranium, plutonium, and radiological materials
worldwide (and identifying the countries in which such
materials are located), efforts to dispose of surplus
material, converting reactors from highly enriched uranium to
low-enriched uranium (and identifying the countries in which
such reactors are located);
``(ii) global nuclear material security, including securing
highly enriched uranium, plutonium, and radiological
materials worldwide (and identifying the countries in which
such materials are located), and providing radiation
detection capabilities at foreign ports and borders;
``(iii) nonproliferation and arms control, including
nuclear verification and safeguards;
``(iv) defense nuclear research and development, including
a description of activities related to developing and
improving technology to detect the proliferation and
detonation of nuclear weapons, verifying compliance of
foreign countries with commitments under treaties and
agreements relating to nuclear weapons, and detecting the
diversion of nuclear materials (including safeguards
technology); and
``(v) nonproliferation construction programs, including
activities associated with Department of Energy Order 413.1
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``(B) Countering nuclear and radiological proliferation and
terrorism.
``(C) Responding to nuclear and radiological proliferation
and terrorism, including through--
``(i) crisis operations;
``(ii) consequences management; and
``(iii) emergency management, including international
capacity building.
``(10) A threat assessment, carried out by the intelligence
community (as defined in section 3(4) of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))), with respect to
the risk of nuclear and radiological proliferation and
terrorism and a description of how each activity carried out
under the program will counter the threat during the five-
year period beginning on the date on which the summary
required by paragraph (1) of subsection (b) or the report
required by paragraph (2) of that subsection, as the case may
be, is submitted and, as appropriate, in the longer term.
``(11) A plan for funding the program during that five-year
period.
``(12) An identification of metrics and objectives for
determining the effectiveness of each activity carried out
under the program during that five-year period.
``(13) A description of the activities to be carried out
under the program during that five-year period and a
description of how the program will be prioritized relative
to other defense nuclear nonproliferation programs of the
Administration during that five-year period to address the
highest priority risks and requirements, as informed by the
threat assessment carried out under paragraph (10).
``(14) A description and assessment of activities to be
carried out under the program during that five-year period
that will be coordinated with other elements of the
Department of Energy, with the Department of Defense, and
with other Federal agencies, to maximize efficiency and avoid
redundancies.
``(15) A summary of the technologies and capabilities
documented under section 5670(a).
``(16) A summary of the assessments conducted under section
5670(b)(1).
``(17) Such other matters as the Administrator considers
appropriate.

``Sec. 5670. Information relating to certain defense nuclear
nonproliferation programs

``(a) Technologies and Capabilities.--The Administrator
shall document, for efforts that are not focused on basic
research, the technologies and capabilities of the defense
nuclear nonproliferation research and development program
that--
``(1) are transitioned to end users for further development
or deployment; and
``(2) are deployed.
``(b) Assessments of Status.--
``(1) In assessing projects under the defense nuclear
nonproliferation research and development program or the
defense nuclear nonproliferation and arms control program,
the Administrator shall compare the status of each such
project, including with respect to the final results of such
project, to the baseline targets and goals established in the
initial project plan of such project.
``(2) The Administrator may carry out paragraph (1) using a
common template or such other means as the Administrator
determines appropriate.

``Sec. 5671. Annual Selected Acquisition Reports on certain
hardware relating to defense nuclear nonproliferation

``(a) Annual Selected Acquisition Reports.--
``(1) In general.--At the end of each fiscal year, the
Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on each covered hardware project. The
reports shall be known as Selected Acquisition Reports for
the covered hardware project concerned.
``(2) Matters included.--The information contained in the
Selected Acquisition Report for a fiscal year for a covered
hardware project shall be the information contained in the
Selected Acquisition Report for such fiscal year for a major
defense acquisition program under section 4351 or any
successor system, expressed in terms of the covered hardware
project.
``(b) Covered Hardware Project Defined.--In this section,
the term `covered hardware project' means a project carried
out under the defense nuclear nonproliferation research and
development program that--
``(1) is focused on the production and deployment of
hardware, including with respect to the development and
deployment of satellites or satellite payloads; and
``(2) exceeds $500,000,000 in total program cost over the
course of five years.

``SUBCHAPTER IV--DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP MATTERS

``PART A--DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP

``Sec. 5681. Defense environmental cleanup account

``(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the
Treasury of the United States for the Department of Energy an
account to be known as the `Defense Environmental Cleanup
Account' (hereafter in this section referred to as the
`Account').
``(b) Amounts in Account.--All sums appropriated to the
Department of Energy for defense environmental cleanup at
defense nuclear facilities shall be credited to the Account.
Such appropriations shall be authorized annually by law. To
the extent provided in appropriations Acts, amounts in the
Account shall remain available until expended.

``Sec. 5682. Classification of defense environmental cleanup
as capital asset projects or operations activities

``The Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental
Management, in consultation with other appropriate officials
of the Department of Energy, shall establish requirements for
the classification of defense environmental cleanup projects
as capital asset projects or operations activities.

``Sec. 5683. Requirement to develop future use plans for
defense environmental cleanup

``(a) Authority to Develop Future Use Plans.--The Secretary
of Energy may develop future use plans for any defense
nuclear facility at which defense environmental cleanup
activities are occurring.
``(b) Requirement to Develop Future Use Plans.--The
Secretary shall develop a future use plan for each of the
following defense nuclear facilities:
``(1) Hanford Site, Richland, Washington.
``(2) Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina.
``(3) Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho.
``(c) Citizen Advisory Board.--
``(1) At each defense nuclear facility for which the
Secretary of Energy intends or is required to develop a
future use plan under this section and for which no citizen
advisory board has been established, the Secretary shall
establish a citizen advisory board.
``(2) The Secretary may authorize the manager of a defense
nuclear facility for which a future use plan is developed
under this section (or, if there is no such manager, an
appropriate official of the Department of Energy designated
by the Secretary) to pay routine administrative expenses of a
citizen advisory board established for that facility. Such
payments shall be made from funds available to the Secretary
for defense environmental cleanup activities necessary for
national security programs.
``(d) Requirement to Consult With Citizen Advisory Board.--
In developing a future use plan under this section with
respect to a defense nuclear facility, the Secretary of
Energy shall consult with a citizen advisory board
established pursuant to subsection (c) or a similar advisory
board already in existence as of September 23, 1996, for such
facility, affected local governments (including any local
future use redevelopment authorities), and other appropriate
State agencies.
``(e) 50-year Planning Period.--A future use plan developed
under this section shall cover a period of at least 50 years.
``(f) Report.--Not later than 60 days after completing
development of a final plan for a site listed in subsection
(b), the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a
report on the plan. The report shall describe the plan and
contain such findings and recommendations with respect to the
site as the Secretary considers appropriate.
``(g) Savings Provisions.--
``(1) Nothing in this section, or in a future use plan
developed under this section with respect to a defense
nuclear facility, shall be construed as requiring any
modification to a future use plan with respect to a defense
nuclear facility that was developed before September 23,
1996.
``(2) Nothing in this section may be construed to affect
statutory requirements for a defense environmental cleanup
activity or project or to modify or otherwise affect
applicable statutory or regulatory defense environmental
cleanup requirements, including substantive standards
intended to protect public health and the environment, nor
shall anything in this section be construed to preempt or
impair any local land use planning or zoning authority or
State authority.

``Sec. 5684. Future-years defense environmental cleanup plan

``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall submit to
Congress each year, at or about the same time that the
President's budget is submitted to Congress for a fiscal year
under section 1105(a) of title 31, a future-years defense
environmental cleanup plan that--
``(1) reflects the estimated expenditures and proposed
appropriations included in that budget for the Department of
Energy for defense environmental cleanup; and
``(2) covers a period that includes the fiscal year for
which that budget is submitted and not less than the four
succeeding fiscal years.
``(b) Elements.--Each future-years defense environmental
cleanup plan required by subsection (a) shall contain the
following:
``(1) A detailed description of the projects and activities
relating to defense environmental cleanup to be carried out
during the period covered by the plan at the sites specified
in subsection (c) and with respect to the activities
specified in subsection (d).
``(2) A statement of proposed budget authority, estimated
expenditures, and proposed appropriations necessary to
support such projects and activities.
``(3) With respect to each site specified in subsection
(c), the following:
``(A) A statement of each milestone included in an
enforceable agreement governing cleanup and waste remediation
for that site for each fiscal year covered by the plan.
``(B) For each such milestone, a statement with respect to
whether each such milestone will be met in each such fiscal
year.
``(C) For any milestone that will not be met, an
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will not be met and the date by which the milestone is
expected to be met.
``(D) For any milestone that has been missed, renegotiated,
or postponed, a statement of the current milestone, the
original milestone, and any interim milestones.
``(c) Sites Specified.--The sites specified in this
subsection are the following:
``(1) The Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho.
``(2) The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Carlsbad, New
Mexico.
``(3) The Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina.
``(4) The Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge,
Tennessee.
``(5) The Hanford Site, Richland, Washington.
``(6) Any defense closure site of the Department of Energy.
``(7) Any site of the National Nuclear Security
Administration.
``(d) Activities Specified.--The activities specified in
this subsection are the following:
``(1) Program support.
``(2) Program direction.
``(3) Safeguards and security.
``(4) Technology development and deployment.
``(5) Federal contributions to the Uranium Enrichment
Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund established under
section 1801 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.
2297g).

``Sec. 5685. Accelerated schedule for defense environmental
cleanup activities

``(a) Accelerated Cleanup.--The Secretary of Energy shall
accelerate the schedule for defense environmental cleanup
activities and disposition projects for a site at a
Department of Energy defense nuclear facility if the
Secretary determines that such an accelerated schedule will
accelerate the recapitalization, modernization, or
replacement of National Nuclear Security Administration
facilities supporting the nuclear weapons stockpile, achieve
meaningful, long-term cost savings to the Federal Government,
or could substantially accelerate the release of land for
local reuse without undermining national security objectives.
``(b) Consideration of Factors.--In making a determination
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider the
following:
``(1) The extent to which accelerated cleanup schedules can
contribute to a more rapid modernization of National Nuclear
Security Administration facilities.
``(2) The cost savings achievable by the Federal
Government.
``(3) The potential for reuse of the site.
``(4) The risks that the site poses to local health and
safety.
``(5) The proximity of the site to populated areas.
``(c) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section may be
construed to affect a specific statutory requirement for a
specific defense environmental cleanup activity or project or
to modify or otherwise affect applicable statutory or
regulatory defense environmental cleanup requirements,
including substantive standards intended to protect public
health and the environment.

``Sec. 5686. Defense environmental cleanup technology program

``(a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Energy
shall establish and carry out a program of research for the
development of technologies useful for--
``(1) the reduction of environmental hazards and
contamination resulting from defense waste; and
``(2) environmental restoration of inactive defense waste
disposal sites.
``(b) Definitions.--As used in this section:
``(1) The term `defense waste' means waste, including
radioactive waste, resulting primarily from atomic energy
defense activities of the Department of Energy.
``(2) The term `inactive defense waste disposal site' means
any site (including any facility) under the control or
jurisdiction of the Secretary of Energy which is used for the
disposal of defense waste and is closed to the disposal of
additional defense waste, including any site that is subject
to decontamination and decommissioning.

``Sec. 5687. Other programs relating to technology
development

``(a) Incremental Technology Development Program.--
``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary may establish a
program, to be known as the `Incremental Technology
Development Program', to improve the efficiency and
effectiveness of the defense environmental cleanup processes
of the Office.
``(2) Focus.--
``(A) Improvements.--In carrying out the Incremental
Technology Development Program, the Secretary shall focus on
the continuous improvement of new or available technologies,
including--
``(i) decontamination chemicals and techniques;
``(ii) remote sensing and wireless communication to reduce
manpower and laboratory efforts;
``(iii) detection, assay, and certification
instrumentation; and
``(iv) packaging materials, methods, and shipping systems.
``(B) Other areas.--The Secretary may include in the
Incremental Technology Development Program mission-relevant
development, demonstration, and deployment activities
unrelated to the focus areas described in subparagraph (A).
``(3) Use of new and emerging technologies.--
``(A) Development and demonstration.--In carrying out the
Incremental Technology Development Program, the Secretary
shall ensure that site offices of the Office conduct
technology development, demonstration, testing, permitting,
and deployment of new and emerging technologies to establish
a sound technical basis for the selection of technologies for
defense environmental cleanup or infrastructure operations.
``(B) Collaboration required.--The Secretary shall
collaborate, to the extent practicable, with the heads of
other departments and agencies of the Federal Government, the
National Laboratories, other Federal laboratories,
appropriate State regulators and agencies, and the Department
of Labor in the development, demonstration, testing,
permitting, and deployment of new technologies under the
Incremental Technology Development Program.
``(4) Agreements to carry out projects.--
``(A) Authority.--In carrying out the Incremental
Technology Development Program, the Secretary may enter into
agreements with nongovernmental entities for technology
development, demonstration, testing, permitting, and
deployment projects to improve technologies in accordance
with paragraph (2).
``(B) Selection.--The Secretary shall select projects under
subparagraph (A) through a rigorous process that involves--
``(i) transparent and open competition; and
``(ii) a review process that, if practicable, is conducted
in an independent manner consistent with Department guidance
on selecting and funding public-private partnerships.
``(C) Cost-sharing.--The Federal share of the costs of the
development, demonstration, testing, permitting, and
deployment of new technologies carried out under this
paragraph shall be not more than 70 percent.
``(D) Briefing.--Not later than 120 days before the date on
which the Secretary enters into the first agreement under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall provide to the
congressional defense committees a briefing on the process of
selecting and funding efforts within the Incremental
Technology Development Program, including with respect to the
plans of the Secretary to ensure a scientifically rigorous
process that minimizes potential conflicts of interest.
``(b) High-Impact Technology Development Program.--
``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a
program, to be known as the `High-Impact Technology
Development Program', under which the Secretary shall enter
into agreements with nongovernmental entities for projects
that pursue technologies that, with respect to the mission--
``(A) holistically address difficult challenges;
``(B) hold the promise of breakthrough improvements; or
``(C) align existing or in-use technologies with difficult
challenges.
``(2) Areas of focus.--The Secretary may include as areas
of focus for a project carried out under the High-Impact
Technology Development Program the following:
``(A) Developing and demonstrating improved methods for
source and plume characterization and monitoring, with an
emphasis on--
``(i) real-time field acquisition; and
``(ii) the use of indicator species analyses with advanced
contaminant transport models to enable better understanding
of contaminant migration.
``(B) Developing and determining the limits of performance
for remediation technologies and integrated remedial systems
that prevent migration of contaminants, including by
producing associated guidance and design manuals for
technologies that could be widely used across the complex.
``(C) Demonstrating advanced monitoring approaches that use
multiple lines of evidence for monitoring long-term
performance of--
``(i) remediation systems; and
``(ii) noninvasive near-field monitoring techniques.
``(D) Developing and demonstrating methods to characterize
the physical and chemical attributes of waste that control
behavior, with an emphasis on--
``(i) rapid and nondestructive examination and assay
techniques; and
``(ii) methods to determine radio-nuclide, heavy metals,
and organic constituents.
``(E) Demonstrating the technical basis for determining
when enhanced or natural attenuation is an appropriate
approach for remediation of complex sites.
``(F) Developing and demonstrating innovative methods to
achieve real-time and, if practicable, in situ
characterization data for tank waste and process streams that
could be useful for all phases of the waste management
program, including improving the accuracy and
representativeness of characterization data for residual
waste in tanks and ancillary equipment.
``(G) Adapting existing waste treatment technologies or
demonstrating new waste treatment technologies at the pilot
plant scale using real wastes or realistic surrogates--
``(i) to address engineering adaptations;
``(ii) to ensure compliance with waste treatment standards
and other applicable requirements under Federal and State law
and any existing agreements or consent decrees to which the
Department is a party; and
``(iii) to enable successful deployment at full-scale and
in support of operations.
``(H) Developing and demonstrating rapid testing protocols
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``(i) are accepted by the Environmental Protection Agency,
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Department, and the
scientific community;
``(ii) can be used to measure long-term waste form
performance under realistic disposal environments;
``(iii) can determine whether a stabilized waste is
suitable for disposal; and
``(iv) reduce the need for extensive, time-consuming, and
costly analyses on every batch of waste prior to disposal.
``(I) Developing and demonstrating direct stabilization
technologies to provide waste forms for disposing of
elemental mercury.
``(J) Developing and demonstrating innovative and effective
retrieval methods for removal of waste residual materials
from tanks and ancillary equipment, including mobile
retrieval equipment or methods capable of immediately
removing waste from leaking tanks, and connecting pipelines.
``(3) Project selection.--
``(A) Selection.--The Secretary shall select projects to be
carried out under the High-Impact Technology Development
Program through a rigorous process that involves--
``(i) transparent and open competition; and
``(ii) a review process that, if practicable, is conducted
in an independent manner consistent with Department guidance
on selecting and funding public-private partnerships.
``(B) Briefing.--Not later than 120 days before the date on
which the Secretary enters into the first agreement under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide to the
congressional defense committees a briefing on the process of
selecting and funding efforts within the High-Impact
Technology Development Program, including with respect to the
plans of the Secretary to ensure a scientifically rigorous
process that minimizes potential conflicts of interest.
``(c) Environmental Management University Program.--
``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a
program, to be known as the `Environmental Management
University Program', to--
``(A) engage faculty, post-doctoral fellows or researchers,
and graduate students of institutions of higher education on
subjects relating to the mission to show a clear path for
students for employment within the environmental management
enterprise;
``(B) provide institutions of higher education and the
Department access to advances in engineering and science;
``(C) clearly identify to institutions of higher education
the tools necessary to enter into the environmental
management field professionally; and
``(D) encourage current employees of the Department to
pursue advanced degrees.
``(2) Areas of focus.--The Secretary may include as areas
of focus for a grant made under the Environmental Management
University Program the following:
``(A) The atomic- and molecular-scale chemistries of waste
processing.
``(B) Contaminant immobilization in engineered and natural
systems.
``(C) Developing innovative materials, with an emphasis on
nanomaterials or biomaterials, that could enable
sequestration of challenging hazardous or radioactive
constituents such as technetium and iodine.
``(D) Elucidating and exploiting complex speciation and
reactivity far from equilibrium.
``(E) Understanding and controlling chemical and physical
processes at interfaces.
``(F) Harnessing physical and chemical processes to
revolutionize separations.
``(G) Tailoring waste forms for contaminants in harsh
chemical environments.
``(H) Predicting and understanding subsurface system
behavior and response to perturbations.
``(3) Individual research grants.--In carrying out the
Environmental Management University Program, the Secretary
may make individual research grants to faculty, post-doctoral
fellows or researchers, and graduate students of institutions
of higher education for three-year research projects, with an
option for an extension of one additional two-year period.
``(4) Grants for interdisciplinary collaborations.--In
carrying out the Environmental Management University Program,
the Secretary may make research grants for strategic
partnerships among scientists, faculty, post-doctoral fellows
or researchers, and graduate students of institutions of
higher education for three-year research projects.
``(5) Hiring of undergraduates.--In carrying out the
Environmental Management University Program, the Secretary
may establish a summer internship program for undergraduates
of institutions of higher education to work on projects
relating to environmental management.
``(6) Workshops.--In carrying out the Environmental
Management University Program, the Secretary may hold
workshops with the Office of Environmental Management, the
Office of Science, and members of academia and industry
concerning environmental management challenges and solutions.
``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `complex' means all sites managed in whole
or in part by the Office.
``(2) The term `Department' means the Department of Energy.
``(3) The term `institution of higher education' has the
meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).
``(4) The term `mission' means the mission of the Office.
``(5) The term `National Laboratory' has the meaning given
the term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 15801).
``(6) The term `Office' means the Office of Environmental
Management of the Department.
``(7) The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Energy,
acting through the Assistant Secretary for Environmental
Management.

``Sec. 5688. Report on defense environmental cleanup
expenditures

``Each year, at the same time the President submits to
Congress the budget for a fiscal year (pursuant to section
1105 of title 31), the Secretary of Energy shall submit to
Congress a report on how the defense environmental cleanup
funds of the Department of Energy were expended during the
fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during which the budget
is submitted. The report shall include details on
expenditures by operations office, installation, budget
category, and activity. The report also shall include any
schedule changes or modifications to planned activities for
the fiscal year in which the budget is submitted.

``Sec. 5689. Public participation in planning for defense
environmental cleanup

`` The Secretary of Energy shall consult with the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the
Attorney General, Governors and attorneys general of affected
States, appropriate representatives of affected Indian
tribes, and interested members of the public in any planning
conducted by the Secretary for defense environmental cleanup
activities at Department of Energy defense nuclear
facilities.

``Sec. 5690. Policy of Department of Energy regarding future
defense environmental management matters

``(a) Policy Required.--
``(1) Commencing not later than October 1, 2005, the
Secretary of Energy shall have in effect a policy for
carrying out future defense environmental management matters
of the Department of Energy. The policy shall specify each
officer within the Department with responsibilities for
carrying out that policy and, for each such officer, the
nature and extent of those responsibilities.
``(2) In paragraph (1), the term `future defense
environmental management matter' means any environmental
cleanup project, decontamination and decommissioning project,
waste management project, or related activity that arises out
of the activities of the Department in carrying out programs
necessary for national security and is to be commenced after
November 24, 2003. However, such term does not include any
such project or activity the responsibility for which has
been assigned, as of November 24, 2003, to the Environmental
Management program of the Department.
``(b) Reflection in Budget.--For fiscal year 2006 and each
fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall ensure that the
budget justification materials submitted to Congress in
support of the Department of Energy budget for such fiscal
year (as submitted with the budget of the President under
section 1105(a) of title 31) reflect the policy required by
subsection (a).
``(c) Consultation.--The Secretary shall carry out this
section in consultation with the Administrator for Nuclear
Security and the Under Secretary of Energy for Energy,
Science, and Environment.
``(d) Report.--The Secretary shall include with the budget
justification materials submitted to Congress in support of
the Department of Energy budget for fiscal year 2005 (as
submitted with the budget of the President under section
1105(a) of title 31) a report on the policy that the
Secretary plans to have in effect under subsection (a) as of
October 1, 2005. The report shall specify the officers and
responsibilities referred to in subsection (a).

``Sec. 5691. Estimation of costs of meeting defense
environmental cleanup milestones required by consent orders

``The Secretary of Energy shall include in the budget
justification materials submitted to Congress in support of
the Department of Energy budget for each fiscal year (as
submitted with the budget of the President under section
1105(a) of title 31) a report on the cost, for that fiscal
year and the four fiscal years following that fiscal year, of
meeting milestones required by a consent order at each
defense nuclear facility at which defense environmental
cleanup activities are occurring. The report shall include,
for each such facility--
``(1) a specification of the cost of meeting such
milestones during that fiscal year; and
``(2) an estimate of the cost of meeting such milestones
during the four fiscal years following that fiscal year.

``Sec. 5692. Public statement of environmental liabilities

`` Each year, at the same time that the Department of
Energy submits its annual financial report under section 3516
of title 31, the Secretary of Energy shall make available to
the public a statement of environmental liabilities, as
calculated for the most recent audited financial statement of
the Department under section 3515 of that title, for each
defense nuclear facility at which defense environmental
cleanup activities are occurring.

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``PART B--CLOSURE OF FACILITIES

``Sec. 5701. Reports in connection with permanent closures of
Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities

``(a) Training and Job Placement Services Plan.--Not later
than 120 days before a Department of Energy defense nuclear
facility permanently ceases all production and processing
operations, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report containing a discussion of the
training and job placement services needed to enable the
employees at such facility to obtain employment in the
defense environmental cleanup activities at such facility.
The discussion shall include the actions that should be taken
by the contractor operating and managing such facility to
provide retraining and job placement services to employees of
such contractor.
``(b) Closure Report.--Upon the permanent cessation of
production operations at a Department of Energy defense
nuclear facility, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to
Congress a report containing--
``(1) a complete survey of environmental problems at the
facility;
``(2) budget quality data indicating the cost of defense
environmental cleanup activities at the facility; and
``(3) a discussion of the proposed cleanup schedule.

``Sec. 5702. Defense site acceleration completion

``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding the provisions of the
Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.),
the requirements of section 202 of the Energy Reorganization
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5842), and other laws that define
classes of radioactive waste, with respect to material stored
at a Department of Energy site at which activities are
regulated by a covered State pursuant to approved closure
plans or permits issued by the State, the term `high-level
radioactive waste' does not include radioactive waste
resulting from the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel that
the Secretary of Energy (in this section referred to as the
`Secretary'), in consultation with the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (in this section referred to as the `Commission'),
determines--
``(1) does not require permanent isolation in a deep
geologic repository for spent fuel or high-level radioactive
waste;
``(2) has had highly radioactive radionuclides removed to
the maximum extent practical; and
``(3)(A) does not exceed concentration limits for Class C
low-level waste as set out in section 61.55 of title 10, Code
of Federal Regulations, and will be disposed of--
``(i) in compliance with the performance objectives set out
in subpart C of part 61 of title 10, Code of Federal
Regulations; and
``(ii) pursuant to a State-approved closure plan or State-
issued permit, authority for the approval or issuance of
which is conferred on the State outside of this section; or
``(B) exceeds concentration limits for Class C low-level
waste as set out in section 61.55 of title 10, Code of
Federal Regulations, but will be disposed of-
``(i) in compliance with the performance objectives set out
in subpart C of part 61 of title 10, Code of Federal
Regulations;
``(ii) pursuant to a State-approved closure plan or State-
issued permit, authority for the approval or issuance of
which is conferred on the State outside of this section; and
``(iii) pursuant to plans developed by the Secretary in
consultation with the Commission.
``(b) Monitoring by Nuclear Regulatory Commission.--(1) The
Commission shall, in coordination with the covered State,
monitor disposal actions taken by the Department of Energy
pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(3)
for the purpose of assessing compliance with the performance
objectives set out in subpart C of part 61 of title 10, Code
of Federal Regulations.
``(2) If the Commission considers any disposal actions
taken by the Department of Energy pursuant to those
subparagraphs to be not in compliance with those performance
objectives, the Commission shall, as soon as practicable
after discovery of the noncompliant conditions, inform the
Department of Energy, the covered State, and the following
congressional committees:
``(A) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives.
``(B) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources, the Committee on Environment
and Public Works, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate.
``(3) For fiscal year 2005, the Secretary shall, from
amounts available for defense site acceleration completion,
reimburse the Commission for all expenses, including
salaries, that the Commission incurs as a result of
performance under subsection (a) and this subsection for
fiscal year 2005. The Department of Energy and the Commission
may enter into an interagency agreement that specifies the
method of reimbursement. Amounts received by the Commission
for performance under subsection (a) and this subsection may
be retained and used for salaries and expenses associated
with those activities, notwithstanding section 3302 of title
31, and shall remain available until expended.
``(4) For fiscal years after 2005, the Commission shall
include in the budget justification materials submitted to
Congress in support of the Commission budget for that fiscal
year (as submitted with the budget of the President under
section 1105(a) of title 31) the amounts required, not offset
by revenues, for performance under subsection (a) and this
subsection.
``(c) Inapplicability to Certain Materials.--Subsection (a)
shall not apply to any material otherwise covered by that
subsection that is transported from the covered State.
``(d) Covered States.--For purposes of this section, the
following States are covered States:
``(1) The State of South Carolina.
``(2) The State of Idaho.
``(e) Construction.--(1) Nothing in this section shall
impair, alter, or modify the full implementation of any
Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order or other
applicable consent decree for a Department of Energy site.
``(2) Nothing in this section establishes any precedent or
is binding on the State of Washington, the State of Oregon,
or any other State not covered by subsection (d) for the
management, storage, treatment, and disposition of
radioactive and hazardous materials.
``(3) Nothing in this section amends the definition of
'transuranic waste' or regulations for repository disposal of
transuranic waste pursuant to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
Land Withdrawal Act (Public Law 102-579; 106 Stat. 4777) or
part 191 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations.
``(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect
in any way the obligations of the Department of Energy to
comply with section 5664.
``(5) Nothing in this section amends the West Valley
Demonstration Act (Public Law 96-368; 42 U.S.C. 2021a note).
``(f) Judicial Review.--Judicial review shall be available
in accordance with chapter 7 of title 5, for the following:
``(1) Any determination made by the Secretary or any other
agency action taken by the Secretary pursuant to this
section.
``(2) Any failure of the Commission to carry out its
responsibilities under subsection (b).

``Sec. 5703. Sandia National Laboratories

``Funds appropriated by the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2004 (Public Law 108-199; 118 Stat. 3), or any other Act
thereafter, may not be obligated to pay, on behalf of the
United States or a contractor or subcontractor of the United
States, to post a bond or fulfill any other financial
responsibility requirement relating to closure or post-
closure care and monitoring of Sandia National Laboratories
and properties held or managed by Sandia National
Laboratories prior to implementation of closure or post-
closure monitoring. The State of New Mexico or any other
entity may not enforce against the United States or a
contractor or subcontractor of the United States, in this
year or any other fiscal year, a requirement to post bond or
any other financial responsibility requirement relating to
closure or postclosure care and monitoring of Sandia National
Laboratories in New Mexico and properties held or managed by
Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico.

``Sec. 5704. Plan for deactivation and decommissioning of
nonoperational defense nuclear facilities

``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall, every
four years beginning in 2025, develop and subsequently carry
out a plan for the activities of the Department of Energy
relating to the deactivation and decommissioning of
nonoperational defense nuclear facilities.
``(b) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
``(1) A list of nonoperational defense nuclear facilities,
prioritized for deactivation and decommissioning based on the
potential to reduce risks to human health, property, or the
environment and to maximize cost savings.
``(2) An assessment of the life cycle costs of each
nonoperational defense nuclear facility during the period
beginning on the date on which the plan is submitted under
subsection (d) and ending on the earlier of--
``(A) the date that is 25 years after the date on which the
plan is submitted; or
``(B) the estimated date for deactivation and
decommissioning of the facility.
``(3) An estimate of the cost and time needed to deactivate
and decommission each nonoperational defense nuclear
facility.
``(4) A schedule for when the Office of Environmental
Management will accept each nonoperational defense nuclear
facility for deactivation and decommissioning.
``(5) An estimate of costs that could be avoided by--
``(A) accelerating the cleanup of nonoperational defense
nuclear facilities; or
``(B) other means, such as reusing such facilities for
another purpose.
``(c) Plan for Transfer of Responsibility for Certain
Facilities.--The Secretary shall, during 2025, develop and
subsequently carry out a plan under which the Administrator
shall transfer, by March 31, 2029, to the Assistant Secretary
for Environmental Management the responsibility for
decontaminating and decommissioning facilities of the
Administration that the Secretary determines are
nonoperational as of September 30, 2024.
``(d) Submission to Congress.--Not later than March 31,
2025, and every four years thereafter, the Secretary shall
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appropriate congressional committees a report that includes--
``(1) the plan required by subsection (a);
``(2) a description of the deactivation and decommissioning
actions expected to be taken during the following fiscal year
pursuant to the plan;
``(3) in the case of the report submitted during 2025, the
plan required by subsection (c); and
``(4) a description of the deactivation and decommissioning
actions taken at each nonoperational defense nuclear facility
during the period following the date on which the previous
report required by this section was submitted.
``(e) Termination.--The requirements of this section shall
terminate after the submission to the appropriate
congressional committees of the report required by subsection
(d) to be submitted not later than March 31, 2033.
``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `appropriate congressional committees'
means--
``(A) the congressional defense committees; and
``(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
of Representatives.
``(2) The term `life cycle costs', with respect to a
facility, means--
``(A) the present and future costs of all resources and
associated cost elements required to develop, produce,
deploy, or sustain the facility; and
``(B) the present and future costs to deactivate,
decommission, and deconstruct the facility.
``(3) The term `nonoperational defense nuclear facility'
means a production facility or utilization facility (as those
terms are defined in section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of
1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014)) under the control or jurisdiction of
the Secretary of Energy and operated for national security
purposes that is no longer needed for the mission of the
Department of Energy, including the National Nuclear Security
Administration.

``PART C--HANFORD RESERVATION, WASHINGTON

``Sec. 5711. Safety measures for waste tanks at Hanford
Nuclear Reservation

``(a) Identification and Monitoring of Tanks.--Not later
than February 3, 1991, the Secretary of Energy shall identify
which single-shelled or double-shelled high-level nuclear
waste tanks at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Richland,
Washington, may have a serious potential for release of high-
level waste due to uncontrolled increases in temperature or
pressure. After completing such identification, the Secretary
shall determine whether continuous monitoring is being
carried out to detect a release or excessive temperature or
pressure at each tank so identified. If such monitoring is
not being carried out, as soon as practicable the Secretary
shall install such monitoring, but only if a type of
monitoring that does not itself increase the danger of a
release can be installed.
``(b) Action Plans.--Not later than March 5, 1991, the
Secretary of Energy shall develop action plans to respond to
excessive temperature or pressure or a release from any tank
identified under subsection (a).
``(c) Prohibition.--Beginning March 5, 1991, no additional
high-level nuclear waste (except for small amounts removed
and returned to a tank for analysis) may be added to a tank
identified under subsection (a) unless the Secretary
determines that no safer alternative than adding such waste
to the tank currently exists or that the tank does not pose a
serious potential for release of high-level nuclear waste.

``Sec. 5712. Hanford waste tank cleanup program reforms

``(a) Establishment of Office of River Protection.--The
Secretary of Energy shall establish an office at the Hanford
Reservation, Richland, Washington, to be known as the `Office
of River Protection' (in this section referred to as the
`Office').
``(b) Management and Responsibilities of Office.--
``(1) The Office shall be headed by a senior official of
the Department of Energy, who shall report to the Assistant
Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management.
``(2) The head of the Office shall be responsible for
managing all aspects of the River Protection Project,
Richland, Washington, including Hanford Tank Farm operations
and the Waste Treatment Plant.
``(3)(A) The Assistant Secretary of Energy for
Environmental Management shall delegate in writing
responsibility for the management of the River Protection
Project, Richland, Washington, to the head of the Office.
``(B) Such delegation shall include, at a minimum,
authorities for contracting, financial management, safety,
and general program management that are equivalent to the
authorities of managers of other operations offices of the
Department of Energy.
``(C) The head of the Office shall, to the maximum extent
possible, coordinate all activities of the Office with the
manager of the Richland Operations Office of the Department
of Energy.
``(c) Department Responsibilities.--The Secretary shall
provide the head of the Office with the resources and
personnel necessary to carry out the responsibilities
specified in subsection (b)(2).
``(d) Notification.--The Assistant Secretary of Energy for
Environmental Management shall submit to the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives written notification
detailing any changes in the roles, responsibilities, and
reporting relationships that involve the Office.
``(e) Termination.--The Office shall terminate on September
30, 2024. The Office may be extended beyond that date if the
Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management
determines in writing that termination would disrupt
effective management of the Hanford Tank Farm operations.

``Sec. 5713. River protection project

`` The tank waste remediation system environmental project,
Richland, Washington, including all programs relating to the
retrieval and treatment of tank waste at the site at Hanford,
Washington, under the management of the Office of River
Protection, shall be known and designated as the `River
Protection Project'. Any reference to that project in any
law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the
United States shall be considered to be a reference to the
River Protection Project.

``Sec. 5714. Notification regarding air release of
radioactive or hazardous material

``If the Secretary of Energy (or a designee of the
Secretary) is notified of an improper release into the air of
radioactive or hazardous material above applicable statutory
or regulatory limits that resulted from waste generated by
atomic energy defense activities at the Hanford Nuclear
Reservation, Richland, Washington, the Secretary (or designee
of the Secretary) shall--
``(1) not later than two business days after being notified
of the release, notify the congressional defense committees
of the release; and
``(2) not later than seven business days after being
notified of the release, provide the congressional defense
committees a briefing on the status of the release,
including--
``(A) the cause of the release, if known; and
``(B) preliminary plans to address and remediate the
release, including associated costs and timelines.

``PART D--SAVANNAH RIVER SITE, SOUTH CAROLINA

``Sec. 5721. Accelerated schedule for isolating high-level
nuclear waste at the Defense Waste Processing Facility,
Savannah River Site

``The Secretary of Energy shall accelerate the schedule for
the isolation of high-level nuclear waste in glass canisters
at the Defense Waste Processing Facility at the Savannah
River Site, South Carolina, if the Secretary determines that
the acceleration of such schedule--
``(1) will achieve long-term cost savings to the Federal
Government; and
``(2) could accelerate the removal and isolation of high-
level nuclear waste from long-term storage tanks at the site.

``Sec. 5722. Multi-year plan for clean-up

``The Secretary of Energy shall develop and implement a
multi-year plan for the clean-up of nuclear waste at the
Savannah River Site that results, or has resulted, from the
following:
``(1) Nuclear weapons activities carried out at the site.
``(2) The processing, treating, packaging, and disposal of
Department of Energy domestic and foreign spent nuclear fuel
rods at the site.

``Sec. 5723. Continuation of processing, treatment, and
disposal of legacy nuclear materials

`` The Secretary of Energy shall continue operations and
maintain a high state of readiness at the H-canyon facility
at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, and shall
provide technical staff necessary to operate and so maintain
such facility.

``SUBCHAPTER V--SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY MATTERS

``PART A--SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY

``Sec. 5731. Prohibition on international inspections of
Department of Energy facilities unless protection of
restricted data is certified

``The Secretary of Energy may not allow an inspection of a
national security laboratory or nuclear weapons production
facility by the International Atomic Energy Agency until the
Secretary certifies to Congress that no Restricted Data will
be revealed during such inspection.

``Sec. 5732. Restrictions on access to national security
laboratories by foreign visitors from sensitive countries

``(a) Background Review Required.--The Secretary of Energy
and the Administrator may not admit to any facility described
in paragraph (3) of subsection (c) other than areas
accessible to the general public any individual who is a
citizen or agent of a covered foreign nation or a nation on
the current sensitive countries list unless the Secretary or
Administrator first completes a background review with
respect to that individual.
``(b) Sense of Congress Regarding Background Reviews.--It
is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Energy, the
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the
Director of National Intelligence should ensure that
background reviews carried out under this section are
completed in not more than 15 days.
``(c) Prohibition on Admittance.--
``(1) In general.--With respect to an individual who is a
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foreign nation, the Secretary and the Administrator may not,
except as provided in paragraph (2), admit such individual to
any areas not accessible to the general public within a
facility described in paragraph (3).
``(2) Waiver.--The Secretary, acting through the
Administrator, may waive the prohibition under paragraph (1)
with respect to an individual who is a citizen or agent of a
covered foreign nation if, not later than 30 days prior to
admitting such individual to a facility described in such
paragraph, the Secretary certifies to Congress that--
``(A) the admittance of such individual to the facility is
in the national security interests of the United States;
``(B) no classified or restricted data will be revealed to
such individual in connection with the admittance of such
individual to the facility;
``(C) the Secretary or Administrator has consulted with the
heads of other relevant departments or agencies of the United
States Government to mitigate risks associated with the
admittance of such individual; and
``(D) the background review completed to subsection (a)
with respect to such individual did not uncover any
previously unreported affiliation with military or
intelligence organizations associated with a covered foreign
nation.
``(3) Facilities described.--A facility described in this
paragraph is a facility, or any portion thereof, that
directly supports the mission, functions, and operations of
the Administration (as described in this chapter) and is
located on--
``(A) a national security laboratory;
``(B) a nuclear weapons production facility; or
``(C) a site that directly supports the protection,
development, sustainment, or disposal of technologies or
materials related to the provision of nuclear propulsion for
United States naval vessels.
``(4) Effective date.--The prohibition under paragraph (1)
shall take effect on April 15, 2025.
``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall
be construed to limit or otherwise affect the authority of
the Secretary or the Administrator to--
``(1) admit to a facility described in paragraph (3) of
subsection (c)--
``(A) a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United
States;
``(B) an individual involved in an International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA) inspection (as defined in the `Agreement
between the United States and the IAEA for the Application of
Safeguards in the U.S.'); or
``(C) an individual involved in information exchanges in
support of activities of the United States with respect to
nonproliferation, counterproliferation, and counterterrorism,
in accordance with international treaties or other legally-
binding agreements or instruments to which the United States
is a party; or
``(2) admit any individual to a facility, or any portion
thereof, that is not directly associated with or directly
funded to perform the mission, functions, and operations of
the Administration (as described in this chapter).
``(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
``(1) The term `background review', commonly known as an
indices check, means a review of information provided by the
Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding personal
background, including information relating to any history of
criminal activity or to any evidence of espionage.
``(2) The term `covered foreign nation' means--
``(A) the People's Republic of China;
``(B) the Russian Federation;
``(C) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea; and
``(D) the Islamic Republic of Iran.
``(3) The term `sensitive countries list' means the list
prescribed by the Secretary of Energy known as the Department
of Energy List of Sensitive Countries.

``Sec. 5733. Background investigations of certain personnel
at Department of Energy facilities

``The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that an
investigation meeting the requirements of section 145 of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2165) is made for each
Department of Energy employee, or contractor employee, at a
national security laboratory or nuclear weapons production
facility who--
``(1) carries out duties or responsibilities in or around a
location where Restricted Data is present; or
``(2) has or may have regular access to a location where
Restricted Data is present.

``Sec. 5734. Department of Energy counterintelligence
polygraph program

``(a) New Counterintelligence Polygraph Program Required.--
The Secretary of Energy shall carry out, under regulations
prescribed under this section, a new counterintelligence
polygraph program for the Department of Energy. The purpose
of the new program is to minimize the potential for release
or disclosure of classified data, materials, or information.
``(b) Authorities and Limitations.--
``(1) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for the new
counterintelligence polygraph program required by subsection
(a) in accordance with the provisions of subchapter II of
chapter 5 of title 5 (commonly referred to as the
Administrative Procedures Act).
``(2) In prescribing regulations for the new program, the
Secretary shall take into account the results of the
Polygraph Review.
``(3) Not later than six months after obtaining the results
of the Polygraph Review, the Secretary shall issue a notice
of proposed rulemaking for the new program.
``(4) In the event of a counterintelligence investigation,
the regulations prescribed under paragraph (1) may ensure
that the persons subject to the counterintelligence polygraph
program required by subsection (a) include any person who
is--
``(A) a national of the United States (as such term is
defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1101)) and also a national of a foreign state; and
``(B) an employee or contractor who requires access to
classified information.
``(c) Polygraph Review Defined.--In this section, the term
`Polygraph Review' means the review of the Committee to
Review the Scientific Evidence on the Polygraph of the
National Academy of Sciences.

``Sec. 5735. Notice to congressional committees of certain
security and counterintelligence failures within atomic
energy defense programs

``(a) Required Notification.--The Secretary of Energy shall
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
House of Representatives a notification of each significant
atomic energy defense intelligence loss. Any such
notification shall be provided only after consultation with
the Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, as appropriate.
``(b) Significant Atomic Energy Defense Intelligence
Losses.--In this section, the term `significant atomic energy
defense intelligence loss' means any national security or
counterintelligence failure or compromise of classified
information at a facility of the Department of Energy or
operated by a contractor of the Department that the Secretary
considers likely to cause significant harm or damage to the
national security interests of the United States.
``(c) Manner of Notification.--Notification of a
significant atomic energy defense intelligence loss under
subsection (a) shall be provided, in accordance with the
procedures established pursuant to subsection (d), not later
than 30 days after the date on which the Department of Energy
determines that the loss has taken place.
``(d) Procedures.--The Secretary of Energy and the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of
Representatives shall each establish such procedures as may
be necessary to protect from unauthorized disclosure
classified information, information relating to intelligence
sources and methods, and sensitive law enforcement
information that is submitted to those committees pursuant to
this section and that are otherwise necessary to carry out
the provisions of this section.
``(e) Statutory Construction.--
``(1) Nothing in this section shall be construed as
authority to withhold any information from the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives on
the grounds that providing the information to those
committees would constitute the unauthorized disclosure of
classified information, information relating to intelligence
sources and methods, or sensitive law enforcement
information.
``(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify
or supersede any other requirement to report information on
intelligence activities to Congress, including the
requirement under section 501 of the National Security Act of
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091) for the President to ensure that the
congressional intelligence committees are kept fully informed
of the intelligence activities of the United States and for
those committees to notify promptly other congressional
committees of any matter relating to intelligence activities
requiring the attention of those committees.

``Sec. 5736. Annual report and certification on status of
security of atomic energy defense facilities

``(a) Report and Certification on Nuclear Security
Enterprise.--
``(1) Not later than September 30 of each even-numbered
year, the Administrator shall submit to the Secretary of
Energy--
``(A) a report detailing the status of security at
facilities holding Category I and II quantities of special
nuclear material that are administered by the Administration;
and
``(B) written certification that such facilities are secure
and that the security measures at such facilities meet the
security standards and requirements of the Administration and
the Department of Energy.
``(2) If the Administrator is unable to make the
certification described in paragraph (1)(B) with respect to a
facility, the Administrator shall submit to the Secretary
with the matters required by paragraph (1) a corrective
action plan for the facility describing--
``(A) the deficiency that resulted in the Administrator
being unable to make the certification;
``(B) the actions to be taken to correct the deficiency;
and
``(C) timelines for taking such actions.
``(3) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year,
the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense
committees the unaltered report, certification, and any
corrective action plans submitted by the Administrator under
paragraphs (1) and (2) together with any comments of the
Secretary.

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``(b) Report and Certification on Atomic Energy Defense
Facilities Not Administered by the Administration.--
``(1) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year,
the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense
committees--
``(A) a report detailing the status of the security of
atomic energy defense facilities holding Category I and II
quantities of special nuclear material that are not
administered by the Administration; and
``(B) written certification that such facilities are secure
and that the security measures at such facilities meet the
security standards and requirements of the Department of
Energy.
``(2) If the Secretary is unable to make the certification
described in paragraph (1)(B) with respect to a facility, the
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense
committees, together with the matters required by paragraph
(1), a corrective action plan describing--
``(A) the deficiency that resulted in the Secretary being
unable to make the certification;
``(B) the actions to be taken to correct the deficiency;
and
``(C) timelines for taking such actions.

``Sec. 5737. Protection of certain nuclear facilities and
assets from unmanned aircraft

``(a) Authority.--Notwithstanding any provision of title
18, the Secretary of Energy may take such actions described
in subsection (b)(1) that are necessary to mitigate the
threat (as defined by the Secretary of Energy, in
consultation with the Secretary of Transportation) that an
unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft poses to the
safety or security of a covered facility or asset.
``(b) Actions Described.--
``(1) The actions described in this paragraph are the
following:
``(A) Detect, identify, monitor, and track the unmanned
aircraft system or unmanned aircraft, without prior consent,
including by means of intercept or other access of a wire,
oral, or electronic communication used to control the
unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft.
``(B) Warn the operator of the unmanned aircraft system or
unmanned aircraft, including by passive or active, and direct
or indirect physical, electronic, radio, and electromagnetic
means.
``(C) Disrupt control of the unmanned aircraft system or
unmanned aircraft, without prior consent, including by
disabling the unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft
by intercepting, interfering, or causing interference with
wire, oral, electronic, or radio communications used to
control the unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft.
``(D) Seize or exercise control of the unmanned aircraft
system or unmanned aircraft.
``(E) Seize or otherwise confiscate the unmanned aircraft
system or unmanned aircraft.
``(F) Use reasonable force to disable, damage, or destroy
the unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft.
``(2) The Secretary of Energy shall develop the actions
described in paragraph (1) in coordination with the Secretary
of Transportation.
``(c) Forfeiture.--Any unmanned aircraft system or unmanned
aircraft described in subsection (a) that is seized by the
Secretary of Energy is subject to forfeiture to the United
States.
``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary of Energy and the
Secretary of Transportation may prescribe regulations and
shall issue guidance in the respective areas of each
Secretary to carry out this section.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `covered facility or asset' means any
facility or asset that is--
``(A) identified by the Secretary of Energy for purposes of
this section;
``(B) located in the United States (including the
territories and possessions of the United States); and
``(C) owned by the United States or contracted to the
United States, to store or use special nuclear material.
``(2) The terms `unmanned aircraft' and `unmanned aircraft
system' have the meanings given those terms in section 331 of
the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-
95; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note).

``Sec. 5738. Reporting on penetrations of networks of
contractors and subcontractors

``(a) Procedures for Reporting Penetrations.--The
Administrator shall establish procedures that require each
contractor and subcontractor to report to the Chief
Information Officer when a covered network of the contractor
or subcontractor that meets the criteria established pursuant
to subsection (b) is successfully penetrated.
``(b) Establishment of Criteria for Covered Networks.--
``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall, in consultation
with the officials specified in paragraph (2), establish
criteria for covered networks to be subject to the procedures
for reporting penetrations under subsection (a).
``(2) Officials specified.--The officials specified in this
paragraph are the following officials of the Administration:
``(A) The Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs.
``(B) The Associate Administrator for Acquisition and
Project Management.
``(C) The Chief Information Officer.
``(D) Any other official of the Administration the
Administrator considers necessary.
``(c) Procedure Requirements.--
``(1) Rapid reporting.--
``(A) In general.--The procedures established pursuant to
subsection (a) shall require each contractor or subcontractor
to submit to the Chief Information Officer a report on each
successful penetration of a covered network of the contractor
or subcontractor that meets the criteria established pursuant
to subsection (b) not later than 60 days after the discovery
of the successful penetration.
``(B) Elements.--Subject to subparagraph (C), each report
required by subparagraph (A) with respect to a successful
penetration of a covered network of a contractor or
subcontractor shall include the following:
``(i) A description of the technique or method used in such
penetration.
``(ii) A sample of the malicious software, if discovered
and isolated by the contractor or subcontractor, involved in
such penetration.
``(iii) A summary of information created by or for the
Administration in connection with any program of the
Administration that has been potentially compromised as a
result of such penetration.
``(C) Avoidance of delays in reporting.--If a contractor or
subcontractor is not able to obtain all of the information
required by subparagraph (B) to be included in a report
required by subparagraph (A) by the date that is 60 days
after the discovery of a successful penetration of a covered
network of the contractor or subcontractor, the contractor or
subcontractor shall--
``(i) include in the report all information available as of
that date; and
``(ii) provide to the Chief Information Officer the
additional information required by subparagraph (B) as the
information becomes available.
``(2) Access to equipment and information by administration
personnel.--Concurrent with the establishment of the
procedures pursuant to subsection (a), the Administrator
shall establish procedures to be used if information owned by
the Administration was in use during or at risk as a result
of the successful penetration of a covered network--
``(A) in order to--
``(i) in the case of a penetration of a covered network of
a management and operating contractor, enhance the access of
personnel of the Administration to Government-owned equipment
and information; and
``(ii) in the case of a penetration of a covered network of
a contractor or subcontractor that is not a management and
operating contractor, facilitate the access of personnel of
the Administration to the equipment and information of the
contractor or subcontractor; and
``(B) which shall--
``(i) include mechanisms for personnel of the
Administration to, upon request, obtain access to equipment
or information of a contractor or subcontractor necessary to
conduct forensic analysis in addition to any analysis
conducted by the contractor or subcontractor;
``(ii) provide that a contractor or subcontractor is only
required to provide access to equipment or information as
described in clause (i) to determine whether information
created by or for the Administration in connection with any
program of the Administration was successfully exfiltrated
from a network of the contractor or subcontractor and, if so,
what information was exfiltrated; and
``(iii) provide for the reasonable protection of trade
secrets, commercial or financial information, and information
that can be used to identify a specific person.
``(3) Dissemination of information.--The procedures
established pursuant to subsection (a) shall allow for
limiting the dissemination of information obtained or derived
through such procedures so that such information may be
disseminated only to entities--
``(A) with missions that may be affected by such
information;
``(B) that may be called upon to assist in the diagnosis,
detection, or mitigation of cyber incidents;
``(C) that conduct counterintelligence or law enforcement
investigations; or
``(D) for national security purposes, including cyber
situational awareness and defense purposes.
``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Chief information officer.--The term `Chief
Information Officer' means the Associate Administrator for
Information Management and Chief Information Officer of the
Administration.
``(2) Contractor.--The term `contractor' means a private
entity that has entered into a contract or contractual action
of any kind with the Administration to furnish supplies,
equipment, materials, or services of any kind.
``(3) Covered network.--The term `covered network' includes
any network or information system that accesses, receives, or
stores--
``(A) classified information; or
``(B) sensitive unclassified information germane to any
program of the Administration, as determined by the
Administrator.
``(4) Subcontractor.--The term `subcontractor' means a
private entity that has entered into a contract or
contractual action with a contractor or another subcontractor
to furnish supplies, equipment, materials, or services of any
kind in connection with another contract in support of any
program of the Administration.

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``PART B--CLASSIFIED INFORMATION

``Sec. 5741. Review of certain documents before
declassification and release

``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall ensure
that, before a document of the Department of Energy that
contains national security information is released or
declassified, such document is reviewed to determine whether
it contains Restricted Data.
``(b) Limitation on Declassification.--The Secretary may
not implement the automatic declassification provisions of
Executive Order No. 13526 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note) if the
Secretary determines that such implementation could result in
the automatic declassification and release of documents
containing Restricted Data.

``Sec. 5742. Protection against inadvertent release of
restricted data and formerly restricted data

``(a) Plan for Protection Against Release.--The Secretary
of Energy and the Archivist of the United States shall, after
consultation with the members of the National Security
Council and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and
the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, develop a
plan to prevent the inadvertent release of records containing
Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted Data during the
automatic declassification of records under Executive Order
No. 13526 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note).
``(b) Plan Elements.--The plan under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
``(1) The actions to be taken in order to ensure that
records subject to Executive Order No. 13526 are reviewed on
a page-by-page basis for Restricted Data and Formerly
Restricted Data unless they have been determined to be highly
unlikely to contain Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted
Data.
``(2) The criteria and process by which documents are
determined to be highly unlikely to contain Restricted Data
or Formerly Restricted Data.
``(3) The actions to be taken in order to ensure proper
training, supervision, and evaluation of personnel engaged in
declassification under that Executive order so that such
personnel recognize Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted
Data.
``(4) The extent to which automated declassification
technologies will be used under that Executive order to
protect Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data from
inadvertent release.
``(5) Procedures for periodic review and evaluation by the
Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Director of the
Information Security Oversight Office of the National
Archives and Records Administration, of compliance by Federal
agencies with the plan.
``(6) Procedures for resolving disagreements among Federal
agencies regarding declassification procedures and decisions
under the plan.
``(7) The funding, personnel, and other resources required
to carry out the plan.
``(8) A timetable for implementation of the plan.
``(c) Limitation on Declassification of Certain Records.--
``(1) Effective on October 17, 1998, and except as provided
in paragraph (3), a record referred to in subsection (a) may
not be declassified unless the agency having custody of the
record reviews the record on a page-by-page basis to ensure
that the record does not contain Restricted Data or Formerly
Restricted Data.
``(2) Any record determined as a result of a review under
paragraph (1) to contain Restricted Data or Formerly
Restricted Data may not be declassified until the Secretary
of Energy, in conjunction with the head of the agency having
custody of the record, determines that the document is
suitable for declassification.
``(3) After the date occurring 60 days after the submission
of the plan required by subsection (a) to the committees
referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (d), the
requirement under paragraph (1) to review a record on a page-
by-page basis shall not apply in the case of a record
determined, under the actions specified in the plan pursuant
to subsection (b)(1), to be a record that is highly unlikely
to contain Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted Data.
``(d) Submission of Plan.--The Secretary of Energy shall
submit the plan required under subsection (a) to the
following:
``(1) The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
``(2) The Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives.
``(3) The Assistant to the President for National Security
Affairs.
``(e) Report and Notification Regarding Inadvertent
Releases.--
``(1) The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the
committees and Assistant to the President specified in
subsection (d) a report on inadvertent releases of Restricted
Data or Formerly Restricted Data under Executive Order No.
12958 that occurred before October 17, 1998.
``(2) The Secretary of Energy shall, in each even-numbered
year beginning in 2010, submit to the committees and
Assistant to the President specified in subsection (d) a
report identifying any inadvertent releases of Restricted
Data or Formerly Restricted Data under Executive Order No.
13526 discovered in the two-year period preceding the
submittal of the report.

``Sec. 5743. Supplement to plan for declassification of
restricted data and formerly restricted data

``(a) Supplement to Plan.--The Secretary of Energy and the
Archivist of the United States shall, after consultation with
the members of the National Security Council and in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of
other appropriate Federal agencies, develop a supplement to
the plan required under subsection (a) of section 5742.
``(b) Contents of Supplement.--The supplement shall provide
for the application of that plan (including in particular the
element of the plan required by section 5742(b)(1)) to all
records subject to Executive Order No. 12958 that were
determined before October 17, 1998, to be suitable for
declassification.
``(c) Limitation on Declassification of Records.--All
records referred to in subsection (b) shall be treated, for
purposes of subsection (c) of section 5742, in the same
manner as records referred to in subsection (a) of such
section.
``(d) Submission of Supplement.--The Secretary of Energy
shall submit the supplement required under subsection (a) to
the recipients of the plan referred to in subsection (d) of
section 5742.

``Sec. 5744. Protection of classified information during
laboratory-to-laboratory exchanges

``(a) Provision of Training.--The Secretary of Energy shall
ensure that all Department of Energy employees and Department
of Energy contractor employees participating in laboratory-
to-laboratory cooperative exchange activities are fully
trained in matters relating to the protection of classified
information and to potential espionage and
counterintelligence threats.
``(b) Countering of Espionage and Intelligence-gathering
Abroad.--
``(1) The Secretary shall establish a pool of Department
employees and Department contractor employees who are
specially trained to counter threats of espionage and
intelligence-gathering by foreign nationals against
Department employees and Department contractor employees who
travel abroad for laboratory-to-laboratory exchange
activities or other cooperative exchange activities on behalf
of the Department.
``(2) The Director of Intelligence and Counterintelligence
of the Department of Energy may assign at least one employee
from the pool established under paragraph (1) to accompany a
group of Department employees or Department contractor
employees who travel to any nation designated to be a
sensitive country for laboratory-to-laboratory exchange
activities or other cooperative exchange activities on behalf
of the Department.

``Sec. 5745. Identification in budget materials of amounts
for declassification activities and limitation on
expenditures for such activities

``(a) Amounts for Declassification of Records.--The
Secretary of Energy shall include in the budget justification
materials submitted to Congress in support of the Department
of Energy budget for any fiscal year (as submitted with the
budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31)
specific identification, as a budgetary line item, of the
amounts required to carry out programmed activities during
that fiscal year to declassify records pursuant to Executive
Order No. 13526 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note), or any successor
Executive order, or to comply with any statutory requirement
to declassify Government records.
``(b) Certification Required With Respect to Automatic
Declassification of Records.--No records of the Department of
Energy that have not as of October 5, 1999, been reviewed for
declassification shall be subject to automatic
declassification unless the Secretary of Energy certifies to
Congress that such declassification would not harm the
national security.

``SUBCHAPTER VI--PERSONNEL MATTERS

``PART A--PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

``Sec. 5751. Authority for appointment of certain scientific,
engineering, and technical personnel

``(a) Authority.--
``(1) Notwithstanding any provision of title 5 governing
appointments in the competitive service and General Schedule
classification and pay rates, the Secretary of Energy may--
``(A) establish and set the rates of pay for not more than
200 positions in the Department of Energy for scientific,
engineering, and technical personnel whose duties will relate
to safety at defense nuclear facilities of the Department;
and
``(B) appoint persons to such positions.
``(2) The rate of pay for a position established under
paragraph (1) may not exceed the rate of pay payable for
level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of
title 5.
``(3) To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary
shall appoint persons under paragraph (1)(B) to the positions
established under paragraph (1)(A) in accordance with the
merit system principles set forth in section 2301 of such
title.
``(b) OPM Review.--
``(1) The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the
Director of the Office of Personnel Management under which
agreement the Director shall periodically evaluate the use of
the authority set forth in subsection (a)(1). The Secretary
shall reimburse the Director for evaluations conducted by the
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such reimbursement shall be credited to the revolving fund
referred to in section 1304(e) of title 5.
``(2) If the Director determines as a result of such
evaluation that the Secretary of Energy is not appointing
persons to positions under such authority in a manner
consistent with the merit system principles set forth in
section 2301 of title 5 or is setting rates of pay at levels
that are not appropriate for the qualifications and
experience of the persons appointed and the duties of the
positions involved, the Director shall notify the Secretary
and Congress of that determination.
``(3) Upon receipt of a notification under paragraph (2),
the Secretary shall--
``(A) take appropriate actions to appoint persons to
positions under such authority in a manner consistent with
such principles or to set rates of pay at levels that are
appropriate for the qualifications and experience of the
persons appointed and the duties of the positions involved;
or
``(B) cease appointment of persons under such authority.
``(c) Termination.--
``(1) The authority provided under subsection (a)(1) shall
terminate on September 30, 2026.
``(2) An employee may not be separated from employment with
the Department of Energy or receive a reduction in pay by
reason of the termination of authority under paragraph (1).

``Sec. 5752. Whistleblower protection program

``(a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Energy shall
establish a program to ensure that covered individuals may
not be discharged, demoted, or otherwise discriminated
against as a reprisal for making protected disclosures.
``(b) Covered Individuals.--For purposes of this section, a
covered individual is an individual who is an employee of the
Department of Energy, or of a contractor of the Department,
who is engaged in the defense activities of the Department.
``(c) Protected Disclosures.--For purposes of this section,
a protected disclosure is a disclosure--
``(1) made by a covered individual who takes appropriate
steps to protect the security of the information in
accordance with guidance provided under this section;
``(2) made to a person or entity specified in subsection
(d); and
``(3) of classified or other information that the covered
individual reasonably believes to provide direct and specific
evidence of any of the following:
``(A) A violation of law or Federal regulation.
``(B) Gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, or abuse
of authority.
``(C) A false statement to Congress on an issue of material
fact.
``(d) Persons and Entities to Which Disclosures May Be
Made.--A person or entity specified in this subsection is any
of the following:
``(1) A member of a committee of Congress having primary
responsibility for oversight of the department, agency, or
element of the Government to which the disclosed information
relates.
``(2) An employee of Congress who is a staff member of such
a committee and has an appropriate security clearance for
access to information of the type disclosed.
``(3) The Inspector General of the Department of Energy.
``(4) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
``(5) Any other element of the Government designated by the
Secretary as authorized to receive information of the type
disclosed.
``(e) Official Capacity of Persons to Whom Information Is
Disclosed.--A member of, or an employee of Congress who is a
staff member of, a committee of Congress specified in
subsection (d) who receives a protected disclosure under this
section does so in that member or employee's official
capacity as such a member or employee.
``(f) Assistance and Guidance.--The Secretary, acting
through the Inspector General of the Department of Energy,
shall provide assistance and guidance to each covered
individual who seeks to make a protected disclosure under
this section. Such assistance and guidance shall include the
following:
``(1) Identifying the persons or entities under subsection
(d) to which that disclosure may be made.
``(2) Advising that individual regarding the steps to be
taken to protect the security of the information to be
disclosed.
``(3) Taking appropriate actions to protect the identity of
that individual throughout that disclosure.
``(4) Taking appropriate actions to coordinate that
disclosure with any other Federal agency or agencies that
originated the information.
``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe
regulations to ensure the security of any information
disclosed under this section.
``(h) Notification to Covered Individuals.--The Secretary
shall notify each covered individual of the following:
``(1) The rights of that individual under this section.
``(2) The assistance and guidance provided under this
section.
``(3) That the individual has a responsibility to obtain
that assistance and guidance before seeking to make a
protected disclosure.
``(i) Complaint by Covered Individuals.--If a covered
individual believes that that individual has been discharged,
demoted, or otherwise discriminated against as a reprisal for
making a protected disclosure under this section, the
individual may submit a complaint relating to such matter to
the Director of the Office of Hearings and Appeals of the
Department of Energy.
``(j) Investigation by Office of Hearings and Appeals.--
``(1) For each complaint submitted under subsection (i),
the Director of the Office of Hearings and Appeals shall--
``(A) determine whether or not the complaint is frivolous;
and
``(B) if the Director determines the complaint is not
frivolous, conduct an investigation of the complaint.
``(2) The Director shall submit a report on each
investigation undertaken under paragraph (1)(B) to--
``(A) the individual who submitted the complaint on which
the investigation is based;
``(B) the contractor concerned, if any; and
``(C) the Secretary of Energy.
``(k) Remedial Action.--
``(1) Whenever the Secretary determines that a covered
individual has been discharged, demoted, or otherwise
discriminated against as a reprisal for making a protected
disclosure under this section, the Secretary shall--
``(A) in the case of a Department employee, take
appropriate actions to abate the action; or
``(B) in the case of a contractor employee, order the
contractor concerned to take appropriate actions to abate the
action.
``(2)(A) If a contractor fails to comply with an order
issued under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary may file an
action for enforcement of the order in the appropriate United
States district court.
``(B) In any action brought under subparagraph (A), the
court may grant appropriate relief, including injunctive
relief and compensatory and exemplary damages.
``(l) Relationship to Other Laws.--The protections provided
by this section are independent of, and not subject to any
limitations that may be provided in, the Whistleblower
Protection Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-12; 103 Stat. 16) or
any other law that may provide protection for disclosures of
information by employees of the Department of Energy or of a
contractor of the Department.
``(m) Annual Report.--
``(1) Not later than 30 days after the commencement of each
fiscal year, the Director shall submit to the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives a report on the
investigations undertaken under subsection (j)(1)(B) during
the preceding fiscal year, including a summary of the results
of each such investigation.
``(2) A report under paragraph (1) may not identify or
otherwise provide any information about an individual
submitting a complaint under this section without the consent
of the individual.

``Sec. 5753. Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities
workforce restructuring plan

``(a) In General.--Upon determination that a change in the
workforce at a defense nuclear facility is necessary, the
Secretary of Energy shall develop a plan for restructuring
the workforce for the defense nuclear facility that takes
into account--
``(1) the reconfiguration of the defense nuclear facility;
and
``(2) the plan for the nuclear weapons stockpile that is
the most recently prepared plan at the time of the
development of the plan referred to in this subsection.
``(b) Consultation.--
``(1) In developing a plan referred to in subsection (a),
the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Labor,
appropriate representatives of local and national collective-
bargaining units of individuals employed at Department of
Energy defense nuclear facilities, appropriate
representatives of departments and agencies of State and
local governments, appropriate representatives of State and
local institutions of higher education, and appropriate
representatives of community groups in communities affected
by the restructuring plan.
``(2) The Secretary shall determine appropriate
representatives of the units, governments, institutions, and
groups referred to in paragraph (1).
``(c) Objectives.--In preparing the plan required under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall be guided by the
following objectives:
``(1) Changes in the workforce at a Department of Energy
defense nuclear facility--
``(A) should be accomplished so as to minimize social and
economic impacts;
``(B) should be made only after the provision of notice of
such changes not later than 120 days before the commencement
of such changes to such employees and the communities in
which such facilities are located; and
``(C) should be accomplished, when possible, through the
use of retraining, early retirement, attrition, and other
options that minimize layoffs.
``(2) Employees whose employment in positions at such
facilities is terminated shall, to the extent practicable,
receive preference in any hiring of the Department of Energy
(consistent with applicable employment seniority plans or
practices of the Department of Energy and with section 3152
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years
1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-189; 103 Stat. 1682)).

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``(3) Employees shall, to the extent practicable, be
retrained for work in environmental restoration and waste
management activities at such facilities or other facilities
of the Department of Energy.
``(4) The Department of Energy should provide relocation
assistance to employees who are transferred to other
Department of Energy facilities as a result of the plan.
``(5) The Department of Energy should assist terminated
employees in obtaining appropriate retraining, education, and
reemployment assistance (including employment placement
assistance).
``(6) The Department of Energy should provide local impact
assistance to communities that are affected by the
restructuring plan and coordinate the provision of such
assistance with--
``(A) programs carried out by the Secretary of Labor under
title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
U.S.C. 3111 et seq.);
``(B) programs carried out pursuant to the Defense Economic
Adjustment, Diversification, Conversion, and Stabilization
Act of 1990 (division D of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2391
note); and
``(C) programs carried out by the Department of Commerce
pursuant to title II of the Public Works and Economic
Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.).
``(d) Implementation.--The Secretary shall, subject to the
availability of appropriations for such purpose, work on an
ongoing basis with representatives of the Department of
Labor, workforce bargaining units, and States and local
communities in carrying out a plan required under subsection
(a).
``(e) Submittal to Congress.--
``(1) The Secretary shall submit to Congress a plan
referred to in subsection (a) with respect to a defense
nuclear facility within 90 days after the date on which a
notice of changes described in subsection (c)(1)(B) is
provided to employees of the facility, or 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, whichever is later.
``(2) In addition to the plans submitted under paragraph
(1), the Secretary shall submit to Congress every six months
a report setting forth a description of, and the amount or
value of, all local impact assistance provided during the
preceding six months under subsection (c)(6).
``(f) Department of Energy Defense Nuclear Facility
Defined.--In this section, the term `Department of Energy
defense nuclear facility' means--
``(1) a production facility or utilization facility (as
those terms are defined in section 11 of the Atomic Energy
Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014)) that is under the control or
jurisdiction of the Secretary and that is operated for
national security purposes (including the tritium loading
facility at Savannah River, South Carolina, and the 236 H
facility at Savannah River, South Carolina), but the term
does not include any facility that does not conduct atomic
energy defense activities and does not include any facility
or activity covered by Executive Order Number 12344, dated
February 1, 1982, pertaining to the naval nuclear propulsion
program;
``(2) a nuclear waste storage or disposal facility that is
under the control or jurisdiction of the Secretary;
``(3) a testing and assembly facility that is under the
control or jurisdiction of the Secretary and that is operated
for national security purposes (including the Nevada National
Security Site, Nevada, and the Pantex facility, Texas);
``(4) an atomic weapons research facility that is under the
control or jurisdiction of the Secretary (including Lawrence
Livermore, Los Alamos, and Sandia National Laboratories); or
``(5) any facility described in paragraphs (1) through (4)
that--
``(A) is no longer in operation;
``(B) was under the control or jurisdiction of the
Department of Defense, the Atomic Energy Commission, or the
Energy Research and Development Administration; and
``(C) was operated for national security purposes.

``Sec. 5754. Authority to provide certificate of commendation
to Department of Energy and contractor employees for
exemplary service in stockpile stewardship and security

``(a) Authority to Present Certificate of Commendation.--
The Secretary of Energy may present a certificate of
commendation to any current or former employee of the
Department of Energy, and any current or former employee of a
Department contractor, whose service to the Department in
matters relating to stockpile stewardship and security
assisted the Department in furthering the national security
interests of the United States.
``(b) Certificate.--The certificate of commendation
presented to a current or former employee under subsection
(a) shall include an appropriate citation of the service of
the current or former employee described in that subsection,
including a citation for dedication, intellect, and sacrifice
in furthering the national security interests of the United
States by maintaining a strong, safe, and viable United
States nuclear deterrent during the cold war or thereafter.
``(c) Department of Energy Defined.--For purposes of this
section, the term `Department of Energy' includes any
predecessor agency of the Department of Energy.

``PART B--EDUCATION AND TRAINING

``Sec. 5761. Executive management training in Department of
Energy

``(a) Establishment of Training Program.--The Secretary of
Energy shall establish and implement a management training
program for personnel of the Department of Energy involved in
the management of atomic energy defense activities.
``(b) Training Provisions.--The training program shall at a
minimum include instruction in the following areas:
``(1) Department of Energy policy and procedures for
management and operation of atomic energy defense facilities.
``(2) Methods of evaluating technical performance.
``(3) Federal and State environmental laws and requirements
for compliance with such environmental laws, including timely
compliance with reporting requirements in such laws.
``(4) The establishment of program milestones and methods
to evaluate success in meeting such milestones.
``(5) Methods for conducting long-range technical and
budget planning.
``(6) Procedures for reviewing and applying innovative
technology to defense environmental cleanup.

``Sec. 5762. Stockpile stewardship recruitment and training
program

``(a) Conduct of Program.--
``(1) As part of the stockpile stewardship program
established pursuant to section 5621, the Secretary of Energy
shall conduct a stockpile stewardship recruitment and
training program at the national security laboratories.
``(2) The recruitment and training program shall be
conducted in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint
Nuclear Weapons Council established by section 179 and the
directors of the laboratories referred to in paragraph (1).
``(b) Support of Dual-use Programs.--As part of the
recruitment and training program, the directors of the
national security laboratories may employ undergraduate
students, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows to
carry out research sponsored by such laboratories for
military or nonmilitary dual-use programs related to nuclear
weapons stockpile stewardship.
``(c) Establishment of Retiree Corps.--As part of the
training and recruitment program, the Secretary, in
coordination with the directors of the national security
laboratories, shall establish for the laboratories a retiree
corps of retired scientists who have expertise in research
and development of nuclear weapons. The directors may employ
the retired scientists on a part-time basis to provide
appropriate assistance on nuclear weapons issues, to
contribute relevant information to be archived, and to help
to provide training to other scientists.

``Sec. 5763. Fellowship program for development of skills
critical to the nuclear security enterprise

``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a
fellowship program for the development of skills critical to
the ongoing mission of the nuclear security enterprise. Under
the fellowship program, the Secretary shall provide
educational assistance and research assistance to eligible
individuals to facilitate the development by such individuals
of skills critical to maintaining the ongoing mission of the
nuclear security enterprise.
``(b) Eligible Individuals.--Individuals eligible for
participation in the fellowship program are United States
citizens who are either of the following:
``(1) Students pursuing graduate degrees in fields of
science or engineering that are related to nuclear weapons
engineering or to the science and technology base of the
Department of Energy.
``(2) Individuals engaged in postdoctoral studies in such
fields.
``(c) Covered Facilities.--The Secretary shall carry out
the fellowship program at or in connection with the national
security laboratories and nuclear weapons production
facilities.
``(d) Administration.--The Secretary shall carry out the
fellowship program at a facility referred to in subsection
(c) through the stockpile manager of the facility.
``(e) Allocation of Funds.--The Secretary shall, in
consultation with the Assistant Secretary of Energy for
Defense Programs, allocate funds available for the fellowship
program under subsection (f) among the facilities referred to
in subsection (c). The Secretary shall make the allocation
after evaluating an assessment by the weapons program
director of each such facility of the personnel and critical
skills necessary at the facility for carrying out the ongoing
mission of the facility.
``(f) Agreement.--
``(1) The Secretary may allow an individual to participate
in the program only if the individual signs an agreement
described in paragraph (2).
``(2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) shall be in
writing, shall be signed by the participant, and shall
include the participant's agreement to serve, after
completion of the course of study for which the assistance
was provided, as a full-time employee in a position in the
nuclear security enterprise for a period of time to be
established by the Secretary of Energy of not less than one
year, if such a position is offered to the participant.

``PART C--WORKER SAFETY

``Sec. 5771. Worker protection at nuclear weapons facilities

``(a) Training Grant Program.--

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``(1) The Secretary of Energy is authorized to award grants
to organizations referred to in paragraph (2) in order for
such organizations--
``(A) to provide training and education to persons who are
or may be engaged in hazardous substance response or
emergency response at Department of Energy nuclear weapons
facilities; and
``(B) to develop curricula for such training and education.
``(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary is
authorized to award grants under paragraph (1) to non-profit
organizations that have demonstrated (as determined by the
Secretary) capabilities in-
``(i) implementing and conducting effective training and
education programs relating to the general health and safety
of workers; and
``(ii) identifying, and involving in training, groups of
workers whose duties include hazardous substance response or
emergency response.
``(B) The Secretary shall give preference in the award of
grants under this section to employee organizations and joint
labor-management training programs that are grant recipients
under section 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 9660a).
``(3) An organization awarded a grant under paragraph (1)
shall carry out training, education, or curricula development
pursuant to Department of Energy orders relating to employee
safety training, including orders numbered 5480.4 and
5480.11.
``(b) Enforcement of Employee Safety Standards.--
``(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall assess
civil penalties against any contractor of the Department of
Energy who (as determined by the Secretary)--
``(A) employs individuals who are engaged in hazardous
substance response or emergency response at Department of
Energy nuclear weapons facilities; and
``(B) fails (i) to provide for the training of such
individuals to carry out such hazardous substance response or
emergency response, or (ii) to certify to the Department of
Energy that such employees are adequately trained for such
response pursuant to orders issued by the Department of
Energy relating to employee safety training (including orders
numbered 5480.4 and 5480.11).
``(2) Civil penalties assessed under this subsection may
not exceed $5,000 for each day in which a failure referred to
in paragraph (1)(B) occurs.
``(c) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe
regulations to carry out this section.
``(d) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section, the
term `hazardous substance' includes radioactive waste and
mixed radioactive and hazardous waste.

``Sec. 5772. Safety oversight and enforcement at defense
nuclear facilities

``The Secretary of Energy shall take appropriate actions to
ensure that--
``(1) officials of the Department of Energy who are
responsible for independent oversight of matters relating to
nuclear safety at defense nuclear facilities and enforcement
of nuclear safety standards at such facilities maintain
independence from officials who are engaged in, or who are
advising persons who are engaged in, management of such
facilities;
``(2) the independent, internal oversight functions carried
out by the Department include activities relating to--
``(A) the assessment of the safety of defense nuclear
facilities;
``(B) the assessment of the effectiveness of Department
program offices in carrying out programs relating to the
environment, safety, health, and security at defense nuclear
facilities;
``(C) the provision to the Secretary of oversight reports
that--
``(i) contain validated technical information; and
``(ii) provide a clear analysis of the extent to which line
programs governing defense nuclear facilities meet applicable
goals for the environment, safety, health, and security at
such facilities; and
``(D) the development of clear performance standards to be
used in assessing the adequacy of the programs referred to in
subparagraph (C)(ii);
``(3) the Department has a system for bringing issues
relating to nuclear safety at defense nuclear facilities to
the attention of the officials of the Department (including
the Secretary of Energy) who have authority to resolve such
issues in an adequate and timely manner; and
``(4) an adequate number of qualified personnel of the
Department are assigned to oversee matters relating to
nuclear safety at defense nuclear facilities and enforce
nuclear safety standards at such facilities.

``Sec. 5773. Program to monitor department of energy workers
exposed to hazardous and radioactive substances

``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish
and carry out a program for the identification and on-going
medical evaluation of current and former Department of Energy
employees who are subject to significant health risks as a
result of the exposure of such employees to hazardous or
radioactive substances during such employment.
``(b) Implementation of Program.--
``(1) The Secretary shall, with the concurrence of the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, issue regulations
under which the Secretary shall implement the program. Such
regulations shall, to the extent practicable, provide for a
process to--
``(A) identify the hazardous substances and radioactive
substances to which current and former Department of Energy
employees may have been exposed as a result of such
employment;
``(B) identify employees referred to in subparagraph (A)
who received a level of exposure identified under paragraph
(2)(B);
``(C) determine the appropriate number, scope, and
frequency of medical evaluations and laboratory tests to be
provided to employees who have received a level of exposure
identified under paragraph (2)(B) to permit the Secretary to
evaluate fully the extent, nature, and medical consequences
of such exposure;
``(D) make available the evaluations and tests referred to
in subparagraph (C) to the employees referred to in such
subparagraph;
``(E) ensure that privacy is maintained with respect to
medical information that personally identifies any such
employee; and
``(F) ensure that employee participation in the program is
voluntary.
``(2)(A) In determining the most appropriate means of
carrying out the activities referred to in subparagraphs (A)
through (D) of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult
with the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the
agreement referred to in subsection (c).
``(B) The Secretary of Health and Human Services, with the
assistance of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention and the Director of the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health, and the Secretary of Labor
shall identify the levels of exposure to the substances
referred to in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) that present
employees referred to in such subparagraph with significant
health risks under Federal and State occupational, health,
and safety standards.
``(3) In prescribing the guidelines referred to in
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with
representatives of the following entities:
``(A) The American College of Occupational and
Environmental Medicine.
``(B) The National Academy of Sciences.
``(C) The National Council on Radiation Protection and
Measurements.
``(D) Any labor organization or other collective bargaining
agent authorized to act on the behalf of employees of a
Department of Energy defense nuclear facility.
``(4) The Secretary shall provide for each employee
identified under paragraph (1)(B) and provided with any
medical examination or test under paragraph (1) to be
notified by the appropriate medical personnel of the
identification and the results of any such examination or
test. Each notification under this paragraph shall be
provided in a form that is readily understandable by the
employee.
``(5) The Secretary shall collect and assemble information
relating to the examinations and tests carried out under
paragraph (1).
``(6) The Secretary shall commence carrying out the program
described in this subsection not later than October 23, 1993.
``(c) Agreement With Secretary of Health and Human
Services.--Not later than April 23, 1993, the Secretary shall
enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Health and
Human Services relating to the establishment and conduct of
the program required and regulations issued under this
section.
``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `Department of Energy defense nuclear
facility' has the meaning given that term in section 5753(f).
``(2) The term `Department of Energy employee' means any
employee of the Department of Energy employed at a Department
of Energy defense nuclear facility, including any employee of
a contractor or subcontractor of the Department of Energy
employed at such a facility.

``Sec. 5774. Programs for persons who may have been exposed
to radiation released from Hanford Nuclear Reservation

``(a) Funding.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated
to the Department of Energy under title XXXI of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law
101-510), the Secretary of Energy shall make available
$3,000,000 to the State of Washington, $1,000,000 to the
State of Oregon, and $1,000,000 to the State of Idaho. Such
funds shall be used to develop and implement programs for the
benefit of persons who may have been exposed to radiation
released from the Department of Energy Hanford Nuclear
Reservation (Richland, Washington) between the years 1944 and
1972.
``(b) Programs.--The programs to be developed by the States
may include only the following activities:
``(1) Preparing and distributing information on the health
effects of radiation to health care professionals, and to
persons who may have been exposed to radiation.
``(2) Developing and implementing mechanisms for referring
persons who may have been exposed to radiation to health care
professionals with expertise in the health effects of
radiation.
``(3) Evaluating and, if feasible, implementing,
registration and monitoring of persons who may have been
exposed to radiation released from the Hanford Nuclear
Reservation.
``(c) Plan and Reports.--
``(1) The States of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho shall
jointly develop a single plan for implementing this section.
``(2) Not later than May 5, 1991, such States shall submit
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Congress a copy of the plan developed under paragraph (1).
``(3) Not later than May 5, 1992, such States shall submit
to the Secretary of Energy and Congress a single report on
the implementation of the plan developed under paragraph (1).
``(4) In developing and implementing the plan, such States
shall consult with persons carrying out current radiation
dose and epidemiological research programs (including the
Hanford Thyroid Disease Study of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention and the Hanford Environmental Dose
Reconstruction Project of the Department of Energy), and may
not cause substantial damage to such research programs.
``(d) Prohibition on Disclosure of Exposure Information.--
``(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a person may not
disclose to the public the following:
``(A) Any information obtained through a program that
identifies a person who may have been exposed to radiation
released from the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
``(B) Any information obtained through a program that
identifies a person participating in any of the programs
developed under this section.
``(C) The name, address, and telephone number of a person
requesting information referred to in subsection (b)(1).
``(D) The name, address, and telephone number of a person
who has been referred to a health care professional under
subsection (b)(2).
``(E) The name, address, and telephone number of a person
who has been registered and monitored pursuant to subsection
(b)(3).
``(F) Information that identifies the person from whom
information referred to in this paragraph was obtained under
a program or any other third party involved with, or
identified by, any such information so obtained.
``(G) Any other personal or medical information that
identifies a person or party referred to in subparagraphs (A)
through (F).
``(H) Such other information or categories of information
as the chief officers of the health departments of the States
of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho jointly designate as
information covered by this subsection.
``(2) Information referred to in paragraph (1) may be
disclosed to the public if the person identified by the
information, or the legal representative of that person, has
consented in writing to the disclosure.
``(3) The States of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho shall
establish uniform procedures for carrying out this
subsection, including procedures governing the following:
``(A) The disclosure of information under paragraph (2).
``(B) The use of the Hanford Health Information Network
database.
``(C) The future disposition of the database.
``(D) Enforcement of the prohibition provided in paragraph
(1) on the disclosure of information described in that
paragraph.

``Sec. 5775. Use of probabilistic risk assessment to ensure
nuclear safety of facilities of the Administration and the
Office of Environmental Management

``(a) Nuclear Safety at NNSA and DOE Facilities.--The
Administrator and the Secretary of Energy shall ensure that
the methods for assessing, certifying, and overseeing nuclear
safety at the facilities specified in subsection (c) use
national and international standards and nuclear industry
best practices, including probabilistic or quantitative risk
assessment if sufficient data exist.
``(b) Adequate Protection.--The use of probabilistic or
quantitative risk assessment under subsection (a) shall be to
support, rather than replace, the requirement under section
182 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2232) that
the utilization or production of special nuclear material
will be in accordance with the common defense and security
and will provide adequate protection to the health and safety
of the public.
``(c) Facilities Specified.--Subsection (a) shall apply--
``(1) to the Administrator with respect to the national
security laboratories and the nuclear weapons production
facilities; and
``(2) to the Secretary of Energy with respect to defense
nuclear facilities of the Office of Environmental Management
of the Department of Energy.

``Sec. 5776. Notification of nuclear criticality and non-
nuclear incidents

``(a) Notification.--The Secretary of Energy or the
Administrator, as the case may be, shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a notification of a
nuclear criticality incident resulting from a covered program
that results in an injury or fatality or results in the
shutdown, or partial shutdown, of a covered facility by not
later than 15 days after the date of such incident.
``(b) Elements of Notification.--Each notification
submitted under subsection (a) shall include the following:
``(1) A description of the incident, including the cause of
the incident.
``(2) In the case of a criticality incident, whether the
incident caused a facility, or part of a facility, to be shut
down.
``(3) The effect, if any, on the mission of the
Administration or the Office of Environmental Management of
the Department of Energy.
``(4) Any corrective action taken in response to the
incident.
``(c) Database.--
``(1) The Secretary shall maintain a record of incidents
described in paragraph (2).
``(2) An incident described in this paragraph is any of the
following incidents resulting from a covered program:
``(A) A nuclear criticality incident that results in an
injury or fatality or results in the shutdown, or partial
shutdown, of a covered facility.
``(B) A non-nuclear incident that results in serious bodily
injury or fatality at a covered facility.
``(d) Cooperation.--In carrying out this section, the
Secretary and the Administrator shall ensure that each
management and operating contractor of a covered facility
cooperates in a timely manner.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `appropriate congressional committees'
means--
``(A) the congressional defense committees; and
``(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate.
``(2) The term `covered facility' means--
``(A) a facility of the nuclear security enterprise; and
``(B) a facility conducting activities for the defense
environmental cleanup program of the Office of Environmental
Management of the Department of Energy.
``(3) The term `covered program' means--
``(A) programs of the Administration; and
``(B) defense environmental cleanup programs of the Office
of Environmental Management of the Department of Energy.

``SUBCHAPTER VII--BUDGET AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT MATTERS

``PART A--RECURRING NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATION PROVISIONS

``Sec. 5781. Definitions

``In this part:
``(1) The term `DOE national security authorization' means
an authorization of appropriations for activities of the
Department of Energy in carrying out programs necessary for
national security.
``(2)(A) Except as provided by subparagraph (B), the term
`minor construction threshold' means $30,000,000.
``(B) The Administrator may calculate the amount specified
in subparagraph (A) based on fiscal year 2022 constant
dollars if the Administrator-
``(i) submits to the congressional defense committees a
report on the method used by the Administrator to calculate
the adjustment;
``(ii) a period of 30 days elapses following the date of
such submission; and
``(iii) publishes the adjusted amount in the Federal
Register.

``Sec. 5782. Reprogramming

``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b) and
in sections 5791 and 5792 of this title, the Secretary of
Energy may not use amounts appropriated pursuant to a DOE
national security authorization for a program--
``(1) in amounts that exceed, in a fiscal year--
``(A) 115 percent of the amount authorized for that program
by that authorization for that fiscal year; or
``(B) $5,000,000 more than the amount authorized for that
program by that authorization for that fiscal year; or
``(2) which has not been presented to, or requested of,
Congress.
``(b) Exception Where Notice-and-wait Given.--An action
described in subsection (a) may be taken if--
``(1) the Secretary submits to the congressional defense
committees a report referred to in subsection (c) with
respect to such action; and
``(2) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the date on
which such committees receive the report.
``(c) Report.--The report referred to in this subsection is
a report containing a full and complete statement of the
action proposed to be taken and the facts and circumstances
relied upon in support of the proposed action.
``(d) Computation of Days.--In the computation of the 30-
day period under subsection (b), there shall be excluded any
day on which either House of Congress is not in session
because of an adjournment of more than three days to a day
certain.
``(e) Limitations.--
``(1) Total amount obligated.--In no event may the total
amount of funds obligated pursuant to a DOE national security
authorization for a fiscal year exceed the total amount
authorized to be appropriated by that authorization for that
fiscal year.
``(2) Prohibited items.--Funds appropriated pursuant to a
DOE national security authorization may not be used for an
item for which Congress has specifically denied funds.

``Sec. 5783. Minor construction projects

``(a) Authority.--Using operation and maintenance funds or
facilities and infrastructure funds authorized by a DOE
national security authorization, the Secretary of Energy may
carry out minor construction projects.
``(b) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees on an annual basis a report
on each exercise of the authority in subsection (a) during
the preceding fiscal year. Each report shall provide a brief
description of each minor construction project covered by the
report. The report shall include with respect to each project
the following:
``(1) The estimated original total project cost and the
estimated original date of completion.

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``(2) The percentage of the project that is complete.
``(3) The current estimated total project cost and
estimated date of completion.
``(c) Cost Variation Reports to Congressional Committees.--
If, at any time during the construction of any minor
construction project authorized by a DOE national security
authorization, the estimated cost of the project is revised
and the revised cost of the project exceeds the minor
construction threshold, the Secretary shall immediately
submit to the congressional defense committees a report
explaining the reasons for the cost variation.
``(d) Notification Required for Certain Projects.--
Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary may not start a
minor construction project with a total estimated cost of
more than $5,000,000 until--
``(1) the Secretary notifies the congressional defense
committees of such project and total estimated cost; and
``(2) a period of 15 days has elapsed after the date on
which such notification is received.
``(e) Minor Construction Project Defined.--In this section,
the term `minor construction project' means any plant project
not specifically authorized by law for which the approved
total estimated cost does not exceed the minor construction
threshold.

``Sec. 5784. General plant projects

`` Plant or construction projects for which amounts are
made available under this and subsequent appropriation Acts
with a current estimated cost of less than $10,000,000 are
considered for purposes of section 5783 as a plant project
for which the approved total estimated cost does not exceed
the minor construction threshold and for purposes of section
5785 as a construction project with a current estimated cost
of less than a minor construction threshold.

``Sec. 5785. Limits on construction projects

``(a) Construction Cost Ceiling.--Except as provided in
subsection (b), construction on a construction project which
is in support of national security programs of the Department
of Energy and was authorized by a DOE national security
authorization may not be started, and additional obligations
in connection with the project above the total estimated cost
may not be incurred, whenever the current estimated cost of
the construction project exceeds by more than 25 percent the
higher of--
``(1) the amount authorized for the project; or
``(2) the amount of the total estimated cost for the
project as shown in the most recent budget justification data
submitted to Congress.
``(b) Exception Where Notice-and-wait Given.--An action
described in subsection (a) may be taken if--
``(1) the Secretary of Energy has submitted to the
congressional defense committees a report on the actions and
the circumstances making such action necessary; and
``(2) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the date on
which the report is received by the committees.
``(c) Computation of Days.--In the computation of the 30-
day period under subsection (b), there shall be excluded any
day on which either House of Congress is not in session
because of an adjournment of more than three days to a day
certain.
``(d) Exception for Minor Projects.--Subsection (a) does
not apply to a construction project with a current estimated
cost of less than the minor construction threshold.

``Sec. 5786. Fund transfer authority

``(a) Transfer to Other Federal Agencies.--The Secretary of
Energy may transfer funds authorized to be appropriated to
the Department of Energy pursuant to a DOE national security
authorization to other Federal agencies for the performance
of work for which the funds were authorized. Funds so
transferred may be merged with and be available for the same
purposes and for the same time period as the authorizations
of the Federal agency to which the amounts are transferred.
``(b) Transfer Within Department of Energy.--
``(1) Transfers permitted.--Subject to paragraph (2), the
Secretary of Energy may transfer funds authorized to be
appropriated to the Department of Energy pursuant to a DOE
national security authorization to any other DOE national
security authorization. Amounts of authorizations so
transferred may be merged with and be available for the same
purposes and for the same period as the authorization to
which the amounts are transferred.
``(2) Maximum amounts.--Not more than 5 percent of any such
authorization may be transferred to another authorization
under paragraph (1). No such authorization may be increased
or decreased by more than 5 percent by a transfer under such
paragraph.
``(c) Limitations.--The authority provided by this
subsection to transfer authorizations--
``(1) may be used only to provide funds for items relating
to activities necessary for national security programs that
have a higher priority than the items from which the funds
are transferred; and
``(2) may not be used to provide funds for an item for
which Congress has specifically denied funds.
``(d) Notice to Congress.--The Secretary of Energy shall
promptly notify the congressional defense committees of any
transfer of funds to or from any DOE national security
authorization.

``Sec. 5787. Conceptual and construction design

``(a) Conceptual Design.--
``(1) Requirement.--Subject to paragraph (2) and except as
provided in paragraph (3), before submitting to Congress a
request for funds for a construction project that is in
support of a national security program of the Department of
Energy, the Secretary of Energy shall complete a conceptual
design for that project.
``(2) Requests for conceptual design funds.--If the
estimated cost of completing a conceptual design for a
construction project exceeds $5,000,000, the Secretary shall
submit to Congress a request for funds for the conceptual
design before submitting a request for funds for the
construction project.
``(3) Exceptions.--The requirement in paragraph (1) does
not apply to a request for funds--
``(A) for a construction project the total estimated cost
of which is less than the minor construction threshold; or
``(B) for emergency planning, design, and construction
activities under section 5788.
``(b) Construction Design.--
``(1) Authority.-- Within the amounts authorized by a DOE
national security authorization, the Secretary may carry out
construction design (including architectural and engineering
services) in connection with any proposed construction
project if the total estimated cost for such design does not
exceed $5,000,000.
``(2) Limitation on availability of funds for certain
projects.--If the total estimated cost for construction
design in connection with any construction project exceeds
$5,000,000, funds for that design must be specifically
authorized by law.

``Sec. 5788. Authority for emergency planning, design, and
construction activities

``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Energy may use any funds
available to the Department of Energy pursuant to a DOE
national security authorization, including funds authorized
to be appropriated for advance planning, engineering, and
construction design, and for plant projects, to perform
planning, design, and construction activities for any
Department of Energy national security program construction
project that, as determined by the Secretary, must proceed
expeditiously in order to protect public health and safety,
to meet the needs of national defense, or to protect
property.
``(b) Limitation.--The Secretary may not exercise the
authority under subsection (a) in the case of a construction
project until the Secretary has submitted to the
congressional defense committees a report on the activities
that the Secretary intends to carry out under this section
and the circumstances making those activities necessary.
``(c) Specific Authority.--The requirement of section
5787(b)(2) does not apply to emergency planning, design, and
construction activities conducted under this section.

``Sec. 5789. Scope of authority to carry out plant projects

`` In carrying out programs necessary for national
security, the authority of the Secretary of Energy to carry
out plant projects includes authority for maintenance,
restoration, planning, construction, acquisition,
modification of facilities, and the continuation of projects
authorized in prior years, and land acquisition related
thereto.

``Sec. 5790. Availability of funds

``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b),
amounts appropriated pursuant to a DOE national security
authorization for operation and maintenance or for plant
projects may, when so specified in an appropriations Act,
remain available until expended.
``(b) Exception for Program Direction Funds.--Amounts
appropriated for program direction pursuant to a DOE national
security authorization for a fiscal year shall remain
available to be obligated only until the end of that fiscal
year.

``Sec. 5791. Transfer of defense environmental cleanup funds

``(a) Transfer Authority for Defense Environmental Cleanup
Funds.--The Secretary of Energy shall provide the manager of
each field office of the Department of Energy with the
authority to transfer defense environmental cleanup funds
from a program or project under the jurisdiction of that
office to another such program or project.
``(b) Limitations.--
``(1) Number of transfers.--Not more than one transfer may
be made to or from any program or project under subsection
(a) in a fiscal year.
``(2) Amounts transferred.--The amount transferred to or
from a program or project in any one transfer under
subsection (a) may not exceed $5,000,000.
``(3) Determination required.--A transfer may not be
carried out by a manager of a field office under subsection
(a) unless the manager determines that the transfer is
necessary--
``(A) to address a risk to health, safety, or the
environment; or
``(B) to assure the most efficient use of defense
environmental cleanup funds at the field office.
``(4) Impermissible uses.--Funds transferred pursuant to
subsection (a) may not be used for an item for which Congress
has specifically denied funds or for a new program

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or project that has not been authorized by Congress.
``(c) Exemption From Reprogramming Requirements.--The
requirements of section 5782 shall not apply to transfers of
funds pursuant to subsection (a).
``(d) Notification.--The Secretary, acting through the
Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management,
shall notify Congress of any transfer of funds pursuant to
subsection (a) not later than 30 days after such transfer
occurs.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `program or project' means, with respect to
a field office of the Department of Energy, a program or
project that is for defense environmental cleanup activities
necessary for national security programs of the Department,
that is being carried out by that office, and for which
defense environmental cleanup funds have been authorized and
appropriated.
``(2) The term `defense environmental cleanup funds' means
funds appropriated to the Department of Energy pursuant to an
authorization for carrying out defense environmental cleanup
activities necessary for national security programs.

``Sec. 5792. Transfer of weapons activities funds

``(a) Transfer Authority for Weapons Activities Funds.--The
Secretary of Energy shall provide the manager of each field
office of the Department of Energy with the authority to
transfer weapons activities funds from a program or project
under the jurisdiction of that office to another such program
or project.
``(b) Limitations.--
``(1) Number of transfers.--Not more than one transfer may
be made to or from any program or project under subsection
(a) in a fiscal year.
``(2) Amounts transferred.--The amount transferred to or
from a program or project in any one transfer under
subsection (a) may not exceed $5,000,000.
``(3) Determination required.--A transfer may not be
carried out by a manager of a field office under subsection
(a) unless the manager determines that the transfer--
``(A) is necessary to address a risk to health, safety, or
the environment; or
``(B) will result in cost savings and efficiencies.
``(4) Limitation.--A transfer may not be carried out by a
manager of a field office under subsection (a) to cover a
cost overrun or scheduling delay for any program or project.
``(5) Impermissible uses.--Funds transferred pursuant to
subsection (a) may not be used for an item for which Congress
has specifically denied funds or for a new program or project
that has not been authorized by Congress.
``(c) Exemption From Reprogramming Requirements.--The
requirements of section 5782 shall not apply to transfers of
funds pursuant to subsection (a).
``(d) Notification.--The Secretary, acting through the
Administrator, shall notify Congress of any transfer of funds
pursuant to subsection (a) not later than 30 days after such
transfer occurs.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `program or project' means, with respect to
a field office of the Department of Energy, a program or
project that is for weapons activities necessary for national
security programs of the Department, that is being carried
out by that office, and for which weapons activities funds
have been authorized and appropriated.
``(2) The term `weapons activities funds' means funds
appropriated to the Department of Energy pursuant to an
authorization for carrying out weapons activities necessary
for national security programs.

``Sec. 5793. Funds available for all national security
programs of the Department of Energy

`` Subject to the provisions of appropriation Acts and
section 5782, amounts appropriated pursuant to a DOE national
security authorization for management and support activities
and for general plant projects are available for use, when
necessary, in connection with all national security programs
of the Department of Energy.

``Sec. 5794. Notification of cost overruns for certain
Department of Energy projects

``(a) Establishment of Cost and Schedule Baselines.--
``(1) Stockpile life extension and new nuclear weapon
program projects.--
``(A) In general.--The Administrator shall establish a cost
and schedule baseline for each nuclear stockpile life
extension or new nuclear weapon program project of the
Administration. In addition to the requirement under
subparagraph (B), the cost and schedule baseline of a nuclear
stockpile life extension or new nuclear weapon program
project established under this subparagraph shall be the cost
and schedule as described in the first Selected Acquisition
Report submitted under section 5635(a) for the project.
``(B) Per unit cost.--The cost baseline developed under
subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to each
stockpile life extension or new nuclear weapon program
project, an estimated cost for each warhead in the project.
``(C) Notification to congressional defense committees.--
Not later than 30 days after establishing a cost and schedule
baseline under subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall
submit the cost and schedule baseline to the congressional
defense committees.
``(2) Major alteration projects.--
``(A) In general.--The Administrator shall establish a cost
and schedule baseline for each major alteration project.
``(B) Per unit cost.--The cost baseline developed under
subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to each major
alteration project, an estimated cost for each warhead in the
project.
``(C) Notification to congressional defense committees.--
Not later than 30 days after establishing a cost and schedule
baseline under subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall
submit the cost and schedule baseline to the congressional
defense committees.
``(D) Major alteration project defined.--In this paragraph,
the term "major alteration project" means a nuclear weapon
system alteration project of the Administration the cost of
which exceeds $800,000,000.
``(3) Defense-funded construction projects.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish
a cost and schedule baseline under the project management
protocols of the Department of Energy for each construction
project that is--
``(i) in excess of $65,000,000; and
``(ii) carried out by the Department using funds authorized
to be appropriated for a fiscal year pursuant to a DOE
national security authorization.
``(B) Notification to congressional defense committees.--
Not later than 30 days after establishing a cost and schedule
baseline under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit
the cost and schedule baseline to the congressional defense
committees.
``(4) Defense environmental cleanup projects.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a cost and
schedule baseline under the project management protocols of
the Department of Energy for each defense environmental
cleanup project that is--
``(i) in excess of $65,000,000; and
``(ii) carried out by the Department pursuant to such
protocols.
``(B) Notification to congressional defense committees.--
Not later than 30 days after establishing a cost and schedule
baseline under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit
the cost and schedule baseline to the congressional defense
committees.
``(b) Notification of Costs Exceeding Baseline.--The
Administrator or the Secretary, as applicable, shall notify
the congressional defense committees not later than 30 days
after determining that--
``(1) the total cost for a project referred to in paragraph
(1), (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a) will exceed an amount
that is equal to 125 percent of the cost baseline established
under subsection (a) for that project; and
``(2) in the case of a stockpile life extension or new
nuclear weapon program project referred to in subsection
(a)(1) or a major alteration project referred to in
subsection (a)(2), the cost for any warhead in the project
will exceed an amount that is equal to 150 percent of the
cost baseline established under subsection (a)(1)(B) or
(a)(2)(B), as applicable, for each warhead in that project.
``(c) Notification of Determination With Respect to
Termination or Continuation of Projects and Root Cause
Analyses.--Not later than 90 days after submitting a
notification under subsection (b) with respect to a project,
the Administrator or the Secretary, as applicable, shall--
``(1) notify the congressional defense committees with
respect to whether the project will be terminated or
continued;
``(2) if the project will be continued, certify to the
congressional defense committees that--
``(A) a revised cost and schedule baseline has been
established for the project and, in the case of a stockpile
life extension or new nuclear weapon program project referred
to in subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(1) or a major
alteration project referred to in subsection (a)(2), a
revised estimate of the cost for each warhead in the project
has been made;
``(B) the continuation of the project is necessary to the
mission of the Department of Energy and there is no
alternative to the project that would meet the requirements
of that mission; and
``(C) a management structure is in place adequate to manage
and control the cost and schedule of the project; and
``(3) submit to the congressional defense committees an
assessment of the root cause or causes of the growth in the
total cost of the project, including the contribution of any
shortcomings in cost, schedule, or performance of the
program, including the role, if any, of--
``(A) unrealistic performance expectations;
``(B) unrealistic baseline estimates for cost or schedule;
``(C) immature technologies or excessive manufacturing or
integration risk;
``(D) unanticipated design, engineering, manufacturing, or
technology integration issues arising during program
performance;
``(E) changes in procurement quantities;
``(F) inadequate program funding or funding instability;
``(G) poor performance by personnel of the Federal
Government or contractor personnel responsible for program
management; or
``(H) any other matters.
``(d) Applicability of Requirements to Revised Cost and
Schedule Baselines.--A revised cost and schedule baseline
established under subsection (c) shall--
``(1) be submitted to the congressional defense committees
with the certification submitted under subsection (c)(2); and

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``(2) be subject to the notification requirements of
subsections (b) and (c) in the same manner and to the same
extent as a cost and schedule baseline established under
subsection (a).

``Sec. 5795. Life-cycle cost estimates of certain atomic
energy defense capital assets

``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall ensure
that an independent life-cycle cost estimate under Department
of Energy Order 413.3B (relating to program management and
project management for the acquisition of capital assets), or
a successor order, of each capital asset described in
subsection (b) is conducted before the asset achieves
critical decision 2 in the acquisition process.
``(b) Capital Assets Described.--A capital asset described
in this subsection is an atomic energy defense capital
asset--
``(1) the total project cost of which exceeds $100,000,000;
and
``(2) the purpose of which is to perform a limited-life,
single-purpose mission.
``(c) Independent Defined.--For purposes of subsection (a),
the term `independent', with respect to a life-cycle cost
estimate of a capital asset, means that the life-cycle cost
estimate is prepared by an organization independent of the
project sponsor, using the same detailed technical and
procurement information as the sponsor, to determine if the
life-cycle cost estimate of the sponsor is accurate and
reasonable.

``Sec. 5796. Use of best practices for capital asset projects
and nuclear weapon life extension programs

``(a) Analyses of Alternatives.--Not later than 30 days
after the date of the enactment of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92;
129 Stat. 726), the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with
the Administrator, shall ensure that analyses of alternatives
are conducted (including through contractors, as appropriate)
in accordance with best practices for capital asset projects
and life extension programs of the Administration and capital
asset projects relating to defense environmental management.
``(b) Cost Estimates.--Not later than 30 days after the
date of the enactment of such Act, the Secretary, in
coordination with the Administrator, shall develop cost
estimates in accordance with cost estimating best practices
for capital asset projects and life extension programs of the
Administration and capital asset projects relating to defense
environmental management.
``(c) Revisions to Departmental Project Management Order
and Nuclear Weapon Life Extension Requirements.--As soon as
practicable after the date of the enactment of such Act, but
not later than two years after such date of enactment, the
Secretary shall revise--
``(1) the capital asset project management order of the
Department of Energy to require the use of best practices for
preparing cost estimates and for conducting analyses of
alternatives for Administration and defense environmental
management capital asset projects; and
``(2) the nuclear weapon life extension program procedures
of the Department to require the use of best practices for
preparing cost estimates and conducting analyses of
alternatives for Administration life extension programs.

``Sec. 5797. Matters relating to critical decisions

``(a) Post-critical Decision 2 Changes.--After the date on
which a plant project specifically authorized by law and
carried out under Department of Energy Order 413.3B (relating
to program management and project management for the
acquisition of capital assets), or a successor order,
achieves critical decision 2, the Administrator may not
change the requirements for such project if such change
increases the cost of such project by more than the lesser of
$5,000,000 or 15 percent, unless--
``(1) the Administrator submits to the congressional
defense committees--
``(A) a certification that the Administrator, without
delegation, authorizes such proposed change; and
``(B) a cost-benefit and risk analysis of such proposed
change, including with respect to--
``(i) the effects of such proposed change on the project
cost and schedule; and
``(ii) any mission risks and operational risks from making
such change or not making such change; and
``(2) a period of 15 days elapses following the date of
such submission.
``(b) Review and Approval.--The Administrator shall ensure
that critical decision packages are timely reviewed and
either approved or disapproved.

``Sec. 5798. Unfunded priorities of the Administration

``(a) Annual Report or Certification.--Not later than 10
days after the date on which the budget of the President for
a fiscal year is submitted to Congress pursuant to section
1105(a) of title 31, the Administrator shall submit to the
Secretary of Energy and the congressional defense committees
either--
``(1) a report on the unfunded priorities of the
Administration; or
``(2) if the Administrator determines that there are no
unfunded priorities to include in such a report, a
certification and explanation by the Administrator, without
delegation, of the determination.
``(b) Elements.--
``(1) In general.--Each report under subsection (a)(1)
shall specify, for each unfunded priority covered by the
report, the following:
``(A) A summary description of that priority, including the
objectives to be achieved or the risk to be mitigated if that
priority is funded (whether in whole or in part).
``(B) The additional amount of funds recommended in
connection with the objectives or risk mitigation under
subparagraph (A).
``(C) Account information with respect to that priority.
``(2) Prioritization of priorities.--Each report under
subsection (a)(1) shall present the unfunded priorities
covered by the report in order of urgency of priority.
``(c) Unfunded Priority Defined.--In this section, the term
`unfunded priority', in the case of a fiscal year, means a
program, activity, or mission requirement that--
``(1) is not funded in the budget of the President for that
fiscal year as submitted to Congress pursuant to section
1105(a) of title 31;
``(2) is necessary to address a requirement associated with
the mission of the Administration; and
``(3) would have been recommended for funding through the
budget referred to in paragraph (1) by the Administrator--
``(A) if additional resources were available for the budget
to fund the program, activity, or mission requirement; or
``(B) in the case of a program, activity, or mission
requirement that emerged after the budget was formulated, if
the program, activity, or mission requirement had emerged
before the budget was formulated.

``Sec. 5799. Review of adequacy of nuclear weapons budget

``(a) Review of Adequacy of Administration Budget by
Nuclear Weapons Council.--
``(1) Transmission to council.--The Secretary of Energy
shall transmit to the Nuclear Weapons Council (in this
section referred to as the `Council') a copy of the proposed
budget request of the Administration for each fiscal year
before that budget request is submitted to the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget in relation to the
preparation of the budget of the President to be submitted to
Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31.
``(2) Review.--The Council shall review each budget request
transmitted to the Council under paragraph (1) in accordance
with section 179(f).
``(3) Department of energy response.--
``(A) In general.--If the Council submits to the Secretary
of Energy a written description under section 179(f)(2)(B)(i)
with respect to the budget request of the Administration for
a fiscal year, the Secretary shall include as an appendix to
the budget request submitted to the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget--
``(i) the funding levels and initiatives identified in that
description; and
``(ii) any additional comments the Secretary considers
appropriate.
``(B) Transmission to congress.--The Secretary of Energy
shall transmit to Congress, with the budget justification
materials submitted in support of the Department of Energy
budget for a fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the
President under section 1105(a) of title 31), a copy of the
appendix described in subparagraph (A).
``(b) Review and Certification of Department of Energy
Budget by Nuclear Weapons Council.--At the time the Secretary
of Energy submits the budget request of the Department of
Energy for that fiscal year to the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget in relation to the preparation of the
budget of the President, the Secretary shall transmit a copy
of the budget request of the Department to the Council.

``Sec. 5800. Improvements to cost estimates informing
analyses of alternatives

``(a) Requirement for Analyses of Alternatives.--The
Administrator shall ensure that any cost estimate used in an
analysis of alternatives for a project carried out using
funds authorized by a DOE national security authorization is
designed to fully satisfy the requirements outlined in the
mission needs statement approved at critical decision 0 in
the acquisition process, as set forth in Department of Energy
Order 413.3B (relating to program management and project
management for the acquisition of capital assets) or a
successor order.
``(b) Use of Project Engineering and Design Funds.--In the
case of a project the total estimated cost of which exceeds
$500,000,000 and that has not reached critical decision 1 in
the acquisition process, the Administrator may use funds
authorized by a DOE national security authorization for
project engineering and design to begin the development of a
conceptual design to facilitate the development of a cost
estimate for the project during the analysis of alternatives
for the project if--
``(1) the Administrator--
``(A) determines that such use of funds would improve the
quality of the cost estimate for the project; and
``(B) notifies the congressional defense committees of that
determination; and
``(2) a period of 15 days has elapsed after the date on
which such committees receive the notification.

``PART B--PENALTIES

``Sec. 5801. Restriction on use of funds to pay penalties
under environmental laws

``(a) Restriction.--Funds appropriated to the Department of
Energy for the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program or the
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weapons programs or other atomic energy defense activities of
the Department of Energy may not be used to pay a penalty,
fine, or forfeiture in regard to a defense activity or
facility of the Department of Energy due to a failure to
comply with any environmental requirement.
``(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with
respect to an environmental requirement if--
``(1) the President fails to request funds for compliance
with the environmental requirement; or
``(2) Congress has appropriated funds for such purpose (and
such funds have not been sequestered, deferred, or rescinded)
and the Secretary of Energy fails to use the funds for such
purpose.

``Sec. 5802. Restriction on use of funds to pay penalties
under Clean Air Act

``None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by the
Department of Energy National Security and Military
Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1981
(Public Law 96-540; 94 Stat. 3197) or any other Act may be
used to pay any penalty, fine, forfeiture, or settlement
resulting from a failure to comply with the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) with respect to any defense activity of
the Department of Energy if--
``(1) the Secretary finds that compliance is physically
impossible within the time prescribed for compliance; or
``(2) the President has specifically requested
appropriations for compliance and Congress has failed to
appropriate funds for such purpose.

``PART C--OTHER MATTERS

``Sec. 5811. Reports on financial balances for atomic energy
defense activities

``(a) Reports Required.--
``(1) In general.--Concurrent with the submission of the
budget justification materials submitted to Congress in
support of the budget of the President for a fiscal year
(submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title
31), the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on the financial
balances for each atomic energy defense program.
``(2) Presentation of information.--In each report required
by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
``(A) present information on the financial balances for
each atomic energy defense program at the budget control
levels used in the report accompanying the most current Act
appropriating funds for energy and water development; and
``(B) present financial balances in connection with funding
under recurring DOE national security authorizations (as
defined in section 5781) separately from balances in
connection with funding under any other provision of law.
``(b) Elements.--
``(1) Format.--Each report required by subsection (a)
shall--
``(A) be divided into two parts, as specified in paragraphs
(2) and (3); and
``(B) set forth the information required by those
paragraphs in summary form and by fiscal year.
``(2) Part 1.--The first part of the report required by
subsection (a) shall set forth, for each atomic energy
defense program, the following information, as of the end of
the most recently completed fiscal year:
``(A) The balance of any unobligated funds and an
explanation for why those funds are unobligated.
``(B) The total funds available to cost.
``(C) The total balance of costed funds.
``(D) The total balance of uncosted funds.
``(E) The threshold for the balance of uncosted funds,
stated in dollars.
``(F) The amount of any balance of uncosted funds that is
over or under that threshold and, in the case of a balance
over that threshold, an explanation for why the balance is
over that threshold.
``(G) The total balance of encumbered, uncosted funds.
``(H) The total balance of unencumbered, uncosted funds.
``(I) The amount of any balance of unencumbered, uncosted
funds that is over or under the threshold described in
subparagraph (E) and, in the case of a balance over that
threshold, an explanation for why the balance is over that
threshold.
``(3) Part 2.--The second part of the report required by
subsection (a) shall set forth, for each atomic energy
defense program, the following information:
``(A) The balance of any unobligated funds, as of the end
of the first quarter of the current fiscal year.
``(B) The total balance of uncosted funds, as of the end of
the first quarter of the current fiscal year.
``(C) Unalloted budget authority.
``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Costed.--The term `costed', with respect to funds,
means the funds have been obligated to a contract and goods
or services have been received from the contractor in
exchange for the funds.
``(2) Encumbered.--The term `encumbered', with respect to
funds, means the funds have been obligated to a contract and
are being held for a specific known purpose by the
contractor.
``(3) Uncosted.--The term `uncosted', with respect to
funds, means the funds have been obligated to a contract and
goods or services have not been received from the contractor
in exchange for the funds.
``(4) Unencumbered.--The term `unencumbered', with respect
to funds, means the funds have been obligated to a contract
and are not being held for a specific known purpose by the
contractor.
``(5) Threshold.--The term `threshold' means a benchmark
over which a balance carried over at the end of a fiscal year
should be given greater scrutiny by Congress.
``(6) Total funds available to cost.--The term `total funds
available to cost' means the sum of--
``(A) total uncosted obligations from prior fiscal years;
``(B) current fiscal year obligations; and
``(C) current fiscal year deobligations.

``Sec. 5812. Independent acquisition project reviews of
capital assets acquisition projects

``(a) Reviews.--The appropriate head shall ensure that an
independent entity conducts reviews of each capital assets
acquisition project as the project moves toward the approval
of each of critical decision 0, critical decision 1, and
critical decision 2 in the acquisition process.
``(b) Pre-critical Decision 1 Reviews.--In addition to any
other matters, with respect to each review of a capital
assets acquisition project under subsection (a) that has not
reached critical decision 1 approval in the acquisition
process, such review shall include--
``(1) a review using best practices of the analysis of
alternatives for the project; and
``(2) identification of any deficiencies in such analysis
of alternatives for the appropriate head to address.
``(c) Independent Entities.--The appropriate head shall
ensure that each review of a capital assets acquisition
project under subsection (a) is conducted by an independent
entity with the appropriate expertise with respect to the
project and the stage in the acquisition process of the
project.
``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `acquisition process' means the acquisition
process for a project, as defined in Department of Energy
Order 413.3B (relating to project management and project
management for the acquisition of capital assets), or a
successor order.
``(2) The term `appropriate head' means--
``(A) the Administrator, with respect to capital assets
acquisition projects of the Administration; and
``(B) the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental
Management, with respect to capital assets acquisition
projects of the Office of Environmental Management.
``(3) The term `capital assets acquisition project' means a
project--
``(A) the total project cost of which is more than
$500,000,000; and
``(B) that is covered by Department of Energy Order 413.3B,
or a successor order, for the acquisition of capital assets
for atomic energy defense activities.

``SUBCHAPTER VIII--ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

``PART A--CONTRACTS

``Sec. 5821. Costs not allowed under covered contracts

``(a) In General.--The following costs are not allowable
under a covered contract:
``(1) Costs of entertainment, including amusement,
diversion, and social activities and any costs directly
associated with such costs (such as tickets to shows or
sports events, meals, lodging, rentals, transportation, and
gratuities).
``(2) Costs incurred to influence (directly or indirectly)
legislative action on any matter pending before Congress or a
State legislature.
``(3) Costs incurred in defense of any civil or criminal
fraud proceeding or similar proceeding (including filing of
any false certification) brought by the United States where
the contractor is found liable or has pleaded nolo contendere
to a charge of fraud or similar proceeding (including filing
of false certification).
``(4) Payments of fines and penalties resulting from
violations of, or failure to comply with, Federal, State,
local, or foreign laws and regulations, except when incurred
as a result of compliance with specific terms and conditions
of the contract or specific written instructions from the
contracting officer authorizing in advance such payments in
accordance with applicable regulations of the Secretary of
Energy.
``(5) Costs of membership in any social, dining, or country
club or organization.
``(6) Costs of alcoholic beverages.
``(7) Contributions or donations, regardless of the
recipient.
``(8) Costs of advertising designed to promote the
contractor or its products.
``(9) Costs of promotional items and memorabilia, including
models, gifts, and souvenirs.
``(10) Costs for travel by commercial aircraft or by travel
by other than common carrier that is not necessary for the
performance of the contract and the cost of which exceeds the
amount of the standard commercial fare.
``(b) Regulations; Costs of Information Provided to
Congress or State Legislatures and Related Costs.--
``(1) Not later than 150 days after November 8, 1985, the
Secretary of Energy shall prescribe regulations to implement
this section. Such regulations may establish appropriate
definitions, exclusions, limitations, and qualifications.
Such regulations shall be published in accordance with
section 1707 of title 41.
``(2) In any regulations implementing subsection (a)(2),
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not allowable (by reason of such subsection) the following
costs of a contractor:
``(A) Costs of providing to Congress or a State
legislature, in response to a request from Congress or a
State legislature, information of a factual, technical, or
scientific nature, or advice of experts, with respect to
topics directly related to the performance of the contract.
``(B) Costs for transportation, lodging, or meals incurred
for the purpose of providing such information or advice.
``(c) Covered Contract Defined.--In this section, the
term`covered contract' means a contract for an amount more
than $100,000 entered into by the Secretary of Energy
obligating funds appropriated for national security programs
of the Department of Energy.
``(d) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall apply with
respect to costs incurred under a covered contract on or
after 30 days after the regulations required by subsection
(b) are issued.

``Sec. 5822. Prohibition and report on bonuses to contractors
operating defense nuclear facilities

``(a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Energy may not provide
any bonuses, award fees, or other form of performance- or
production-based awards to a contractor operating a
Department of Energy defense nuclear facility unless, in
evaluating the performance or production under the contract,
the Secretary considers the contractor's compliance with all
applicable environmental, safety, and health statutes,
regulations, and practices for determining both the size of,
and the contractor's qualification for, such bonus, award
fee, or other award. The prohibition in this subsection
applies with respect to contracts entered into, or contract
options exercised, after November 29, 1989.
``(b) Regulations.--The Secretary of Energy shall
promulgate regulations to implement subsection (a) not later
than March 1, 1990.

``Sec. 5823. Assessments of emergency preparedness of defense
nuclear facilities

`` The Secretary of Energy shall include, in each award-fee
evaluation conducted under section 16.401 of title 48, Code
of Federal Regulations, of a management and operating
contract for a Department of Energy defense nuclear facility
in 2016 or any even-numbered year thereafter, an assessment
of the adequacy of the emergency preparedness of that
facility, including an assessment of the seniority level of
management and operating contractor employees that
participate in emergency preparedness exercises at that
facility.

``Sec. 5824. Contractor liability for injury or loss of
property arising out of atomic weapons testing programs

``(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
`Atomic Energy Testing Liability Act'.
``(b) Federal Remedies Applicable; Exclusiveness of
Remedies.--
``(1) Remedy.--The remedy against the United States
provided by sections 1346(b) and 2672 of title 28, or by
chapter 309 or 311 of title 46, as appropriate, for injury,
loss of property, personal injury, or death shall apply to
any civil action for injury, loss of property, personal
injury, or death due to exposure to radiation based on acts
or omissions by a contractor in carrying out an atomic
weapons testing program under a contract with the United
States.
``(2) Exclusivity.--The remedies referred to in paragraph
(1) shall be exclusive of any other civil action or
proceeding for the purpose of determining civil liability
arising from any act or omission of the contractor without
regard to when the act or omission occurred. The employees of
a contractor referred to in paragraph (1) shall be considered
to be employees of the Federal Government, as provided in
section 2671 of title 28, for the purposes of any such civil
action or proceeding; and the civil action or proceeding
shall proceed in the same manner as any action against the
United States filed pursuant to section 1346(b) of such title
and shall be subject to the limitations and exceptions
applicable to those actions.
``(c) Procedure.--A contractor against whom a civil action
or proceeding described in subsection (b) is brought shall
promptly deliver all processes served upon that contractor to
the Attorney General of the United States. Upon certification
by the Attorney General that the suit against the contractor
is within the provisions of subsection (b), a civil action or
proceeding commenced in a State court shall be removed
without bond at any time before trial by the Attorney General
to the district court of the United States for the district
and division embracing the place wherein it is pending and
the proceedings shall be deemed a tort action brought against
the United States under the provisions of section 1346(b),
2401(b), or 2402, or sections 2671 through 2680 of title 28.
For purposes of removal, the certification by the Attorney
General under this subsection establishes contractor status
conclusively.
``(d) Actions Covered.--The provisions of this section
shall apply to any action, within the provisions of
subsection (b), which is pending on November 5, 1990, or
commenced on or after such date. Notwithstanding section
2401(b) of title 28, if a civil action or proceeding to which
this section applies is pending on November 5, 1990, and is
dismissed because the plaintiff in such action or proceeding
did not file an administrative claim as required by section
2672 of that title, the plaintiff in that action or
proceeding shall have 30 days from the date of the dismissal
or two years from the date upon which the claim accrued,
whichever is later, to file an administrative claim, and any
claim or subsequent civil action or proceeding shall
thereafter be subject to the provisions of section 2401(b) of
title 28.
``(e) Contractor Defined.--For purposes of this section,
the term `contractor' includes a contractor or cost
reimbursement subcontractor of any tier participating in the
conduct of the United States atomic weapons testing program
for the Department of Energy (or its predecessor agencies,
including the Manhattan Engineer District, the Atomic Energy
Commission, and the Energy Research and Development
Administration). Such term also includes facilities which
conduct or have conducted research concerning health effects
of ionizing radiation in connection with the testing under
contract with the Department of Energy (or any of its
predecessor agencies).

``Sec. 5825. Notice-and-wait requirement applicable to
certain third-party financing arrangements

``(a) Notice-and-wait Requirement.--The Secretary of Energy
may not enter into an arrangement described in subsection (b)
until 30 days after the date on which the Secretary notifies
the congressional defense committees in writing of the
proposed arrangement.
``(b) Covered Arrangements.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), an
arrangement referred to in subsection (a) is any alternative
financing arrangement, third-party financing arrangement,
public-private partnership, privatization arrangement,
private capital arrangement, or other financing arrangement
that--
``(A) is entered into in connection with a project
conducted using funds authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Energy to carry out programs necessary for
national security; and
``(B) involves a contractor or Federal agency obtaining and
charging to the Department of Energy as an allowable cost
under a contract the use of office space, facilities, or
other real property assets with a value of at least
$5,000,000.
``(2) Exception.--An arrangement referred to in subsection
(a) does not include an arrangement that--
``(A) involves the Department of Energy or a contractor
acquiring or entering into a capital lease for office space,
facilities, or other real property assets; or
``(B) is entered into in connection with a capital
improvement project undertaken as part of an energy savings
performance contract under section 801 of the National Energy
Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287).

``Sec. 5826. Publication of contractor performance
evaluations leading to award fees

``(a) In General.--The Administrator shall take appropriate
actions to make available to the public, to the maximum
extent practicable, contractor performance evaluations
conducted by the Administration of management and operating
contractors of the nuclear security enterprise that results
in the award of an award fee to the contractor concerned.
``(b) Format.--Performance evaluations shall be made public
under this section in a common format that facilitates
comparisons of performance evaluations between and among
similar management and operating contracts.

``Sec. 5827. Enhanced procurement authority to manage supply
chain risk

``(a) Authority.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary
of Energy may--
``(1) carry out a covered procurement action or special
exclusion action; and
``(2) notwithstanding any other provision of law, limit, in
whole or in part, the disclosure of information relating to
the basis for carrying out a covered procurement action or
special exclusion action.
``(b) Requirements.--The Secretary may exercise the
authority under subsection (a) only after--
``(1) obtaining a risk assessment that demonstrates that
there is a significant supply chain risk to a covered system;
``(2) making a determination in writing, in unclassified or
classified form, that--
``(A) the use of the authority under subsection (a) is
necessary to protect national security by reducing supply
chain risk;
``(B) less restrictive measures are not reasonably
available to reduce the supply chain risk; and
``(C) in a case in which the Secretary plans to limit
disclosure of information under subsection (a)(2), the risk
to national security of the disclosure of the information
outweighs the risk of not disclosing the information; and
``(3) submitting to the appropriate congressional
committees, not later than seven days after the date on which
the Secretary makes the determination under paragraph (2), a
notice of such determination, in classified or unclassified
form, that includes--
``(A) the information required by section 3304(e)(2)(A) of
title 41;
``(B) a summary of the risk assessment required under
paragraph (1); and
``(C) a summary of the basis for the determination,
including a discussion of less restrictive measures that were
considered and why such measures were not reasonably
available to reduce supply chain risk.

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``(c) Notifications.--If the Secretary has exercised the
authority under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
``(1) notify appropriate parties of the covered procurement
action or special exclusion action and the basis for the
action only to the extent necessary to carry out the covered
procurement action or special exclusion action;
``(2) notify other Federal agencies responsible for
procurement that may be subject to the same or similar supply
chain risk, in a manner and to the extent consistent with the
requirements of national security; and
``(3) ensure the confidentiality of any notifications under
paragraph (1) or (2).
``(d) Limitation of Review.--No action taken by the
Secretary under the authority under subsection (a) shall be
subject to review in any Federal court.
``(e) Delegation of Authority.--The Secretary may delegate
the authority under this section to--
``(1) in the case of the Administration, the Administrator;
and
``(2) in the case of any other component of the Department
of Energy, the Senior Procurement Executive of the
Department.
``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
`appropriate congressional committees' means--
``(A) the congressional defense committees; and
``(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
of Representatives.
``(2) Covered item of supply.--The term `covered item of
supply' means an item--
``(A) that is purchased for inclusion in a covered system;
and
``(B) the loss of integrity of which could result in a
supply chain risk for a covered system.
``(3) Covered procurement.--The term `covered procurement'
means the following:
``(A) A source selection for a covered system or a covered
item of supply involving either a performance specification,
as described in subsection (a)(3)(B) of section 3306 of title
41, or an evaluation factor, as described in subsection
(b)(1) of such section, relating to supply chain risk.
``(B) The consideration of proposals for and issuance of a
task or delivery order for a covered system or a covered item
of supply, as provided in section 4106(d)(3) of title 41,
where the task or delivery order contract concerned includes
a contract clause establishing a requirement relating to
supply chain risk.
``(C) Any contract action involving a contract for a
covered system or a covered item of supply if the contract
includes a clause establishing requirements relating to
supply chain risk.
``(4) Covered procurement action.--The term `covered
procurement action' means, with respect to an action that
occurs in the course of conducting a covered procurement, any
of the following:
``(A) The exclusion of a source that fails to meet
qualification requirements established pursuant to section
3311 of title 41 for the purpose of reducing supply chain
risk in the acquisition of covered systems.
``(B) The exclusion of a source that fails to achieve an
acceptable rating with regard to an evaluation factor
providing for the consideration of supply chain risk in the
evaluation of proposals for the award of a contract or the
issuance of a task or delivery order.
``(C) The withholding of consent for a contractor to
subcontract with a particular source or the direction to a
contractor for a covered system to exclude a particular
source from consideration for a subcontract under the
contract.
``(5) Covered system.--The term `covered system' means the
following:
``(A) National security systems (as defined in section
3552(b) of title 44) and components of such systems.
``(B) Nuclear weapons and components of nuclear weapons.
``(C) Items associated with the design, development,
production, and maintenance of nuclear weapons or components
of nuclear weapons.
``(D) Items associated with the surveillance of the nuclear
weapon stockpile.
``(E) Items associated with the design and development of
nonproliferation and counterproliferation programs and
systems.
``(6) Special exclusion action.--The term `special
exclusion action' means an action to prohibit, for a period
not to exceed two years, the award of any contracts or
subcontracts by the Administration or any other component of
the Department of Energy related to any covered system to a
source the Secretary determines to represent a supply chain
risk.
``(7) Supply chain risk.--The term `supply chain risk'
means the risk that an adversary may sabotage, maliciously
introduce unwanted function, or otherwise subvert the design,
integrity, manufacturing, production, distribution,
installation, operation, or maintenance of a covered system
or covered item of supply so as to surveil, deny, disrupt, or
otherwise degrade the function, use, or operation of the
system or item of supply.
``(g) Termination.--The authority under this section shall
terminate on December 31, 2028.

``Sec. 5828. Cost-benefit analyses for competition of
management and operating contracts

``(a) Briefings on Requests for Proposals.--Not later than
7 days after issuing a request for proposals for a contract
to manage and operate a facility of the Administration, the
Administrator shall brief the congressional defense
committees on the preliminary assessment of the Administrator
of the costs and benefits of the competition for the
contract, including a preliminary assessment of the matters
described in subsection (c) with respect to the contract.
``(b) Reports After Transition to New Contracts.--If the
Administrator awards a new contract to manage and operate a
facility of the Administration, the Administrator shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report that
includes the matters described in subsection (c) with respect
to the contract by not later than 30 days after the
completion of the period required to transition to the
contract.
``(c) Matters Described.--The matters described in this
subsection, with respect to a contract, are the following:
``(1) A clear and complete description of the cost savings
the Administrator expects to result from the competition for
the contract over the life of the contract, including
associated analyses, assumptions, and information sources
used to determine such expected cost savings.
``(2) A description of any key limitations or uncertainties
that could affect such costs savings, including costs savings
that are anticipated but not fully known.
``(3) The costs of the competition for the contract,
including the immediate costs of conducting the competition,
the costs of the transition to the contract from the previous
contract, and any increased costs over the life of the
contract.
``(4) A description of any disruptions or delays in mission
activities or deliverables resulting from the competition for
the contract.
``(5) A clear and complete description of the benefits
expected by the Administrator with respect to mission
performance or operations resulting from the competition.
``(6) How the competition for the contract complied with
the Federal Acquisition Regulation regarding Federally funded
research and development centers, if applicable.
``(7) The factors considered and processes used by the
Administrator to determine--
``(A) whether to compete or extend the previous contract;
and
``(B) which activities at the facility should be covered
under the contract rather than under a different contract.
``(8) With respect to the matters included under paragraphs
(1) through (7), a detailed description of the analyses
conducted by the Administrator to reach the conclusions
presented in the report, including any assumptions,
limitations, and uncertainties relating to such conclusions.
``(9) Any other matters the Administrator considers
appropriate.
``(d) Information Quality.--Each briefing required by
subsection (a) and report required by subsection (b) shall be
prepared in accordance with--
``(1) the information quality guidelines of the Department
of Energy that are relevant to the clear and complete
presentation of the matters described in subsection (c); and
``(2) best practices of the Government Accountability
Office and relevant industries for cost estimating, if
appropriate.
``(e) Review of Reports by Comptroller General of the
United States.--
``(1) Determination.--The Comptroller General of the United
States shall determine, in consultation with the
congressional defense committees, whether to conduct an
initial review, a comprehensive review, or both, of a report
required by subsection (b).
``(2) Initial review.--The Comptroller General shall
provide any initial review of a report required by subsection
(b) as a briefing to the congressional defense committees not
later than 180 days after that report is submitted to the
congressional defense committees.
``(3) Comprehensive review.--
``(A) Submission.--The Comptroller General shall submit any
comprehensive review of a report required by subsection (b)
to the congressional defense committees not later than 3
years after that report is submitted to the congressional
defense committees.
``(B) Elements.--A comprehensive review of a report
required by subsection (b) shall include an assessment, based
on the most current information available, of the following:
``(i) The actual cost savings achieved compared to cost
savings estimated under subsection (c)(1), and any increased
costs incurred under the contract that were unexpected or
uncertain at the time the contract was awarded.
``(ii) Any disruptions or delays in mission activities or
deliverables resulting from the competition for the contract
compared to the disruptions and delays estimated under
subsection (c)(4).
``(iii) Whether expected benefits of the competition with
respect to mission performance or operations have been
achieved.
``(iv) Such other matters as the Comptroller General
considers appropriate.
``(f) Applicability.--
``(1) In general.--The requirements for briefings under
subsection (a) and reports under subsection (b) shall apply
with respect to requests for proposals issued or contracts
awarded, as applicable, by the Administrator during fiscal
years 2019 through 2032.
``(2) Naval reactors.--The requirements for briefings under
subsection (a) and reports

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under subsection (b) shall not apply with respect to a
management and operations contract for a Naval Reactor
facility.

``PART B--RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

``Sec. 5831. Laboratory-directed research and development
programs

``(a) Authority.--Government-owned, contractor-operated
laboratories that are funded out of funds available to the
Department of Energy for national security programs are
authorized to carry out laboratory-directed research and
development.
``(b) Regulations.--The Secretary of Energy shall prescribe
regulations for the conduct of laboratory-directed research
and development at such laboratories.
``(c) Funding.--Of the funds provided by the Department of
Energy to a national security laboratory for national
security activities, the Secretary shall provide a specific
amount, of not less than 5 percent and not more than 7
percent of such funds, to be used by the laboratory for
laboratory-directed research and development.
``(d) Laboratory-directed Research and Development
Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term `laboratory-
directed research and development' means research and
development work of a creative and innovative nature which,
under the regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (b),
is selected by the director of a laboratory for the purpose
of maintaining the vitality of the laboratory in defense-
related scientific disciplines.

``Sec. 5832. Laboratory-directed research and development

`` Of the funds made available by the Department of Energy
for activities at government-owned, contractor-operated
laboratories funded in this Act or subsequent Energy and
Water Development Appropriations Acts, the Secretary may
authorize a specific amount, not to exceed 8 percent of such
funds, to be used by such laboratories for laboratory
directed research and development:  Provided, That the
Secretary may also authorize a specific amount not to exceed
4 percent of such funds, to be used by the plant manager of a
covered nuclear weapons production plant or the manager of
the Nevada Site Office for plant or site directed research
and development:  Provided further, That notwithstanding
Department of Energy order 413.2A, dated January 8, 2001,
beginning in fiscal year 2006 and thereafter, all DOE
laboratories may be eligible for laboratory directed research
and development funding.

``Sec. 5833. Funding for laboratory directed research and
development

``Notwithstanding section 307 of the Energy and Water
Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
(Public Law 111-85; 123 Stat. 2845), of the funds made
available by the Department of Energy for activities at
Government-owned, contractor-operated laboratories funded in
the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2014 (div. D of Pub. L. 113-76) or any
subsequent Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act
for any fiscal year, the Secretary may authorize a specific
amount, not to exceed 6 percent of such funds, to be used by
such laboratories for laboratory directed research and
development.

``Sec. 5834. Charges to individual program, project, or
activity

`` Of the funds authorized by the Secretary of Energy for
laboratory directed research and development, no individual
program, project, or activity funded by this or any
subsequent Act making appropriations for Energy and Water
Development for any fiscal year may be charged more than the
statutory maximum authorized for such activities:  Provided,
That this section shall take effect not earlier than October
1, 2015.

``Sec. 5835. Limitations on use of funds for laboratory
directed research and development purposes

``(a) Limitation on Use of Weapons Activities Funds.--No
funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made
available to the Department of Energy in any fiscal year
after fiscal year 1997 for weapons activities may be
obligated or expended for activities under the Department of
Energy Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program,
or under any Department of Energy technology transfer program
or cooperative research and development agreement, unless
such activities support the national security mission of the
Department of Energy.
``(b) Limitation on Use of Certain Other Funds.--No funds
authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to
the Department of Energy in any fiscal year after fiscal year
1997 for defense environmental cleanup may be obligated or
expended for activities under the Department of Energy
Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program, or
under any Department of Energy technology transfer program or
cooperative research and development agreement, unless such
activities support the defense environmental cleanup mission
of the Department of Energy.
``(c) Limitation on Use of Funds for Overhead.--A national
security laboratory may not use funds made available under
section 5831(c) to cover the costs of general and
administrative overhead for the laboratory.

``Sec. 5836. Report on use of funds for certain research and
development purposes

``(a) Report Required.--Not later than February 1 each
year, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on the funds
expended during the preceding fiscal year on activities under
the Department of Energy Laboratory Directed Research and
Development Program. The purpose of the report is to permit
an assessment of the extent to which such activities support
the national security mission of the Department of Energy.
``(b) Plant-directed Research and Development.--
``(1) In general.--The report required by subsection (a)
shall include, with respect to plant-directed research and
development, the following:
``(A) A financial accounting of expenditures for such
research and development, disaggregated by nuclear weapons
production facility.
``(B) A breakdown of the percentage of research and
development conducted by each such facility that is plant-
directed research and development.
``(C) An explanation of how each such facility plans to
increase the availability and utilization of funds for plant-
directed research and development.
``(2) Plant-directed research and development defined.--In
this subsection, the term `plant-directed research and
development' means research and development selected by the
director of a nuclear weapons production facility.
``(c) Preparation of Report.--Each report shall be prepared
by the officials responsible for Federal oversight of the
funds expended on activities under the program.
``(d) Criteria Used in Preparation of Report.--Each report
shall set forth the criteria utilized by the officials
preparing the report in determining whether or not the
activities reviewed by such officials support the national
security mission of the Department.

``Sec. 5837. Critical technology partnerships and cooperative
research and development centers

``(a) Partnerships.--For the purpose of facilitating the
transfer of technology, the Secretary of Energy shall ensure,
to the maximum extent practicable, that research on and
development of dual-use critical technology carried out
through atomic energy defense activities is conducted through
cooperative research and development agreements, or other
arrangements, that involve laboratories of the Department of
Energy and other entities.
``(b) Cooperative Research and Development Centers.--
``(1) Subject to the availability of appropriations
provided for such purpose, the Administrator shall establish
a cooperative research and development center described in
paragraph (2) at each national security laboratory.
``(2) A cooperative research and development center
described in this paragraph is a center to foster
collaborative scientific research, technology development,
and the appropriate transfer of research and technology to
users in addition to the national security laboratories.
``(3) In establishing a cooperative research and
development center under this subsection, the Administrator--
``(A) shall enter into cooperative research and development
agreements with governmental, public, academic, or private
entities; and
``(B) may enter into a contract with respect to
constructing, purchasing, managing, or leasing buildings or
other facilities.
``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `dual-use critical technology' means a
technology--
``(A) that is critical to atomic energy defense activities,
as determined by the Secretary of Energy;
``(B) that has military applications and nonmilitary
applications; and
``(C) that is a defense critical technology (as defined in
section 4801).
``(2) The term `cooperative research and development
agreement' has the meaning given that term by section 12(d)
of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15
U.S.C. 3710a(d)).
``(3) The term `other entities' means--
``(A) firms, or a consortium of firms, that are eligible to
participate in a partnership or other arrangement with a
laboratory of the Department of Energy, as determined in
accordance with applicable law and regulations; or
``(B) firms, or a consortium of firms, described in
subparagraph (A) in combination with one or more of the
following:
``(i) Institutions of higher education in the United
States.
``(ii) Departments and agencies of the Federal Government
other than the Department of Energy.
``(iii) Agencies of State governments.
``(iv) Any other persons or entities that may be eligible
and appropriate, as determined in accordance with applicable
laws and regulations.
``(4) The term `atomic energy defense activities' does not
include activities covered by Executive Order No. 12344,
dated February 1, 1982, pertaining to the Naval nuclear
propulsion program.

``Sec. 5838. University-based research collaboration program

``(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
``(1) The maintenance of scientific and engineering
competence in the United States is vital to long-term
national security and the defense and national security
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``(2) Engaging the universities and colleges of the Nation
in research on long-range problems of vital national security
interest will be critical to solving the technology
challenges faced within the defense and national security
programs of the Department of Energy in the next century.
``(3) Enhancing collaboration among the national
laboratories, universities and colleges, and industry will
contribute significantly to the performance of these
Department of Energy missions.
``(b) Program.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish a
university program at a location that can develop the most
effective collaboration among national laboratories,
universities and colleges, and industry in support of
scientific and engineering advancement in key Department of
Energy defense and national security program areas.

``Sec. 5839. Limitation on establishing an enduring
bioassurance program within the administration

``(a) In General.--The Administrator may not establish,
administer, manage, or facilitate a program within the
Administration for the purposes of executing an enduring
national security research and development effort to broaden
the role of the Department of Energy in national biodefense.
``(b) Rule of Construction.--The limitation described in
subsection (a) shall not be interpreted--
``(1) to prohibit the establishment of a bioassurance
program for the purpose of executing enduring national
security research and development in any component of the
Department of Energy other than the Administration or in any
other Federal agency; or
``(2) to impede the use of resources of the Administration,
including resources provided by a national security
laboratory or a nuclear weapons production facility site, to
support the execution of a bioassurance program, if such
support is provided--
``(A) on a cost-reimbursable basis to an entity that is not
a component of the Department of Energy; and
``(B) in a manner that does not interfere with mission of
such laboratory or facility.

``PART C--FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

``Sec. 5841. Transfers of real property at certain Department
of Energy facilities

``(a) Transfer Regulations.--
``(1) The Secretary of Energy shall prescribe regulations
for the transfer by sale or lease of real property at
Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities for the
purpose of permitting the economic development of the
property.
``(2) The Secretary may not transfer real property under
the regulations prescribed under paragraph (1) until--
``(A) the Secretary submits a notification of the proposed
transfer to the congressional defense committees; and
``(B) a period of 30 days has elapsed following the date on
which the notification is submitted.
``(b) Indemnification.--
``(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3) and subject to
subsection (c), in the sale or lease of real property
pursuant to the regulations prescribed under subsection (a),
the Secretary may hold harmless and indemnify a person or
entity described in paragraph (2) against any claim for
injury to person or property that results from the release or
threatened release of a hazardous substance or pollutant or
contaminant as a result of Department of Energy activities at
the defense nuclear facility on which the real property is
located. Before entering into any agreement for such a sale
or lease, the Secretary shall notify the person or entity
that the Secretary has authority to provide indemnification
to the person or entity under this subsection. The Secretary
shall include in any agreement for such a sale or lease a
provision stating whether indemnification is or is not
provided.
``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to the following persons and
entities:
``(A) Any State that acquires ownership or control of real
property of a defense nuclear facility.
``(B) Any political subdivision of a State that acquires
such ownership or control.
``(C) Any other person or entity that acquires such
ownership or control.
``(D) Any successor, assignee, transferee, lender, or
lessee of a person or entity described in subparagraphs (A)
through (C).
``(3) To the extent the persons and entities described in
paragraph (2) contributed to any such release or threatened
release, paragraph (1) shall not apply.
``(c) Conditions.--
``(1) No indemnification on a claim for injury may be
provided under this section unless the person or entity
making a request for the indemnification--
``(A) notifies the Secretary in writing within two years
after such claim accrues;
``(B) furnishes to the Secretary copies of pertinent papers
received by the person or entity;
``(C) furnishes evidence or proof of the claim;
``(D) provides, upon request by the Secretary, access to
the records and personnel of the person or entity for
purposes of defending or settling the claim; and
``(E) begins action within six months after the date of
mailing, by certified or registered mail, of notice of final
denial of the claim by the Secretary.
``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the date on which a
claim accrues is the date on which the person asserting the
claim knew (or reasonably should have known) that the injury
to person or property referred to in subsection (b)(1) was
caused or contributed to by the release or threatened release
of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant as a
result of Department of Energy activities at the defense
nuclear facility on which the real property is located.
``(d) Authority of Secretary.--
``(1) In any case in which the Secretary determines that
the Secretary may be required to indemnify a person or entity
under this section for any claim for injury to person or
property referred to in subsection (b)(1), the Secretary may
settle or defend the claim on behalf of that person or
entity.
``(2) In any case described in paragraph (1), if the person
or entity that the Secretary may be required to indemnify
does not allow the Secretary to settle or defend the claim,
the person or entity may not be indemnified with respect to
that claim under this section.
``(e) Relationship to Other Law.--Nothing in this section
shall be construed as affecting or modifying in any way
section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)).
``(f) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `hazardous
substance', `release', and `pollutant or contaminant' have
the meanings provided by section 101 of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of
1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601).

``Sec. 5842. Engineering and manufacturing research,
development, and demonstration by managers of certain
nuclear weapons production facilities

``(a) Authority for Programs at Nuclear Weapons Productions
Facilities.--The Administrator shall authorize the head of
each nuclear weapons production facility to establish an
Engineering and Manufacturing Research, Development, and
Demonstration Program under this section.
``(b) Projects and Activities.--The projects and activities
carried out through the program at a nuclear weapons
production facility under this section shall support
innovative or high-risk design and manufacturing concepts and
technologies with potentially high payoff for the nuclear
security enterprise. Those projects and activities may
include--
``(1) replacement of obsolete or aging design and
manufacturing technologies;
``(2) development of innovative agile manufacturing
techniques and processes; and
``(3) training, recruitment, or retention of essential
personnel in critical engineering and manufacturing
disciplines.

``Sec. 5843. Activities at covered nuclear weapons facilities

``The Administrator may authorize the manager of a covered
nuclear weapons research, development, testing or production
facility to engage in research, development, and
demonstration activities with respect to the engineering and
manufacturing capabilities at such facility in order to
maintain and enhance such capabilities at such facility:
Provided, That of the amount allocated to a covered nuclear
weapons facility each fiscal year from amounts available to
the Department of Energy for such fiscal year for national
security programs, not more than an amount equal to 2 percent
of such amount may be used for these activities:  Provided
further, That for purposes of this section, the term `covered
nuclear weapons facility' means the following:
``(1) The Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, Missouri.
``(2) The Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
``(3) The Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas.
``(4) The Savannah River Plant, South Carolina.
``(5) The Nevada Test Site.

``Sec. 5844. Pilot program relating to use of proceeds of
disposal or utilization of certain department of energy
assets

``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to encourage
the Secretary of Energy to dispose of or otherwise utilize
certain assets of the Department of Energy by making
available to the Secretary the proceeds of such disposal or
utilization for purposes of defraying the costs of such
disposal or utilization.
``(b) Use of Proceeds to Defray Costs.--
``(1) Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, the
Secretary may retain from the proceeds of the sale, lease, or
disposal of an asset under subsection (c) an amount equal to
the cost of the sale, lease, or disposal of the asset. The
Secretary shall utilize amounts retained under this paragraph
to defray the cost of the sale, lease, or disposal.
``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the cost of a sale,
lease, or disposal shall include--
``(A) the cost of administering the sale, lease, or
disposal;
``(B) the cost of recovering or preparing the asset
concerned for the sale, lease, or disposal; and
``(C) any other cost associated with the sale, lease, or
disposal.
``(c) Covered Transactions.--Subsection (b) applies to the
following transactions:
``(1) The sale of heavy water at the Savannah River Site,
South Carolina, that is under the jurisdiction of the Defense
Environmental Management Program.
``(2) The sale of precious metals that are under the
jurisdiction of the Defense Environmental Management Program.
``(3) The lease of buildings and other facilities located
at the Hanford Reservation,

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Washington, that are under the jurisdiction of the Defense
Environmental Management Program.
``(4) The lease of buildings and other facilities located
at the Savannah River Site that are under the jurisdiction of
the Defense Environmental Management Program.
``(5) The disposal of equipment and other personal property
located at the Rocky Flats Defense Environmental Technology
Site, Colorado, that is under the jurisdiction of the Defense
Environmental Management Program.
``(6) The disposal of materials at the National Electronics
Recycling Center, Oak Ridge, Tennessee that are under the
jurisdiction of the Defense Environmental Management Program.
``(d) Applicability of Disposal Authority.--Nothing in this
section shall be construed to limit the application of
subchapter II of chapter 5 and section 549 of title 40 to the
disposal of equipment and other personal property covered by
this section.

``Sec. 5845. Department of Energy energy parks program

``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy may establish a
program to permit the establishment of energy parks on former
defense nuclear facilities.
``(b) Objectives.--The objectives for establishing energy
parks pursuant to subsection (a) are the following:
``(1) To provide locations to carry out a broad range of
projects relating to the development and deployment of energy
technologies and related advanced manufacturing technologies.
``(2) To provide locations for the implementation of pilot
programs and demonstration projects for new and developing
energy technologies and related advanced manufacturing
technologies.
``(3) To set a national example for the development and
deployment of energy technologies and related advanced
manufacturing technologies in a manner that will promote
energy security, energy sector employment, and energy
independence.
``(4) To create a business environment that encourages
collaboration and interaction between the public and private
sectors.
``(c) Consultation.--In establishing an energy park
pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult
with--
``(1) the local government with jurisdiction over the land
on which the energy park will be located;
``(2) the local governments of adjacent areas; and
``(3) any community reuse organization recognized by the
Secretary at the former defense nuclear facility on which the
energy park will be located.
``(d) Report Required.--Not later than 120 days after
January 7, 2011, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee
on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives a report on the
implementation of the program under subsection (a). The
report shall include such recommendations for additional
legislative actions as the Secretary considers appropriate to
facilitate the development of energy parks on former defense
nuclear facilities.
``(e) Defense Nuclear Facility Defined.--In this section,
the term `defense nuclear facility' has the meaning given the
term `Department of Energy defense nuclear facility' in
section 318 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.
2286g).

``Sec. 5846. Authority to use passenger carriers for
contractor commuting

``(a) Authority.--If and to the extent that the
Administrator deems it appropriate to further mission
activities under section 3211 of the National Nuclear
Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401), a passenger
carrier may be used to provide transportation services to
contractor employees between the covered facility of the
contractor employee and a mass transit facility in accordance
with any applicable transportation plan adopted by the
Administrator pursuant to this section.
``(b) Plan Requests and Approval.--
``(1) The Administrator--
``(A) shall--
``(i) provide Management and Operating contractors at
covered facilities the opportunity to, on a voluntary basis,
submit, through the cognizant contracting officer of the
applicable covered facility, a plan to provide transportation
services described in subsection (a) for contractor employees
at the covered facility; and
``(ii) review each such plan submitted in accordance with
clause (i); and
``(B) may approve each such plan if the requirements
described in clauses (i) through (iv) of paragraph (2)(B) are
satisfied.
``(2) Each plan submitted pursuant to paragraph (1)(A)--
``(A) may include proposals for parking facilities, road
improvements, real property acquisition, passenger carrier
services, and commuting cost deferment payments to contractor
employees; and
``(B) shall include--
``(i) a description of how the use of passenger carriers
will facilitate the mission of the covered facility;
``(ii) a description of how the plan will be economical and
advantageous to the Federal Government;
``(iii) a summary of the benefits that will be provided
under the plan and how costs will be monitored; and
``(iv) a description of how the plan will alleviate traffic
congestion, reduce commuting times, and improve recruitment
and retention of contractor employees.
``(3) The Administrator may delegate to the Senior
Procurement Executive of the Administration the approval of
any plan submitted under this subsection.
``(c) Reimbursement.--The Administration may reimburse a
contractor for the costs of transportation services incurred
pursuant to a plan approved under subsection (b) using funds
appropriated to the Administration.
``(d) Implementation.--In carrying out a plan approved
under subsection (b), the Administrator, to the maximum
extent practicable and consistent with sound budget policy,
shall--
``(1) require the use of alternative fuel vehicles to
provide transportation services;
``(2) ensure funds spent for this plan further the mission
activities of the Administration under section 3211 of the
National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C.
2401); and
``(3) ensure that the time during which a contractor
employee uses transportation services shall not be included
for purposes of calculating the hours of work for such
contractor employee.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `contractor employee' means an employee of a
Management and Operating contractor or subcontractor employee
at any tier.
``(2) The term `covered facility' means any facility of the
Administration that directly supports the mission of the
Administration under section 3211 of the National Nuclear
Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401).
``(3) The term `Management and Operating contractor' means
a management and operating contractor that manages a covered
facility.
``(4) The term `passenger carrier' means a passenger motor
vehicle, aircraft, boat, ship, train, or other similar means
of transportation that is owned, leased, or provided pursuant
to contract or subcontract by the Federal Government or
through a contractor of the Administration.

``PART D--OTHER MATTERS

``Sec. 5851. Payment of costs of operation and maintenance of
infrastructure at Nevada National Security Site

`` Notwithstanding any other provision of law and effective
as of September 30, 1996, the costs associated with operating
and maintaining the infrastructure at the Nevada National
Security Site, Nevada, with respect to any activities
initiated at the site after that date by the Department of
Defense pursuant to a work-for-others agreement may be paid
for from funds authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Energy for activities at the Nevada National
Security Site.

``Sec. 5852. University-based defense nuclear policy
collaboration program

``(a) Program.--The Administrator shall carry out a program
under which the Administrator establishes a policy research
consortium of institutions of higher education and nonprofit
entities in support of implementing and innovating the
defense nuclear policy programs of the Administration. The
Administrator shall establish and carry out such program in a
manner similar to the program established under section 5838.
``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the consortium under
subsection (a) are as follows:
``(1) To shape the formulation and application of policy
through the conduct of research and analysis regarding
defense nuclear policy programs.
``(2) To maintain open-source databases on issues relevant
to understanding defense nuclear nonproliferation, arms
control, nuclear deterrence, foreign nuclear programs, and
nuclear security.
``(3) To facilitate the collaboration of research centers
of excellence relating to defense nuclear policy to better
distribute expertise to specific issues and scenarios
regarding such threats.
``(c) Duties.--
``(1) Support.--The Administrator shall ensure that the
consortium established under subsection (a) provides support
to individuals described in paragraph (2) through the use of
nongovernmental fellowships, scholarships, research
internships, workshops, short courses, summer schools, and
research grants.
``(2) Individuals described.--The individuals described in
this paragraph are graduate students, academics, and policy
specialists, who are focused on policy innovation related
to--
``(A) defense nuclear nonproliferation;
``(B) arms control;
``(C) nuclear deterrence;
``(D) the study of foreign nuclear programs;
``(E) nuclear security; or
``(F) educating and training the next generation of defense
nuclear policy experts.''.
(b) Conforming Repeals.--The following provisions of law
are repealed:
(1) Division D of the Bob Stump National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (50 U.S.C. 4001 et
seq.).
(2) Sections 3116 and 3141 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (50 U.S.C. 2515, 2512
note).
(3) Sections 308 and 311 of the Energy and Water
Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (50
U.S.C. 2523c, 2791b).
(4) Section 3132 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2004 (50 U.S.C. 2589).
(5) Section 306 of the Energy and Water Development and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (50 U.S.C. 2743a).

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(6) Section 308 of the Energy and Water Development and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 (50 U.S.C. 2791a).
(7) Section 3124 of the Ike Skelton National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (50 U.S.C. 2814).
(8) Sections 3113 and 3123 of the William M. (Mac)
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021 (Public Law 116-283; 50 U.S.C. 2512 note, 2581 note).
(9) Section 3113 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 50 U.S.C. 2512
note).
(10) Section 3121 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 50 U.S.C. 2521
note).
(11) Section 3121, 3124, and 3126 of the James M. Inhofe
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
(Public Law 117-263; 50 U.S.C. 2532 note, 2538a note).
(12) Section 3125 of the Servicemember Quality of Life
Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 50 U.S.C. 2538 note).
(13) Section 3133 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 50 U.S.C. 2538c
note).
(14) Section 3122 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck'
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2015 (Public Law 113-291; 50 U.S.C. 2565 note).
(15) Section 3141 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232;
50 U.S.C. 2569 note).
(16) Section 3116 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375;
50 U.S.C. 2601 note).
(17) Section 127 of the Miscellaneous Appropriations and
Offsets Act, 2004 (division H of Public 108-199; 50 U.S.C.
2601 note).
(18) Section 3117 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 50 U.S.C. 2754
note).
(19) Section 309 of the Energy and Water Development and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (division D of
Public Law 113-76; 50 U.S.C. 2791a note).
(20) Section 308 of the Energy and Water Development
Appropriations Act, 2005 (division C of Public Law 108-447;
50 U.S.C. 2812 note).
(21) Section 3114 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 50 U.S.C. 2535
note).
(c) Technical Amendments.--
(1) Amendments to title 10.--Title 10, United States Code,
is amended--
(A) in section 179--
(i) in subsection (d)(13), by striking ``section 4002 of
the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)'' and
inserting ``section 5601''; and
(ii) in subsection (f)--

(I) in paragraph (2), by striking ``section 4717 of the
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2757)'' at each place it
appears and inserting ``section 5799''; and
(II) in paragraph (3), by striking ``section 4219(a) of the
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2538a(a))'' and
inserting ``section 5638'';

(B) in section 499a(e), by striking ``section 4002 of the
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)'' and inserting
``section 5601''.
(2) Amendments to other laws.--
(A) Section 809(b)(2) of the James M. Inhofe National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law
117-263; 10 U.S.C. 4351 note) is amended by striking
``sections 4217 and 4311 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50
U.S.C. 2537, 2577)'' and inserting ``sections 5635 and 5671
of title 10, United States Code''.
(B) Section 1635(c)(2) of the Servicemember Quality of Life
Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 10 U.S.C. 4811 note) is
amended by striking ``section 4002 of the Atomic Energy
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)'' and inserting ``section 5601
of title 10, United States Code''.
(C) Section 3111(b)(1) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 50
U.S.C. 2402 note) is amended by striking ``section 4002(6) of
the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501(6))'' and
inserting ``section 5601 of title 10, United States Code''.
(D) Section 3116(a)(3) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91;
131 Stat. 1888) is amended by striking ``section 4101 of the
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2511)'' and inserting
``section 5611 of title 10, United States Code''.
(E) Section 3113 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 50 U.S.C. 2512
note) is amended--
(i) in subsection (a), by striking ``section 4102(b) of the
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2512(b))'' and inserting
``section 5612 of title 10, United States Code''; and
(ii) in subsection (d), by striking ``section 4002 of the
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)'' and inserting
``section 5601 of title 10, United States Code''.
(F) Section 3137(d) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 50 U.S.C. 2512
note) is amended by striking ``section 4002(6) of the Atomic
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501(6))'' and inserting
``section 5601 of title 10, United States Code''.
(G) Section 3121(c) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 50 U.S.C. 2521
note) is amended by striking ``section 4002 of the Atomic
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)'' and inserting ``section
5601 of title 10, United States Code''.
(H) Section 3129 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 50 U.S.C. 2521 note)
is amended--
(i) in subsection (a), by striking ``section 4201 of the
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521)'' and inserting
``section 5621 of title 10, United States Code,''; and
(ii) in subsection (e), by striking ``section 4203 of the
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2523)'' and inserting
``section 5624 of title 10, United States Code,''.
(I) Section 3116(c) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 50 U.S.C. 2529
note) is amended by striking ``section 4209(a) of the Atomic
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2529(a))'' and inserting
``section 5630 of title 10, United States Code''.
(J) Section 3121(c) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263;
50 U.S.C. 2532 note) is amended by striking ``section 4002 of
the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)'' and
inserting ``section 5601 of title 10, United States Code''.
(K) Section 3126 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263;
50 U.S.C. 2538a note) is amended by striking ``section 4219
of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2538a)'' and
inserting ``section 5638 of title 10, United States Code''.
(L) Section 3116(e)(4) of the Ronald W. Reagan National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law
108-375; 50 U.S.C. 2602 note) is amended by striking
``section 4306A of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C.
2567)'' and inserting ``section 5664 of title 10, United
States Code''.
(M) Section 3121 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232;
50 U.S.C. 2652 note) is amended--
(i) by striking ``section 4502(a) of the Atomic Energy
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2652(a))'' each place it appears and
inserting ``section 5732(a) of title 10, United States
Code''; and
(ii) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ``section 4002 of
the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)'' and
inserting ``section 5601 of title 10, United States Code''.

SEC. 3112. ADJUSTMENT TO PLUTONIUM PIT PRODUCTION CAPACITY.

Section 4219 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C.
2538a) is amended--
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
``(a) Requirements.--
``(1) Overall capacity.--Consistent with the requirements
of the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy shall
ensure that the nuclear security enterprise--
``(A) during 2021, begins production of qualification
plutonium pits;
``(B) during 2025, produces no fewer than 10 war reserve
plutonium pits;
``(C) during 2026, produces no fewer than 20 war reserve
plutonium pits;
``(D) during 2027, produces no fewer than 30 war reserve
plutonium pits;
``(E) during 2029, produces no fewer than 50 war reserve
plutonium pits; and
``(F) during 2032 and subsequent years, produces no fewer
than 80 war reserve plutonium pits.
``(2) Site specific full production rate targets.--In
meeting the annual production rate requirement under
paragraph (1)(F), the Secretary of Energy shall ensure that--
``(A) no fewer than 30 war reserve plutonium pits are
produced annually at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los
Alamos, New Mexico;
``(B) no fewer than 50 war reserve plutonium pits are
produced annually at the Savannah River Plutonium Processing
Facility, Aiken, South Carolina; and
``(C) total annual production quantities exceeding 80 war
reserve plutonium pits are allocated to each site as
necessary to meet Department of Defense requirements.''; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``2030'' and inserting
``2032''.

SEC. 3113. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION RAPID
CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENT OFFICE.

(a) Repeal.--Section 4220 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act
(50 U.S.C. 2538b) is repealed.
(b) Assistant Deputy Administrator for Rapid Capabilities
Development.--National Nuclear Security Administration Act
(50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end of
subtitle A the following new section:

``SEC. 3223. OFFICE OF RAPID CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENT.

``(a) Establishment.--
``(1) In general.--There is established in the
Administration an Office of Rapid Capabilities Development
(referred to in this section as the `Office'), which shall be
led by an Assistant Deputy Administrator for Rapid
Capabilities Development (referred to in this section as the
`Assistant Deputy Administrator').
``(2) Assistant deputy administrator.--
``(A) Senior executive service.--The position of the
Assistant Deputy Administrator shall be a Senior Executive
Service position (as defined in section 3132(a) of title 5,
United States Code).
``(B) Duties.--The Assistant Deputy Administrator shall
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``(b) Mission.--The primary objective of the Office shall
be to expedite the development and fielding of technologies
and weapon systems in support of United States strategic
deterrence requirements, as determined by the President or
the Secretary of Defense. In achieving this objective, the
office shall--
``(1) leverage defense-wide and Administration technology
development efforts and existing capabilities to achieve
improved deterrence and operational effects;
``(2) provide integration and technical support to
Department of Defense, the Administration, or other
activities of the United States Government;
``(3) identify and pursue opportunities to accelerate
operationally-focused capabilities through advanced
prototyping; and
``(4) explore innovative, cost-effective material and non-
material solutions to defeat rapidly-evolving nuclear and
radiological threats.
``(c) Board of Directors.--
``(1) Composition.--The Office shall be governed by a Board
of Directors of (referred to in this section as the `Board'),
which shall be composed of the following members:
``(A) The Administrator.
``(B) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear
Deterrence, Chemical and Biological Defense Policy and
Programs.
``(C) The Deputy Commander of United States Strategic
Command.
``(D) The Joint Staff Director for Strategy, Plans, and
Policy (J5).
``(E) The Director of Navy Strategic Systems Programs.
``(F) The Deputy Commander of Air Force Global Strike
Command.
``(2) Chair.--The Chair of the Board shall be the
Administrator.
``(3) Organization and tasking.--
``(A) Operations.--The Board shall operate on a consensus
basis and issue taskings directly to the Assistant Deputy
Administrator as necessary to achieve the mission objectives
outlined in subsection (b).
``(B) Submissions to board.--
``(i) Submissions from the assistant deputy
administrator.--The Assistant Deputy Administrator may submit
research and development proposals for Board consideration if
such proposals support the mission objectives outlined in
subsection (b).
``(ii) Submissions from members.--Members of the Board may
submit--

``(I) research and development proposals for Board
consideration; and
``(II) proposals on behalf of organizations that are not
members of the Board if such proposals support the mission
objectives outlined in subsection (b).

``(d) Staff.--The Administrator shall ensure that the
Assistant Deputy Administrator has sufficient numbers of
personnel with competence in technical, programmatic, and
other appropriate matters necessary to carry out the
functions required by this section.
``(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall
be construed to obviate or otherwise alter the requirements
for the development of new or modified nuclear weapons
outlined by section 4209 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50
U.S.C. 2529).
``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Administration.--The term `Administration', with
respect to any authority, duty, or responsibility provided by
this section, does not include the Office of Naval Reactors.
``(2) Prototyping.--The term `prototyping' means the
development of any physical or virtual model used to evaluate
the technical or manufacturing feasibility or military
utility of a technology, process, concept, end item, or
system.''.

SEC. 3114. REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION ENTERPRISE BLUEPRINT.

(a) Review and Assessment.--Not later than 30 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chair of the
Nuclear Weapons Council shall initiate within the Nuclear
Weapons Council a review of the Enterprise Blueprint and
assess--
(1) the adequacy of the projected future infrastructure to
meet anticipated Department of Defense requirements; and
(2) the feasibility of executing the Enterprise Blueprint
for a period of 25 years beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(b) Report.--Not later than June 1, 2026, the Chair of the
Nuclear Weapons Council, acting through the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical, and
Biological Defense Policy and Programs, shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on--
(1) the conclusions of the review and assessment described
in subsection (a);
(2) any recommended modifications to the infrastructure
recapitalization plans or future capabilities described in
the Enterprise Blueprint necessary to meet future Department
of Defense requirements; and
(3) any other information the Chair determines to be
relevant.
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (b) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Nuclear weapons council.--The term ``Nuclear Weapons
Council'' means the council established by section 179 of
title 10, United States Code.
(2) Enterprise blueprint.--The term ``Enterprise
Blueprint'' means the document entitled ``NNSA Enterprise
Blueprint'', published in October 2024 by the Department of
Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration.

SEC. 3115. NOTIFICATION OF COST OVERRUNS FOR CERTAIN
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PROJECTS.

Section 4713 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C.
2753) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), in the first sentence, by
inserting ``prior to entry into Phase 6.3 or Phase 3, as
appropriate'' after ``Administration''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ``prior to entry into
Phase 6.3'' after ``project''; and
(2) in subsection (c)(2)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as
subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new
subparagraph (B):
``(B) the results of the review conducted by the Director
of Cost Estimating and Program Evaluation are consistent with
section 3221(d)(1)(F) of the National Nuclear Security
Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2411(d)(1)(F)).''.

SEC. 3116. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN NUCLEAR FACILITIES AND
ASSETS FROM UNMANNED AIRCRAFT.

Section 4510(e)(1)(C) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50
U.S.C. 2661(e)(1)(C)) is amended to read as follows:
``(C)(i) owned by or contracted to the National Nuclear
Security Administration, including any facility that stores
or uses special nuclear material; or
``(ii) a national security laboratory or nuclear weapons
production facility.''.

SEC. 3117. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN
SCIENTIFIC, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNICAL
PERSONNEL.

Section 4601(c)(1) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50
U.S.C. 2701(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``2026'' and
inserting ``2036''.

SEC. 3118. APPROPRIATE SCOPING OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
RESEARCH WITHIN THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY
ADMINISTRATION.

(a) In General.--Subtitle B of title XLVIII of the Atomic
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2791 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following section:

``SEC. 4816. APPROPRIATE SCOPING OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
RESEARCH WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATION.

``(a) In General.--Funds authorized to be appropriated by
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026, or
any subsequent fiscal year, for the Administration for the
purposes of conducting research and development of artificial
intelligence technologies, executing a program to develop or
manage the application of such technologies, or developing,
acquiring, or sustaining any associated computing hardware or
supporting infrastructure may only be used to support the
nuclear security missions of the Administration.
``(b) Rule of Construction.--The limitation described in
subsection (a) shall not be interpreted--
``(1) to prohibit the establishment of an enduring national
security artificial intelligence research and development
program in any component of the Department of Energy other
than the Administration or in any other Federal agency; or
``(2) to impede the use of resources of the Administration,
including resources provided by a national security
laboratory or a nuclear weapons production facility site, to
support the execution of an enduring national security
artificial intelligence research and development program or
activity, if such support is provided--
``(A) on a full cost recovery basis, including any
associated infrastructure or utility costs, to an entity that
is not a component of the Department of Energy; and
``(B) in a manner that does not interfere with the nuclear
security mission of such laboratory or facility.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the
Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 4815 the following new item:

``Sec. 4816. Appropriate scoping of artificial intelligence research
within the Administration.''.

Subtitle C--Other Matters

SEC. 3121. NATIONAL SECURITY POSITIONS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT
OF ENERGY.

Any position of the Department of Energy requiring the
performance of duties funded under Office of Management and
Budget functional subcategory 053, Atomic Energy Defense
Activities, shall be considered as a position that is
necessary to meet national security responsibilities.

SEC. 3122. OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM-WIDE
PERFORMANCE METRICS FOR REDUCING RISK.

(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall--
(1) develop and implement program performance metrics for
the Office of Environmental Management (referred to in this
section as the ``Office''), in addition to the program
performance metrics identified in the plan published by the
Office of Environmental Management entitled ``EM Program Plan
2022''; and
(2) revise the program performance metrics identified in
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accordance with the requirements of subsection (b).
(b) Required Elements.--The program performance metrics
described in subsection (a) shall incorporate the following
elements:
(1) Linkage.--Each metric shall--
(A) align with the goals and mission of the Department of
Energy (referred to in this section as the ``Department'')
and the Office;
(B) link to the other metrics developed or revised under
subsection (a) and any other existing performance metrics of
the Department and the Office; and
(C) be clearly communicated throughout the Department and
the Office.
(2) Clarity.--Each metric shall be clear and the name and
definition of such metric shall be consistent with the
methodology used to calculate the metric.
(3) Measurable.--Each metric shall have a numerical goal.
(4) Objective.--Each metric shall be reasonably free from
significant bias or manipulation.
(5) Reliable.--Each metric shall produce the same result
under similar conditions.
(6) Core program activities.--The metrics shall cover the
activities that the Office is expected to perform to support
its mission.
(7) Limited overlap.--Each metric shall provide new
information beyond any information provided by other metrics.
(8) Balance.--The metrics shall ensure that various
priorities of the Office are covered.
(9) Effectiveness.--Each metric shall incorporate an
effectiveness measure, such as quality, timeliness, and cost
of service.
(c) Risk Reduction Prioritization.--The program performance
metrics described in subsection (a) shall--
(1) give first priority to addressing any issues posing an
immediate risk to human health or the environment;
(2) give second priority, as appropriate, to addressing
issues based on achieving the highest risk reduction benefit
per radioactive or hazardous content removed; and
(3) measure the amount of radioactivity or hazardous
content removed, as determined by--
(A) curies, rads, or rems;
(B) pounds of hazardous content removed; or
(C) such other appropriate measure.
(d) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter until
2036, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report describing the
outcomes achieved under the program performance metrics
described in subsection (a) for each fiscal year covered by
such report.
(2) Contents.--Each report shall identify the cost per
curie, rad, or rem of radioactivity and cost per pound of
hazardous content removed program-wide, by site, and by
mission area.

SEC. 3123. OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT INTEGRATED
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL PLANNING AND
OPTIMIZATION.

(a) Radioactive Waste Disposal Optimization Analyses.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall
develop a complex-wide analysis to identify optimal disposal
pathways and schedules for defense radioactive waste produced
by the Department of Energy and its predecessor agencies and
managed by the Office of Environmental Management.
(2) Contents.--The analysis required by paragraph (1)
shall--
(A) incorporate modeling to identify optimal disposal
pathways and schedules that could be achieved--
(i) considering regulatory constraints; and
(ii) if key regulatory constraints were lifted or altered;
and
(B) identify strategic alternatives to radioactive waste
disposal plans and schedules.
(b) Nationwide Radioactive Waste Disposal Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 15 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall
develop an integrated, nationwide radioactive waste disposal
plan.
(2) Contents.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall--
(A) include, to the maximum extent practicable, optimal
radioactive waste disposal pathways and schedules identified
through the analysis conducted pursuant to subsection (a);
(B) identify specific opportunities for further
optimization of radioactive waste disposal pathways and
schedules that might be achieved through changes in
regulatory constraints;
(C) address complex-wide disposal issues, such as waste
with no disposal pathway; and
(D) incorporate feedback from key stakeholders, including
Federal and State regulators and operators of radioactive
waste disposal facilities.
(c) Radioactive Waste Disposal Forum.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall
establish a forum for Federal and State agencies that
regulate radioactive waste cleanup and disposal activities by
the Office of Environmental Management.
(2) Purpose.--The forum established pursuant to paragraph
(1) shall holistically negotiate regulatory and other changes
that could allow the Department of Energy to implement
opportunities for optimal radioactive waste disposal
identified pursuant to subsection (b).
(d) Reporting.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on
the results of the optimization analysis required by
subsection (a), the nationwide disposal plan required by
subsection (b), and the initial activities of the forum
established pursuant to subsection (c).
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Complex.--The term ``complex'' means the set of sites
across the United States where radioactive waste cleanup and
disposal activities are managed by the Office of
Environmental Management.
(2) Integrated.--The term ``integrated'' means inclusive of
all radioactive waste across the complex.
(3) Optimal.--The term ``optimal'' means the best possible
outcome, such as the lowest cost or highest profit, while
following specific rules and limitations.
(4) Regulatory constraints.--The term ``regulatory
constraints'' means requirements included in regulations or
agreements with regulators that affect decisions regarding
radioactive waste disposal pathways and schedules by the
Office of Environmental Management that could reasonably be
the subject of negotiation with Federal or State regulatory
agencies.

SEC. 3124. REPORT ON FUTURE ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES FOR THE
DELIVERY OF SPECIALIZED INFRASTRUCTURE.

(a) In General.--Not later than February 15, 2026, and
annually thereafter until February 15, 2046, the
Administrator for Nuclear Security shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on future
activities and resources for the delivery of specialized
infrastructure with demands across the nuclear stockpile,
global security, and naval nuclear propulsion missions, which
shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of infrastructure investments necessary
in the 5 fiscal years following the fiscal year of the
report, including--
(A) the cost estimates and schedules for such
infrastructure investments;
(B) the impacts to workforce requirements of the
Administration;
(C) the status of any reviews required by the National
Environmental Policy Act for such infrastructure investments;
(D) an explanation of the targeted needs addressed by such
infrastructure investments; and
(E) a summary of progress made towards achieving such
infrastructure investments.
(2) For fiscal year 2027 and each subsequent fiscal year,
an explanation of any changes in cost estimates and schedules
for the projects listed in the assessment required by
paragraph (1) for the prior fiscal year.
(3) An assessment of infrastructure investments necessary
in the 6 to 15 fiscal years following the fiscal year of the
report, including--
(A) an estimated schedule for such infrastructure
investments; and
(B) an explanation of the targeted needs addressed by such
infrastructure investments.
(4) For fiscal year 2027 and each subsequent fiscal year,
an explanation of any changes in cost estimates and schedules
for the projects listed in the assessment required by
paragraph (3) for the prior fiscal year.
(5) An assessment of the infrastructure investments
necessary in the 16 to 25 fiscal years following the fiscal
year of the report, including an explanation of the targeted
needs such infrastructure investments are addressing.
(6) For fiscal year 2027 and each subsequent fiscal year,
an explanation of any changes in cost estimates and schedules
for the projects listed in the assessment required by
paragraph (5) for the prior fiscal year.
(b) Form.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Administration.--The term ``Administration'' means the
National Nuclear Security Administration.
(2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on
Energy and Water Development of the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies of the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(3) Specialized infrastructure.--The term ``specialized
infrastructure'' means any facility--
(A) that supports the nuclear stockpile mission, including
capabilities to handle and process--
(i) special nuclear materials;
(ii) radioactive, hazardous, and specialized materials;
(iii) non-nuclear unique components; and
(iv) assembled nuclear weapons;
(B) that supports the global security mission of the
Administration; or
(C) that supports naval spent fuel management, nuclear
material testing and examination, and functional nuclear
laboratory consolidation for naval nuclear propulsion.

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TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION.

There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year
2026, $45,000,000 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear
Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy
Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.).

DIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES

SEC. 4001. AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS IN FUNDING TABLES.

(a) In General.--Whenever a funding table in this division
specifies a dollar amount authorized for a project, program,
or activity, the obligation and expenditure of the specified
dollar amount for the project, program, or activity is hereby
authorized, subject to the availability of appropriations.
(b) Merit-based Decisions.--A decision to commit, obligate,
or expend funds with or to a specific entity on the basis of
a dollar amount authorized pursuant to subsection (a) shall--
(1) be based on merit-based selection procedures in
accordance with the requirements of sections 3201 and 4024 of
title 10, United States Code, or on competitive procedures;
and
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of law.
(c) Relationship to Transfer and Programming Authority.--An
amount specified in the funding tables in this division may
be transferred or reprogrammed under a transfer or
reprogramming authority provided by another provision of this
Act or by other law. The transfer or reprogramming of an
amount specified in such funding tables shall not count
against a ceiling on such transfers or reprogrammings under
section 1001 of this Act or any other provision of law,
unless such transfer or reprogramming would move funds
between appropriation accounts.
(d) Applicability to Classified Annex.--This section
applies to any classified annex that accompanies this Act.
(e) Oral or Written Communications.--No oral or written
communication concerning any amount specified in the funding
tables in this division shall supersede the requirements of
this section.

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TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT

SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT.

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SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT  (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2026         Senate
Line                                     Item                    Request       Authorized
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AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY
FIXED WING
6                                               HADES PLATFORM, PAYLOADS/PED,             26,850          26,850
AND INTEGRATION.
ROTARY
9                                               AH-64 APACHE BLOCK IIIA REMAN...           1,669           1,669
13                                              UH-60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP)...         732,060         732,060
17                                              CH-47 HELICOPTER................         618,798         618,798
18                                              CH-47 HELICOPTER................          61,421          61,421
MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT
27                                              AH-64 MODS......................         125,236         125,236
28                                              SCALABLE CONTROL INTERFACE (SCI)           1,257           1,257
29                                              CH-47 CARGO HELICOPTER MODS               17,709          17,709
(MYP).
34                                              UTILITY HELICOPTER MODS.........          33,659          33,659
36                                              NETWORK AND MISSION PLAN........          40,472          40,472
37                                              COMMS, NAV SURVEILLANCE.........          11,566          11,566
39                                              AVIATION ASSURED PNT............          49,475          49,475
40                                              GATM ROLLUP.....................           4,651           4,651
GROUND SUPPORT AVIONICS
45                                              AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY EQUIPMENT         129,167         129,167
47                                              CMWS............................          38,419          38,419
48                                              COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES          225,647         225,647
(CIRCM).
OTHER SUPPORT
50                                              COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT.........          29,489          29,489
52                                              AIRCREW INTEGRATED SYSTEMS......          14,986          14,986
53                                              AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL.............          24,213          24,213
54                                              LAUNCHER, 2.75 ROCKET...........           1,611           1,611
AGILE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
57                                              SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS...         726,034         741,034
Flammable Solids UAS                                    [15,000]
Applications.
58                                              FUTURE UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS           118,459         118,459
(UAS) FAMILY.
59                                              GRAY EAGLE MODIFICATIONS........          12,351          12,351
TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY       3,045,199       3,060,199

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY
SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEM
2                                               LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE               637,473       1,250,473
DEFENSE (AMD) SEN.
Procure additional 4x LTAMDS--                         [613,000]
misaligned budget request.
4                                               M-SHORAD--PROCUREMENT...........         679,114         679,114
6                                               MSE MISSILE.....................         945,905       1,485,525
PAC-3 MSE missile recerts--                            [366,000]
misaligned budget request.
Patriot Mods: AMMPS/DEX.........                       [173,620]
9                                               PRECISION STRIKE MISSILE (PRSM).         160,846         480,946
Max PrSM Inc 1 procurement (+254                       [320,100]
missiles)--misaligned budget
request.
11                                              INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION                 830,579       1,018,579
CAPABILITY INC 2-I.
IFPC Inc 2 AIM 9X missile                              [188,000]
production to 432x AUR--
misaligned budget request.
12                                              MID-RANGE CAPABILITY (MRC)......          82,407         179,407
Hypersonics Rocket Motor Cost                           [42,000]
Reduction Initiative.
Maritime Strike Tomahawk (MST)                          [55,000]
(USA, USN).
AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM
15                                              JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MSLS (JAGM).          84,667          84,667
17                                              LONG-RANGE HYPERSONIC WEAPON....         353,415         353,415
ANTI-TANK/ASSAULT MISSILE SYS
18                                              JAVELIN (AAWS-M) SYSTEM SUMMARY.         329,205         329,205
19                                              TOW 2 SYSTEM SUMMARY............          11,731          11,731
20                                              GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS)......       1,125,071       1,125,071
21                                              GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS)......          43,156          43,156
22                                              MLRS REDUCED RANGE PRACTICE               32,339          32,339
ROCKETS (RRPR).
23                                              HIGH MOBILITY ARTILLERY ROCKET            61,503          61,503
SYSTEM (HIMARS.
MODIFICATIONS
29                                              PATRIOT MODS....................         757,800         757,800
32                                              STINGER MODS....................         428,935         450,935
Qualification of Stinger                                [22,000]
additional SRMs.
35                                              MLRS MODS.......................         243,470         243,470
36                                              HIMARS MODIFICATIONS............          54,005          54,005
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
38                                              SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS.........           6,651           6,651
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES
40                                              AIR DEFENSE TARGETS.............          12,801          12,801
AGILE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
44                                              LAUNCHED EFFECTS FAMILY.........          67,816          67,816
TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY.       6,948,889       8,728,609

PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY
TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES
2                                               ARMORED MULTI PUPOSE VEHICLE             554,678         554,678
(AMPV).
4                                               ASSAULT BREACHER VEHICLE (ABV)..           4,079           4,079
5                                               M10 BOOKER......................          64,919          64,919
MODIFICATION OF TRACKED COMBAT
VEHICLES
8                                               STRYKER UPGRADE.................         135,816         135,816
9                                               BRADLEY FIRE SUPPORT TEAM                  4,684           4,684
(BFIST) VEHICLE.
10                                              BRADLEY PROGRAM (MOD)...........         157,183         157,183
11                                              M109 FOV MODIFICATIONS..........          82,537          82,537
12                                              PALADIN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT            250,238         250,238
(PIM).
13                                              IMPROVED RECOVERY VEHICLE (M88           155,540         155,540
HERCULES).
17                                              JOINT ASSAULT BRIDGE............         132,637         132,637
19                                              ABRAMS UPGRADE PROGRAM..........         740,528         740,528
21                                              VEHICLE PROTECTION SYSTEMS (VPS)         107,833         107,833
WEAPONS & OTHER COMBAT VEHICLES
24                                              PERSONAL DEFENSE WEAPON (ROLL)..           1,002           1,002
25                                              M240 MEDIUM MACHINE GUN (7.62MM)               5               5
27                                              MACHINE GUN, CAL .50 M2 ROLL....               4               4
28                                              MORTAR SYSTEMS..................           5,807           5,807
29                                              LOCATION & AZIMUTH DETERMINATION           9,477           9,477
SYSTEM (LADS.
31                                              PRECISION SNIPER RIFLE..........           1,853           1,853
34                                              NEXT GENERATION SQUAD WEAPON....         365,155         365,155
36                                              HANDGUN.........................               7               7
MOD OF WEAPONS AND OTHER COMBAT
VEH
38                                              M777 MODS.......................           2,429           2,429
42                                              SNIPER RIFLES MODIFICATIONS.....              19              19
43                                              M119 MODIFICATIONS..............           4,642           4,642
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES
46                                              ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (WOCV-                 469          19,469
WTCV).
Procurement of six additional                           [19,000]
Robotic Combat Vehicles (RCVs).
47                                              PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (WOCV-           104,993         104,993
WTCV).
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY       2,886,534       2,905,534

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY
SMALL/MEDIUM CAL AMMUNITION
1                                               CTG, 5.56MM, ALL TYPES..........         128,283         128,283
2                                               CTG, 7.62MM, ALL TYPES..........          62,157          62,157
3                                               NEXT GENERATION SQUAD WEAPON             426,177         426,177
AMMUNITION.
4                                               CTG, HANDGUN, ALL TYPES.........           7,750           7,750
5                                               CTG, .50 CAL, ALL TYPES.........          78,199          78,199
6                                               CTG, 20MM, ALL TYPES............          25,773          25,773
7                                               CTG, 25MM, ALL TYPES............          22,324          22,324
8                                               CTG, 30MM, ALL TYPES............         100,392         100,392
9                                               CTG, 40MM, ALL TYPES............         131,432         131,432
11                                              CTG, 50MM, ALL TYPES............          42,131          42,131
MORTAR AMMUNITION
12                                              60MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES..........          38,114          38,114
13                                              81MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES..........          41,786          41,786
14                                              120MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES.........         123,144         123,144
TANK AMMUNITION
15                                              CARTRIDGES, TANK, 105MM AND              440,152         440,152
120MM, ALL TYPES.
ARTILLERY AMMUNITION
16                                              ARTILLERY CARTRIDGES, 75MM &              80,780          80,780
105MM, ALL TYPES.
17                                              ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 155MM, ALL         218,877         218,877
TYPES.
19                                              PRECISION ARTILLERY MUNITIONS...          28,995          28,995
20                                              ARTILLERY PROPELLANTS, FUZES AND         168,737         168,737
PRIMERS, ALL.
MINES
21                                              MINES & CLEARING CHARGERS, ALL            42,748          42,748
TYPES.
22                                              CLOSE TERRAIN SHAPING OBSTACLE..           7,860           7,860
ROCKETS
24                                              SHOULDER LAUNCHED MUNITIONS, ALL          46,089          46,089
TYPES.
25                                              ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL TYPES.....          34,836          34,836
OTHER AMMUNITION
26                                              CAD/PAD, ALL TYPES..............          12,543          12,543
27                                              DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES.          21,409          21,409

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28                                              GRENADES, ALL TYPES.............          56,530          56,530
29                                              SIGNALS, ALL TYPES..............          36,846          36,846
30                                              SIMULATORS, ALL TYPES...........          10,821          10,821
MISCELLANEOUS
32                                              AMMO COMPONENTS, ALL TYPES......           4,084           4,084
34                                              ITEMS LESS THEN $5 MILLION                16,799          16,799
(AMMO).
35                                              AMMUNITION PECULIAR EQUIPMENT...          16,219          16,219
36                                              FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION          18,600          18,600
(AMMO).
37                                              CLOSEOUT LIABILITIES............             102             102
PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT
40                                              INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES...........       1,084,611       1,334,611
Modernization of organic                               [250,000]
industrial base.
41                                              CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS                   155,050         155,050
DEMILITARIZATION.
42                                              ARMS INITIATIVE.................           3,885           3,885
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION,       3,734,235       3,984,235
ARMY.

OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY
TACTICAL VEHICLES
2                                               FAMILY OF SEMITRAILERS..........         132,793         132,793
6                                               GROUND MOBILITY VEHICLES (GMV)..         308,620         308,620
9                                               JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE              45,840          79,840
FAMILY OF VEHICL.
Infantry Squad Vehicle                                  [34,000]
Procurement.
10                                              TRUCK, DUMP, 20T (CCE)..........          17,000          30,506
Heavy Dump Trucks...............                        [13,506]
11                                              FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL VEH             85,490          85,490
(FMTV).
12                                              FAMILY OF COLD WEATHER ALL-               38,001          38,001
TERRAIN VEHICLE (C.
13                                              FIRETRUCKS & ASSOCIATED                   39,761          39,761
FIREFIGHTING EQUIP.
14                                              FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL                 202,009         202,009
VEHICLES (FHTV).
19                                              TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE                   2,660           2,660
PROTECTION KITS.
20                                              MODIFICATION OF IN SVC EQUIP....          98,728          98,728
NON-TACTICAL VEHICLES
23                                              NONTACTICAL VEHICLES, OTHER.....           8,462           8,462
COMM--JOINT COMMUNICATIONS
29                                              TACTICAL NETWORK COMMUNICATION..         866,347         866,347
31                                              JCSE EQUIPMENT (USRDECOM).......           5,389           5,389
COMM--SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
32                                              SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS........         114,770         114,770
36                                              DEFENSE ENTERPRISE WIDEBAND               65,591          65,591
SATCOM SYSTEMS.
39                                              ASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION          212,469         212,469
AND TIMING.
COMM--COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS
46                                              HANDHELD MANPACK SMALL FORM FIT          478,435         478,435
(HMS).
48                                              ARMY LINK 16 SYSTEMS............         133,836         133,836
51                                              UNIFIED COMMAND SUITE...........          20,010          20,010
52                                              COTS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT...         207,402         207,402
54                                              ARMY COMMUNICATIONS &                    110,678         110,678
ELECTRONICS.
COMM--INTELLIGENCE COMM
56                                              CI AUTOMATION ARCHITECTURE-INTEL          15,290          15,290
58                                              MULTI-DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE.......         108,655         108,655
INFORMATION SECURITY
60                                              INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY                  826             826
PROGRAM-ISSP.
61                                              COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY (COMSEC)         125,970         125,970
66                                              BIOMETRIC ENABLING CAPABILITY                 65              65
(BEC).
COMM--BASE COMMUNICATIONS
70                                              INFORMATION SYSTEMS.............         209,378         209,378
72                                              BASE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION....          50,177          50,177
74                                              INSTALLATION INFO INFRASTRUCTURE         439,373         439,373
MOD PROGRAM.
ELECT EQUIP--TACT INT REL ACT
(TIARA)
78                                              TITAN...........................         236,314         236,314
81                                              COLLECTION CAPABILITY...........           2,935           2,935
83                                              DCGS-A-INTEL....................           1,087           1,087
85                                              TROJAN..........................          37,968          58,568
AFRICOM: CRAM capabilities......                        [20,600]
86                                              MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (INTEL SPT).          20,598         134,376
AN/TPQ-53 Counterfire Target                           [113,778]
Acquisition Radar.
ELECT EQUIP--ELECTRONIC WARFARE
(EW)
91                                              AIR VIGILANCE (AV)..............           9,731           9,731
93                                              FAMILY OF PERSISTENT                      15,382         115,382
SURVEILLANCE CAP..
CENTCOM: aerostat sensors.......                       [100,000]
94                                              COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/SECURITY               8,283           8,283
COUNTERMEASURES.
ELECT EQUIP--TACTICAL SURV. (TAC
SURV)
96                                              SENTINEL MODS...................         462,010         462,010
97                                              NIGHT VISION DEVICES............         211,056         211,056
98                                              SMALL TACTICAL OPTICAL RIFLE               2,111           2,111
MOUNTED MLRF.
99                                              BASE EXPEDITIARY TARGETING AND             1,801           1,801
SURV SYS.
100                                             INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION FAMILY           27,881          27,881
OF SYSTEMS.
101                                             FAMILY OF WEAPON SIGHTS (FWS)...         103,607         103,607
102                                             ENHANCED PORTABLE INDUCTIVE               10,456          10,456
ARTILLERY FUZE SE.
104                                             FORWARD LOOKING INFRARED (IFLIR)          60,765          60,765
106                                             JOINT BATTLE COMMAND--PLATFORM           165,395         165,395
(JBC-P).
107                                             JOINT EFFECTS TARGETING SYSTEM            48,715          48,715
(JETS).
109                                             COMPUTER BALLISTICS: LHMBC XM32.           6,325           6,325
110                                             MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM......           3,657           3,657
111                                             MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS                3,262           3,262
MODIFICATIONS.
112                                             COUNTERFIRE RADARS..............          40,526          40,526
ELECT EQUIP--TACTICAL C2 SYSTEMS
113                                             ARMY COMMAND POST INTEGRATED             723,187         723,187
INFRASTRUCTURE (.
114                                             FIRE SUPPORT C2 FAMILY..........           3,389           3,389
115                                             AIR & MSL DEFENSE PLANNING &              33,103          33,103
CONTROL SYS.
116                                             IAMD BATTLE COMMAND SYSTEM......         546,480         546,480
117                                             AIAMD FAMILY OF SYSTEMS (FOS)             31,016          31,016
COMPONENTS.
118                                             LIFE CYCLE SOFTWARE SUPPORT                5,175           5,175
(LCSS).
119                                             NETWORK MANAGEMENT                       244,403         244,403
INITIALIZATION AND SERVICE.
124                                             MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIPMENT (ENFIRE)          16,595          16,595
ELECT EQUIP--AUTOMATION
125                                             ARMY TRAINING MODERNIZATION.....           8,262           8,262
126                                             AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING EQUIP.          93,804          93,804
129                                             HIGH PERF COMPUTING MOD PGM               74,708          74,708
(HPCMP).
130                                             CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM.........             468             468
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
9999                                            CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.............           1,546           1,546
CHEMICAL DEFENSIVE EQUIPMENT
138                                             BASE DEFENSE SYSTEMS (BDS)......             143             143
139                                             CBRN DEFENSE....................          69,739          69,739
BRIDGING EQUIPMENT
142                                             TACTICAL BRIDGE, FLOAT-RIBBON...          69,863          69,863
ENGINEER (NON-CONSTRUCTION)
EQUIPMENT
150                                             ROBOTICS AND APPLIQUE SYSTEMS...             509             509
151                                             RENDER SAFE SETS KITS OUTFITS...          14,184          14,184
COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
153                                             HEATERS AND ECU'S...............          14,288          14,288
156                                             GROUND SOLDIER SYSTEM...........         178,850         178,850
157                                             MOBILE SOLDIER POWER............          15,729          15,729
159                                             FIELD FEEDING EQUIPMENT.........           4,500           4,500
160                                             CARGO AERIAL DEL & PERSONNEL              61,224          61,224
PARACHUTE SYSTEM.
161                                             FAMILY OF ENGR COMBAT AND                      0          37,615
CONSTRUCTION SETS.
Hydraulic Excavator (HYEX)......                         [7,980]
TRACTOR FULL TRACKED, MED T-9                           [29,635]
(Medium Dozer).
PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT
164                                             DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, PETROLEUM           96,020          96,020
& WATER.
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
165                                             COMBAT SUPPORT MEDICAL..........          99,567          99,567
MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT
166                                             MOBILE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT              63,311          63,311
SYSTEMS.
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
169                                             CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT..........          92,299          92,299
RAIL FLOAT CONTAINERIZATION
EQUIPMENT
179                                             ARMY WATERCRAFT ESP.............          57,342          57,342
180                                             MANEUVER SUPPORT VESSEL (MSV)...          33,949         158,949
MSV-L 2x ships per year.........                       [125,000]
181                                             ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (FLOAT/             18,217          18,217
RAIL).
GENERATORS
182                                             GENERATORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIP.          89,073          89,073
MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT
184                                             FAMILY OF FORKLIFTS.............          12,576          45,777

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Family of All Terrain Cranes....                        [15,000]
Type 1 Crane/Mobility...........                        [18,201]
TRAINING EQUIPMENT
185                                             COMBAT TRAINING CENTERS SUPPORT.          49,025          49,025
186                                             TRAINING DEVICES, NONSYSTEM.....         189,306         189,306
187                                             SYNTHETIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENT           166,402         166,402
(STE).
189                                             GAMING TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF            7,320           7,320
ARMY TRAINING.
TEST MEASURE AND DIG EQUIPMENT
(TMD)
191                                             INTEGRATED FAMILY OF TEST                 38,784          38,784
EQUIPMENT (IFTE).
193                                             TEST EQUIPMENT MODERNIZATION              51,119          51,119
(TEMOD).
OTHER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
195                                             PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEMS (OPA3)         136,315         136,315
196                                             BASE LEVEL COMMON EQUIPMENT.....          19,452          19,452
197                                             MODIFICATION OF IN-SVC EQUIPMENT          31,452          31,452
(OPA-3).
198                                             BUILDING, PRE-FAB, RELOCATABLE..          10,490          10,490
200                                             SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR TEST AND            93,777          93,777
EVALUATION.
OPA2
205                                             INITIAL SPARES--C&E.............           7,254           7,254
AGILE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
207                                             COUNTER-SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL            306,568         306,568
SYSTEM (C-SUAS).
208                                             ELECTRONIC WARFARE..............          24,547          24,547
209                                             ELECTRONIC WARFARE AGILE........          54,427          54,427
210                                             SOLDIER BORNE SENSOR............          21,919          21,919
TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY...       9,605,566      10,083,266

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY
COMBAT AIRCRAFT
2                                               F/A-18E/F (FIGHTER) HORNET......          50,607          50,607
4                                               JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV.........       1,951,629       1,951,629
5                                               JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV.........         401,596         401,596
6                                               JSF STOVL.......................       1,787,313       1,787,313
7                                               JSF STOVL.......................         113,744         113,744
8                                               CH-53K (HEAVY LIFT).............       1,707,601       2,259,601
USMC (+4) CH-53K................                       [552,000]
9                                               CH-53K (HEAVY LIFT).............         335,352         335,352
10                                              V-22 (MEDIUM LIFT)..............          47,196          47,196
12                                              H-1 UPGRADES (UH-1Y/AH-1Z)......           8,305           8,305
14                                              P-8A POSEIDON...................          13,631          13,631
15                                              E-2D ADV HAWKEYE................       1,503,556           3,556
E-2D cancelation................                    [-1,500,000]
OTHER AIRCRAFT
23                                              KC-130J.........................          18,017          18,017
27                                              MQ-4 TRITON.....................         133,139         133,139
31                                              MQ-25...........................         407,046         407,046
32                                              MQ-25...........................          52,191          52,191
34                                              MARINE GROUP 5 UAS..............          15,162          15,162
36                                              OTHER SUPPORT AIRCRAFT..........          19,812          19,812
MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT
39                                              F-18 A-D UNIQUE.................          53,809          53,809
40                                              F-18E/F AND EA-18G MODERNIZATION         576,229         576,229
AND SUSTAINM.
41                                              MARINE GROUP 5 UAS SERIES.......         143,695         143,695
42                                              AEA SYSTEMS.....................          25,848          25,848
44                                              INFRARED SEARCH AND TRACK (IRST)         175,351         175,351
45                                              ADVERSARY.......................          21,535          21,535
46                                              F-18 SERIES.....................         756,967         756,967
47                                              H-53 SERIES.....................          69,227          69,227
48                                              MH-60 SERIES....................         115,545         115,545
49                                              H-1 SERIES......................         149,405         149,405
51                                              E-2 SERIES......................         143,772         143,772
52                                              TRAINER A/C SERIES..............          12,151          12,151
54                                              C-130 SERIES....................         144,017         144,017
55                                              FEWSG...........................               5               5
56                                              CARGO/TRANSPORT A/C SERIES......           7,526           7,526
57                                              E-6 SERIES......................         163,737         163,737
58                                              EXECUTIVE HELICOPTERS SERIES....          66,645          66,645
60                                              T-45 SERIES.....................         173,433         173,433
61                                              POWER PLANT CHANGES.............          18,707          18,707
62                                              JPATS SERIES....................          21,330          21,330
64                                              COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT............          91,553          91,553
65                                              COMMON AVIONICS CHANGES.........         161,376         161,376
66                                              COMMON DEFENSIVE WEAPON SYSTEM..           8,926           8,926
67                                              ID SYSTEMS......................           3,011           3,011
68                                              P-8 SERIES......................         320,130         320,130
69                                              MAGTF EW FOR AVIATION...........          22,356          22,356
71                                              V-22 (TILT/ROTOR ACFT) OSPREY...         319,145         319,145
72                                              NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ)....         439,493         439,493
73                                              F-35 STOVL SERIES...............         364,774         364,774
74                                              F-35 CV SERIES..................         180,533         180,533
75                                              QRC.............................          24,893          24,893
76                                              MQ-4 SERIES.....................         180,463         180,463
AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
84                                              SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS.........       2,562,627       2,562,627
AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIP &
FACILITIES
85                                              COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT.........         584,561         584,561
86                                              AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES..         112,513         112,513
87                                              WAR CONSUMABLES.................          45,153          45,153
88                                              OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES........          70,770          70,770
89                                              SPECIAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.......         130,993         130,993
TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY      17,028,101      16,080,101

WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY
MODIFICATION OF MISSILES
2                                               TRIDENT II MODS.................       2,582,029       2,582,029
STRATEGIC MISSILES
6                                               TOMAHAWK........................          12,593         205,593
TLAM supplier base                                     [193,000]
stabilization--turbofans.
TACTICAL MISSILES
7                                               AMRAAM..........................          69,913         763,913
AMRAAM: maximize procurement....                       [694,000]
8                                               SIDEWINDER......................          84,713          84,713
9                                               JOINT ADVANCE TACTICAL MISSILE           301,858         301,858
(JATM).
10                                              STANDARD MISSILE................         187,420         249,420
SM-6 procurement--misaligned                            [62,000]
budget request (+11 AURs).
12                                              SMALL DIAMETER BOBOMBMB II......          86,255          86,255
13                                              RAM.............................         122,372         122,372
15                                              JOINT AIR GROUND MISSILE (JAGM).          74,152          74,152
17                                              AERIAL TARGETS..................         182,704         182,704
19                                              OTHER MISSILE SUPPORT...........           3,490           3,490
20                                              LRASM...........................         243,217         401,217
LRASM supplier base Navy                                [68,000]
production to 160 per year.
LRASM: procurement +20 AURs to                          [90,000]
120.
21                                              NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM)......          32,238          32,238
22                                              NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM)......           3,059           3,059
MODIFICATION OF MISSILES
25                                              TOMAHAWK MODS...................           6,283          41,283
TLAM procurement increase.......                        [35,000]
26                                              ESSM............................         503,381         503,381
28                                              AARGM-ER........................         261,041         261,041
29                                              AARGM-ER........................          24,284          24,284
31                                              STANDARD MISSILES MODS..........          32,127          32,127
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES
32                                              WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES...         127,222         527,222
Navy munitions..................                       [400,000]
ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
36                                              ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT......          37,059          37,059
TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIP
39                                              SSTD............................           4,789           4,789
40                                              MK-48 TORPEDO...................           7,081           7,081
42                                              ASW TARGETS.....................          38,386          38,386
MOD OF TORPEDOES AND RELATED
EQUIP
43                                              MK-54 TORPEDO MODS..............           1,692           1,692
44                                              MK-48 TORPEDO ADCAP MODS........          31,479          31,479
45                                              MARITIME MINES..................               0          75,000
Enhanced Joint Direct Attack                            [75,000]
Missile (JDAM) (USN).
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
46                                              TORPEDO SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.......         161,218         161,218
47                                              ASW RANGE SUPPORT...............           4,328           4,328
DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION
48                                              FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION           5,346           5,346
GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS
51                                              SMALL ARMS AND WEAPONS..........           9,987           9,987
MODIFICATION OF GUNS AND GUN
MOUNTS
52                                              CIWS MODS.......................           8,122           8,122
53                                              COAST GUARD WEAPONS.............          44,455          44,455
54                                              GUN MUNT MODS...................          83,969          83,969
55                                              LCS MODULE WEAPONS..............           2,200           2,200
56                                              AIRBORNE MINE NEUTRALIZATION              14,413          14,413
SYSTEMS.
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
61                                              SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS.........         202,425         202,425
TOTAL WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY.       5,597,300       7,214,300

PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC
NAVY AMMUNITION
1                                               GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS...........          30,915          30,915
2                                               JDAM............................          61,119          61,119
3                                               AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL TYPES.....          87,797          87,797
4                                               MACHINE GUN AMMUNITION..........          17,645          17,645
5                                               PRACTICE BOMBS..................          45,049          45,049
6                                               CARTRIDGES & CART ACTUATED                74,535          74,535
DEVICES.
7                                               AIR EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES..          98,437          98,437
8                                               JATOS...........................           6,373           6,373
9                                               5 INCH/54 GUN AMMUNITION........          24,864          24,864
10                                              INTERMEDIATE CALIBER GUN                  40,175          40,175
AMMUNITION.
11                                              OTHER SHIP GUN AMMUNITION.......          43,763          43,763

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12                                              SMALL ARMS & LANDING PARTY AMMO.          49,493          49,493
13                                              PYROTECHNIC AND DEMOLITION......           9,644           9,644
15                                              AMMUNITION LESS THAN $5 MILLION.           1,723           1,723
16                                              EXPEDITIONARY LOITERING                        0          64,000
MUNITIONS.
Expeditionary Loitering                                 [64,000]
Munitions.
MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION
18                                              MORTARS.........................         141,135         141,135
19                                              DIRECT SUPPORT MUNITIONS........          26,729          26,729
20                                              INFANTRY WEAPONS AMMUNITION.....         180,867         180,867
21                                              COMBAT SUPPORT MUNITIONS........          12,936          12,936
22                                              AMMO MODERNIZATION..............          18,467          18,467
23                                              ARTILLERY MUNITIONS.............         147,473         147,473
24                                              ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION......          15,891          15,891
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY        1,135,030       1,199,030
& MC.

SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION,
NAVY
FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE SHIPS
1                                               COLUMBIA CLASS SUBMARINE........       3,928,828       3,928,828
2                                               COLUMBIA CLASS SUBMARINE........       5,065,766       5,065,766
OTHER WARSHIPS
5                                               CARRIER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM.....       1,046,700       1,046,700
6                                               CARRIER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM.....         612,038         612,038
7                                               CVN-81..........................       1,622,935       1,622,935
8                                               VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE........         816,705       2,016,705
Virginia class submarine........                     [1,200,000]
9                                               VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE........       3,126,816       3,126,816
10                                              CVN REFUELING OVERHAULS.........       1,779,011       1,779,011
12                                              DDG 1000........................          52,358          52,358
13                                              DDG-51..........................          10,773       6,335,173
DDG-51..........................                     [5,400,000]
Wage and quality of life                               [924,400]
enhancements for conventional
surface shipbuilding, private
ship repair, and public
shipyards.
14                                              DDG-51..........................               0       1,350,000
DDG-51 Advance Procurement......                       [900,000]
Large Surface Combatant Shipyard                       [450,000]
Infrastructure and Industrial
Base.
AUXILIARIES, CRAFT AND PRIOR YR
PROGRAM COST
31                                              TAO FLEET OILER.................           8,346           8,346
34                                              TAGOS SURTASS SHIPS.............         612,205         612,205
41                                              OUTFITTING......................         863,846         886,846
Outfitting......................                        [23,000]
43                                              SERVICE CRAFT...................          34,602         174,602
YRBM procurement................                       [140,000]
48                                              AUXILIARY VESSELS (USED SEALIFT)          45,000         648,000
Auxiliary Personnel Lighter.....                        [78,000]
Used Sealift Vessels for the                           [525,000]
Ready Reserve Force (RRF).
49                                              COMPLETION OF PY SHIPBUILDING          1,214,295       1,691,295
PROGRAMS.
Completion of prior year                               [477,000]
shipbuilding--misaligned budget
request.
TOTAL SHIPBUILDING AND                20,840,224      30,957,624
CONVERSION, NAVY.

OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY
SHIP PROPULSION EQUIPMENT
1                                               SURFACE POWER EQUIPMENT.........           9,978           9,978
GENERATORS
2                                               SURFACE COMBATANT HM&E..........          62,004          71,004
Mixed-Oxidant Electrolytic                               [9,000]
Disinfectant Generator.
NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT
3                                               OTHER NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT......          96,945          96,945
OTHER SHIPBOARD EQUIPMENT
4                                               SUB PERISCOPE, IMAGING AND SUPT          135,863         277,863
EQUIP PROG.
Sub periscope, imaging and supt                        [142,000]
equip--misaligned budget
request.
5                                               DDG MOD.........................         686,787         997,787
DDG Mod.........................                       [311,000]
6                                               FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT..........          36,488          36,488
7                                               COMMAND AND CONTROL SWITCHBOARD.           2,417           2,417
8                                               LHA/LHD MIDLIFE.................          86,884         123,884
LHA/LHD Midlife.................                        [37,000]
9                                               LCC 19/20 EXTENDED SERVICE LIFE           19,276          19,276
PROGRAM.
10                                              POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT.....          22,477          22,477
11                                              SUBMARINE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.....         383,062         383,062
12                                              VIRGINIA CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT          52,039          52,039
13                                              LCS CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.....           2,551           2,551
14                                              SUBMARINE BATTERIES.............          28,169          28,169
15                                              LPD CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.....         101,042         126,042
LPD Class Support Equipment.....                        [25,000]
16                                              DDG 1000 CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT         115,267         115,267
17                                              STRATEGIC PLATFORM SUPPORT EQUIP          38,039          38,039
19                                              DSSP EQUIPMENT..................           5,849           5,849
22                                              UNDERWATER EOD EQUIPMENT........          22,355          22,355
23                                              ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION......          11,691          86,691
Misaligned budget request.......                        [75,000]
24                                              CHEMICAL WARFARE DETECTORS......           2,607           2,607
REACTOR PLANT EQUIPMENT
26                                              SHIP MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND           2,392,620       2,392,620
MODERNIZATION.
28                                              REACTOR COMPONENTS..............         399,603         474,603
Navy budget request errata to                           [75,000]
restore funding for reactor
plant components.
OCEAN ENGINEERING
29                                              DIVING AND SALVAGE EQUIPMENT....           7,842           7,842
SMALL BOATS
31                                              STANDARD BOATS..................          51,546         118,546
40-foot Patrol Boat.............                        [67,000]
PRODUCTION FACILITIES EQUIPMENT
32                                              OPERATING FORCES IPE............         208,998         208,998
OTHER SHIP SUPPORT
33                                              LCS COMMON MISSION MODULES                38,880          38,880
EQUIPMENT.
34                                              LCS MCM MISSION MODULE..........          91,372          91,372
36                                              LCS SUW MISSION MODULES.........           3,790           3,790
37                                              LCS IN-SERVICE MODERNIZATION....         203,442         203,442
38                                              SMALL & MEDIUM UUV..............          54,854          54,854
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
40                                              LSD MIDLIFE & MODERNIZATION.....           4,079           4,079
SHIP SONARS
43                                              AN/SQQ-89 SURF ASW COMBAT SYSTEM         144,425         144,425
44                                              SSN ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT..........         498,597         498,597
ASW ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
46                                              SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE                56,482          56,482
SYSTEM.
47                                              SSTD............................          14,915          14,915
48                                              FIXED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM.......         352,312         352,312
49                                              SURTASS.........................          31,169          31,169
ELECTRONIC WARFARE EQUIPMENT
50                                              AN/SLQ-32.......................         461,380         461,380
RECONNAISSANCE EQUIPMENT
51                                              SHIPBOARD IW EXPLOIT............         379,908         379,908
52                                              MARITIME BATTLESPACE AWARENESS..          13,008          13,008
OTHER SHIP ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
53                                              COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT                    26,648          26,648
CAPABILITY.
54                                              NAVAL TACTICAL COMMAND SUPPORT             7,972           7,972
SYSTEM (NTCSS).
55                                              ATDLS...........................          58,739          58,739
56                                              NAVY COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM            3,489           3,489
(NCCS).
57                                              MINESWEEPING SYSTEM REPLACEMENT.          16,426          22,426
Dual-Modality Vehicle Mine                               [6,000]
Countermeasures.
59                                              NAVSTAR GPS RECEIVERS (SPACE)...          45,701          45,701
60                                              AMERICAN FORCES RADIO AND TV                 304             304
SERVICE.
AVIATION ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
62                                              ASHORE ATC EQUIPMENT............          97,262          97,262
63                                              AFLOAT ATC EQUIPMENT............          72,104          72,104
64                                              ID SYSTEMS......................          52,171          52,171
65                                              JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND               5,105           5,105
LANDING SYSTEM (.
66                                              NAVAL MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS..          60,058          60,058
OTHER SHORE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
68                                              TACTICAL/MOBILE C4I SYSTEMS.....          64,901          64,901
69                                              INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE AND             12,112          12,112
RECONAISSANCE (ISR).
70                                              CANES...........................         534,324         534,324
71                                              RADIAC..........................          31,289          31,289
72                                              CANES-INTELL....................          46,281          46,281
73                                              GPETE...........................          33,395          33,395
74                                              MASF............................          13,205          13,205
75                                              INTEG COMBAT SYSTEM TEST                  11,493          11,493
FACILITY.
76                                              EMI CONTROL INSTRUMENTATION.....           3,687           3,687
78                                              IN-SERVICE RADARS AND SENSORS...         249,656         249,656
SHIPBOARD COMMUNICATIONS
79                                              BATTLE FORCE TACTICAL NETWORK...         106,583         106,583
80                                              SHIPBOARD TACTICAL                        20,900          20,900
COMMUNICATIONS.
81                                              SHIP COMMUNICATIONS AUTOMATION..         162,075         162,075

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82                                              COMMUNICATIONS ITEMS UNDER $5M..          11,138          11,138
SUBMARINE COMMUNICATIONS
83                                              SUBMARINE BROADCAST SUPPORT.....         113,115         113,115
84                                              SUBMARINE COMMUNICATION                   84,584          84,584
EQUIPMENT.
SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
85                                              SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS          62,943          62,943
86                                              NAVY MULTIBAND TERMINAL (NMT)...          63,433          63,433
87                                              MOBILE ADVANCED EHF TERMINAL             220,453         220,453
(MAT).
SHORE COMMUNICATIONS
88                                              JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT               3,389           3,389
ELEMENT (JCSE).
CRYPTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT
89                                              INFO SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM            191,239         191,239
(ISSP).
90                                              MIO INTEL EXPLOITATION TEAM.....           1,122           1,122
CRYPTOLOGIC EQUIPMENT
91                                              CRYPTOLOGIC COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP           7,841           7,841
OTHER ELECTRONIC SUPPORT
109                                             COAST GUARD EQUIPMENT...........          61,512          61,512
SONOBUOYS
112                                             SONOBUOYS--ALL TYPES............         249,908         249,908
AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
113                                             MINOTAUR........................           5,191           5,191
114                                             WEAPONS RANGE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.         123,435         123,435
115                                             AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT......          91,284          91,284
116                                             ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR (AAG)...           4,484           4,484
117                                             ELECTROMAGNETIC AIRCRAFT LAUNCH           16,294          16,294
SYSTEM (EMALS.
118                                             METEOROLOGICAL EQUIPMENT........          13,806          13,806
119                                             AIRBORNE MCM....................           9,643           9,643
121                                             AVIATION SUPPORT EQUIPMENT......         111,334         111,334
122                                             UMCS-UNMAN CARRIER                       189,553         189,553
AVIATION(UCA)MISSION CNTRL.
SHIP GUN SYSTEM EQUIPMENT
125                                             SHIP GUN SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT......           7,358           7,358
SHIP MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT
126                                             HARPOON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.......             209             209
127                                             SHIP MISSILE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT..         455,822         455,822
128                                             TOMAHAWK SUPPORT EQUIPMENT......         107,709         107,709
FBM SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
129                                             CPS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT...........          67,264          67,264
130                                             STRATEGIC MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIP.         491,179         491,179
ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
131                                             SSN COMBAT CONTROL SYSTEM.......         102,954         102,954
132                                             ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT...........          25,721          25,721
OTHER ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
133                                             EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL               24,822          24,822
EQUIP.
134                                             DIRECTED ENERGY SYSTEMS.........           2,976           2,976
135                                             ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION......           3,635           3,635
OTHER EXPENDABLE ORDNANCE
136                                             ANTI-SHIP MISSIL DECOY SYSTEM...          19,129          89,129
ASCM decoy systems--misaligned                          [70,000]
budget request.
137                                             SUBMARINE TRAINING DEVICE MODS..          77,889          77,889
138                                             SURFACE TRAINING EQUIPMENT......         186,085         186,085
CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
141                                             PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES.....           3,825           3,825
142                                             GENERAL PURPOSE TRUCKS..........           5,489           5,489
143                                             CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE EQUIP         102,592         102,592
144                                             FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT.........          27,675          27,675
145                                             TACTICAL VEHICLES...............          37,262          37,262
146                                             AMPHIBIOUS EQUIPMENT............          38,073          38,073
147                                             POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT.....           4,009           4,009
148                                             ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION......         127,086         127,086
149                                             PHYSICAL SECURITY VEHICLES......           1,297           1,297
SUPPLY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
151                                             SUPPLY EQUIPMENT................          38,838          38,838
152                                             FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION           6,203           6,203
153                                             SPECIAL PURPOSE SUPPLY SYSTEMS..         643,618         643,618
TRAINING DEVICES
155                                             TRAINING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT......           3,480           3,480
156                                             TRAINING AND EDUCATION EQUIPMENT          75,048          75,048
COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
157                                             COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.......          34,249          34,249
158                                             MEDICAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.......          12,256          12,256
160                                             NAVAL MIP SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.....           8,810           8,810
161                                             OPERATING FORCES SUPPORT                  16,567          16,567
EQUIPMENT.
162                                             C4ISR EQUIPMENT.................          36,945          36,945
163                                             ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.          42,860          42,860
164                                             PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT.....         166,577         166,577
165                                             ENTERPRISE INFORMATION                    42,363          42,363
TECHNOLOGY.
OTHER
170                                             NEXT GENERATION ENTERPRISE               185,755         185,755
SERVICE.
171                                             CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES...........           5,446          19,986
Information Security Cyber                              [14,540]
Security Chain Risk Management
Program.
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
9999                                            CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.............          41,991          41,991
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
176                                             SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS.........         585,865         585,865
TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY...      14,569,524      15,401,064

PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS
TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES
1                                               AAV7A1 PIP......................              21              21
2                                               AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT VEHICLE FAMILY         790,789         790,789
OF VEHICLES.
3                                               LAV PIP.........................             764             764
ARTILLERY AND OTHER WEAPONS
4                                               155MM LIGHTWEIGHT TOWED HOWITZER               3               3
5                                               ARTILLERY WEAPONS SYSTEM........         221,897         221,897
6                                               WEAPONS AND COMBAT VEHICLES               13,401          13,401
UNDER $5 MILLION.
GUIDED MISSILES
11                                              NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM)......         143,711         143,711
12                                              NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM)......          20,930          20,930
13                                              GROUND BASED AIR DEFENSE........         620,220         620,220
14                                              ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE-JAVELIN......          32,576          32,576
15                                              FAMILY ANTI-ARMOR WEAPONS                    107             107
SYSTEMS (FOAAWS).
16                                              ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE-TOW..........           2,173           2,173
17                                              GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS)......          61,490          61,490
COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
21                                              COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND               68,589          68,589
CONTROL SYSTEM (C.
REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT
22                                              REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT.......          61,264          61,264
OTHER SUPPORT (TEL)
23                                              MODIFICATION KITS...............           1,108           1,108
COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NON-
TEL)
24                                              ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION (COMM &           202,679         202,679
ELEC).
25                                              AIR OPERATIONS C2 SYSTEMS.......          15,784          15,784
RADAR + EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL)
27                                              GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR            79,542         190,742
(G/ATOR).
USMC (+2) G/ATOR Radar Systems..                       [111,200]
INTELL/COMM EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL)
29                                              ELECTRO MAGNETIC SPECTRUM                 35,396          35,396
OPERATIONS (EMSO).
30                                              GCSS-MC.........................           3,303           3,303
31                                              FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM.............         116,304         116,304
32                                              INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT..          67,690          85,390
Marine Littoral Regiment Organic                        [17,700]
Find, Fix, and Track (F2T).
34                                              UNMANNED AIR SYSTEMS (INTEL)....          14,991          14,991
35                                              DCGS-MC.........................          42,946          42,946
36                                              UAS PAYLOADS....................          12,232          12,232
OTHER SUPPORT (NON-TEL)
40                                              MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE NETWORK          205,710         205,710
(MCEN).
41                                              COMMON COMPUTER RESOURCES.......          21,064          21,064
42                                              COMMAND POST SYSTEMS............          50,549          50,549
43                                              RADIO SYSTEMS...................         209,444         209,444
44                                              COMM SWITCHING & CONTROL SYSTEMS         100,712         100,712
45                                              COMM & ELEC INFRASTRUCTURE                16,163          16,163
SUPPORT.
46                                              CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES...........          14,541          14,541
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
9999                                            CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.............           2,145           2,145
ADMINISTRATIVE VEHICLES
51                                              COMMERCIAL CARGO VEHICLES.......          24,699          24,699
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52                                              MOTOR TRANSPORT MODIFICATIONS...          16,472          16,472
53                                              JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE....          81,893         249,893
USMC JLTV procurement (+224)....                       [168,000]
ENGINEER AND OTHER EQUIPMENT
58                                              TACTICAL FUEL SYSTEMS...........          33,611          33,611
59                                              POWER EQUIPMENT ASSORTED........          24,558          24,558
60                                              AMPHIBIOUS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT....           9,049          59,049
ALPV procurement................                        [50,000]
61                                              EOD SYSTEMS.....................          21,069          21,069
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
62                                              PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT.....          52,394          52,394
GENERAL PROPERTY
63                                              FIELD MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.........          58,768          58,768
64                                              TRAINING DEVICES................          63,133          63,133
65                                              FAMILY OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT          33,644          33,644
66                                              ULTRA-LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE               7,836           7,836
(ULTV).
OTHER SUPPORT
67                                              ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION......          35,920          35,920
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
70                                              SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS.........          40,828          40,828
TOTAL PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS.       3,754,112       4,101,012

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE
1                                               B-21 RAIDER.....................       2,590,116       2,590,116
2                                               B-21 RAIDER.....................         862,000         862,000
TACTICAL FORCES
3                                               F-35............................       3,555,503       4,545,000
Procure 10x F-35As..............                       [989,497]
4                                               F-35............................         531,241         531,241
8                                               LC-130..........................               0         300,000
LC-130..........................                       [300,000]
9                                               JOINT SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT....          17,985          35,970
TACTICAL AIRLIFT
12                                              KC-46A MDAP.....................       2,799,633       2,799,633
UPT TRAINERS
17                                              ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING T-7A....         362,083         362,083
HELICOPTERS
19                                              MH-139A.........................           4,478           4,478
20                                              COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER........         107,500         107,500
MISSION SUPPORT AIRCRAFT
24                                              CIVIL AIR PATROL A/C............           3,131           3,131
OTHER AIRCRAFT
26                                              TARGET DRONES...................          34,224          34,224
34                                              RQ-20B PUMA.....................          11,437          11,437
STRATEGIC AIRCRAFT
36                                              B-2A............................          76,906          76,906
37                                              B-1B............................          73,893          73,893
38                                              B-52............................         223,827         223,827
39                                              LARGE AIRCRAFT INFRARED                   35,165          35,165
COUNTERMEASURES.
TACTICAL AIRCRAFT
41                                              COLLABORATIVE COMBAT AIRCRAFT             15,048          15,048
MODS.
42                                              E-11 BACN/HAG...................          28,797          28,797
43                                              F-15............................         120,044         120,044
45                                              F-16 MODIFICATIONS..............         448,116         448,116
46                                              F-22A...........................         977,526         977,526
47                                              F-35 MODIFICATIONS..............         380,337         380,337
48                                              F-15 EPAW.......................         252,607         252,607
50                                              KC-46A MDAP.....................          19,344          19,344
AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT
51                                              C-5.............................          34,939          34,939
52                                              C-17A...........................           9,853           9,853
56                                              OSA-EA MODIFICATIONS............          87,515          87,515
TRAINER AIRCRAFT
57                                              GLIDER MODS.....................             159             159
58                                              T-6.............................         247,814         247,814
59                                              T-1.............................             137         152,137
Common ASE......................                       [152,000]
60                                              T-38............................          85,381          85,381
OTHER AIRCRAFT
68                                              C-130...........................         144,041         144,041
70                                              C-135...........................         124,368         124,368
73                                              CVR (CONNON ULF RECEIVER) INC 2.          79,859          79,859
74                                              RC-135..........................         231,001         231,001
75                                              E-3.............................          17,291          17,291
76                                              E-4.............................          45,232          45,232
80                                              H-1.............................          17,899          17,899
81                                              MH-139A MOD.....................           4,992           4,992
82                                              H-60............................           1,749           1,749
83                                              HH60W MODIFICATIONS.............           9,150           9,150
85                                              HC/MC-130 MODIFICATIONS.........         365,086         365,086
86                                              OTHER AIRCRAFT..................         263,902         263,902
88                                              MQ-9 MODS.......................         100,923         100,923
90                                              SENIOR LEADER C3 SYSTEM--                 24,414          24,414
AIRCRAFT.
91                                              CV-22 MODS......................          78,713          78,713
AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
94                                              INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR PARTS.....         973,535         973,535
COMMON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
99                                              AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENT SUPPORT             156,776         156,776
EQUIP.
POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT
103                                             B-2B............................          18,969          18,969
104                                             B-52............................             111             111
106                                             C-17A...........................           2,672           2,672
111                                             F-15............................           5,112           5,112
114                                             F-16 POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT....          18,402          18,402
116                                             HC/MC-130 POST PROD.............          17,986          17,986
117                                             JOINT SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT              28,524          57,048
POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT.
INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS
122                                             INDUSTRIAL RESPONSIVENESS.......          19,998          19,998
WAR CONSUMABLES
123                                             WAR CONSUMABLES.................          26,323          26,323
OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES
124                                             OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES........         940,190         940,190
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
9999                                            CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.............          16,006         222,006
Acceleration of Air Force                              [206,000]
program.
TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR       17,776,472      19,423,969
FORCE.

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT--
BALLISTIC
1                                               MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQ-BALLISTIC          35,116          35,116
2                                               MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQ-BALLISTIC           2,166           2,166
5                                               LONG RANGE STAND-OFF WEAPON.....         192,409         192,409
6                                               LONG RANGE STAND-OFF WEAPON.....         250,300         250,300
7                                               REPLAC EQUIP & WAR CONSUMABLES..          12,436          12,436
8                                               ADVANCED PRECISION KILL WEAPON            13,428          13,428
SYSTEM (APKWS) MISSILE.
9                                               AGM-183A AIR-LAUNCHED RAPID              387,055         669,055
RESPONSE WEAPON.
11                                              JOINT AIR-SURFACE STANDOFF               328,081         650,081
MISSILE.
Joint Air to Surface Stand-Off                         [322,000]
Missile (JASSM) (USAF).
13                                              JOINT ADVANCED TACTICAL MISSILE.         368,593         368,593
15                                              LRASM0..........................         294,401         294,401
17                                              SIDEWINDER (AIM-9X).............         100,352         100,352
18                                              AMRAAM..........................         365,125         365,125
21                                              SMALL DIAMETER BOMB.............          41,510         191,510
GLSDB procurement...............                       [150,000]
22                                              SMALL DIAMETER BOMB II..........         307,743         307,743
23                                              STAND-IN ATTACK WEAPON (SIAW)...         185,324         185,324
INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES
24                                              INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS/POL                  917             917
PREVENTION.
CLASS IV
25                                              ICBM FUZE MOD...................         119,376         119,376
27                                              MM III MODIFICATIONS............          14,604          14,604
29                                              AIR LAUNCH CRUISE MISSILE (ALCM)          41,393          41,393
MISSILE SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
30                                              MSL SPRS/REPAIR PARTS (INITAL)..           5,824           5,824
31                                              MSL SPRS/REPAIR PARTS (REPLEN)..         108,249         358,249
Air Force munitions--misaligned                        [250,000]
budget request.
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
33                                              SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAMS.........         221,199         221,199
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
9999                                            CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.............         828,275         828,275
TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR         4,223,876       5,227,876
FORCE.

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR
FORCE
CARTRIDGES
3                                               CARTRIDGES......................         126,077         126,077
BOMBS
5                                               GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS...........         189,097         189,097
6                                               MASSIVE ORDNANCE PENETRATOR                6,813           6,813
(MOP).
7                                               JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION....         126,389         126,389
9                                               B61-12 TRAINER..................           7,668           7,668
OTHER ITEMS
10                                              CAD/PAD.........................          58,454          58,454
11                                              EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL                7,297           7,297
(EOD).
12                                              SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS.........             636             636
14                                              FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION           2,955           2,955
15                                              ITEMS LESS THAN $5,000,000......           5,571           5,571
FLARES
17                                              EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES......         101,540         101,540
FUZES
18                                              FUZES...........................         125,721         125,721
SMALL ARMS
19                                              SMALL ARMS......................          26,260          26,260
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION,         784,478         784,478
AIR FORCE.

PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE
SPACE PROCUREMENT, SF
2                                               AF SATELLITE COMM SYSTEM........          68,238          68,238
4                                               COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS............           2,027           2,027
6                                               EVOLVED STRATEGIC SATCOM (ESS)..          64,996          64,996

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7                                               FAMILY OF BEYOND LINE-OF-SIGHT            15,404          15,404
TERMINALS.
10                                              GENERAL INFORMATION TECH--SPACE.           1,835           1,835
11                                              GPSIII FOLLOW ON................         109,944         109,944
12                                              GPS III SPACE SEGMENT...........          29,274          29,274
13                                              GLOBAL POSTIONING (SPACE).......             870             870
17                                              SPACEBORNE EQUIP (COMSEC).......          84,044          84,044
18                                              MILSATCOM.......................          36,447          36,447
20                                              SPECIAL SPACE ACTIVITIES........         482,653         482,653
21                                              MOBILE USER OBJECTIVE SYSTEM....          48,977          48,977
22                                              NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH..       1,466,963       1,466,963
24                                              PTES HUB........................          29,949          29,949
26                                              SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY LAUNCH.         648,446         648,446
27                                              SPACE DIGITAL INTEGRATED NETWORK           4,984           4,984
(SDIN).
29                                              SPACE MODS......................         115,498         115,498
30                                              SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM SPACE....          64,321          64,321
31                                              WIDEBAND SATCOM OPERATIONAL               92,380          92,380
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.
SPARES
32                                              SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS.........             938             938
NON-TACTICAL VEHICLES
33                                              USSF VEHICLES...................           5,000           5,000
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
35                                              POWER CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT....          20,449          20,449
TOTAL PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE..       3,393,637       3,393,637

OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES
2                                               PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES.....           5,557           5,557
CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES
3                                               MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLE.........           3,938           3,938
4                                               CAP VEHICLES....................           1,175           1,175
5                                               CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES......          56,940          56,940
SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES
6                                               JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE....          62,202          62,202
7                                               SECURITY AND TACTICAL VEHICLES..             129             129
8                                               SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES........          68,242          68,242
FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT
9                                               FIRE FIGHTING/CRASH RESCUE                58,416          58,416
VEHICLES.
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
10                                              MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLES.....          18,552          18,552
BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT
11                                              RUNWAY SNOW REMOV AND CLEANING            11,045          11,045
EQU.
12                                              BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT                  25,291          25,291
VEHICLES.
COMM SECURITY EQUIPMENT(COMSEC)
15                                              COMSEC EQUIPMENT................         169,363         169,363
INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS
17                                              INTERNATIONAL INTEL TECH &                 5,833           5,833
ARCHITECTURES.
18                                              INTELLIGENCE TRAINING EQUIPMENT.           5,273           5,273
19                                              INTELLIGENCE COMM EQUIPMENT.....          42,257          42,257
ELECTRONICS PROGRAMS
20                                              AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL & LANDING             26,390          26,390
SYS.
21                                              NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM........          11,810          11,810
22                                              BATTLE CONTROL SYSTEM--FIXED....          16,592          16,592
23                                              THEATER AIR CONTROL SYS                   27,650          27,650
IMPROVEMEN.
24                                              3D EXPEDITIONARY LONG-RANGE              103,226         103,226
RADAR.
25                                              WEATHER OBSERVATION FORECAST....          31,516          31,516
26                                              STRATEGIC COMMAND AND CONTROL...          82,912          82,912
27                                              CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN COMPLEX.......          22,021          22,021
28                                              MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS........          18,722          18,722
31                                              STRATEGIC MISSION PLANNING &               6,383           6,383
EXECUTION SYSTEM.
SPCL COMM-ELECTRONICS PROJECTS
32                                              GENERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY..         172,085         172,085
34                                              AF GLOBAL COMMAND & CONTROL SYS.           1,947           1,947
36                                              MOBILITY COMMAND AND CONTROL....          11,648          11,648
37                                              AIR FORCE PHYSICAL SECURITY              294,747         294,747
SYSTEM.
38                                              COMBAT TRAINING RANGES..........         231,987         231,987
39                                              MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMM          94,995          94,995
N.
40                                              WIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE (WAS)....          29,617          29,617
41                                              C3 COUNTERMEASURES..............         116,410         116,410
44                                              DEFENSE ENTERPRISE ACCOUNTING &              698             698
MGT SYS.
46                                              THEATER BATTLE MGT C2 SYSTEM....             442             442
47                                              AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER             22,785          22,785
(AOC).
AIR FORCE COMMUNICATIONS
50                                              BASE INFORMATION TRANSPT INFRAST          79,091          79,091
(BITI) WIRED.
51                                              AFNET...........................         282,907         282,907
52                                              JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT               5,930           5,930
ELEMENT (JCSE).
53                                              USCENTCOM.......................          14,919          14,919
54                                              USSTRATCOM......................           4,788           4,788
55                                              USSPACECOM......................          32,633          32,633
ORGANIZATION AND BASE
56                                              TACTICAL C-E EQUIPMENT..........         143,829         143,829
59                                              RADIO EQUIPMENT.................          50,730          50,730
61                                              BASE COMM INFRASTRUCTURE........          67,015          67,015
MODIFICATIONS
62                                              COMM ELECT MODS.................          76,034          76,034
PERSONAL SAFETY & RESCUE EQUIP
63                                              PERSONAL SAFETY AND RESCUE                81,782          81,782
EQUIPMENT.
DEPOT PLANT+MTRLS HANDLING EQ
64                                              POWER CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT....          13,711          13,711
65                                              MECHANIZED MATERIAL HANDLING              21,143          21,143
EQUIP.
BASE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
66                                              BASE PROCURED EQUIPMENT.........          90,654          90,654
67                                              ENGINEERING AND EOD EQUIPMENT...         253,799         353,799
Regional Base Cluster                                  [100,000]
Prepositioning (RBCP).
68                                              MOBILITY EQUIPMENT..............          95,584          95,584
69                                              FUELS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (FSE)...          34,794          34,794
70                                              BASE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT              59,431          59,431
EQUIPMENT.
SPECIAL SUPPORT PROJECTS
72                                              DARP RC135......................          30,136          30,136
73                                              DCGS-AF.........................          87,044          87,044
77                                              SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAM..........       1,178,397       1,178,397
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
9999                                            CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.............      26,920,092      27,138,092
Acceleration of Air Force                              [218,000]
program.
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
80                                              SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS (CYBER).           1,075           1,075
81                                              SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS.........          20,330          20,330
TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR          31,504,644      31,822,644
FORCE.

PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DCSA
38                                              MAJOR EQUIPMENT.................           2,230           2,230
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DHRA
59                                              PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION........           3,797           3,797
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA
16                                              INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY....           6,254           6,254
17                                              TELEPORT PROGRAM................         112,517         112,517
19                                              ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION......          23,673          23,673
20                                              DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEM               252,370         277,370
NETWORK.
Defense Information System                              [25,000]
Network (DISN)--Service
Delivery Nodes.
21                                              WHITE HOUSE COMMUNICATION AGENCY         125,292         125,292
22                                              SENIOR LEADERSHIP ENTERPRISE....         175,264         175,264
23                                              JOINT REGIONAL SECURITY STACKS             1,496          33,570
(JRSS).
Army Modernization--JRSS........                        [32,074]
24                                              JOINT SERVICE PROVIDER..........          54,186          54,186
25                                              FOURTH ESTATE NETWORK                     75,386          75,386
OPTIMIZATION (4ENO).
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DLA
37                                              MAJOR EQUIPMENT.................          79,251          79,251
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DMACT
70                                              MAJOR EQUIPMENT.................           7,258           7,258
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DODEA
68                                              AUTOMATION/EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT &               0           5,000
LOGISTICS.
Blast Overpressure Analysis and                          [5,000]
Mitigation.
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DPAA
4                                               MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DPAA...........             475             475
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DEFENSE THREAT
REDUCTION AGENCY
62                                              VEHICLES........................             911             911
63                                              OTHER MAJOR EQUIPMENT...........          12,023          12,023
65                                              DTRA CYBER ACTIVITIES...........           1,800           1,800
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, MISSILE DEFENSE
AGENCY
44                                              THAAD...........................         523,125         673,125
Maximize THAAD Talon production                        [150,000]
line (+12-16 AURs)--misaligned
budget request.
46                                              AEGIS BMD.......................               0         400,000
Maximize SM-3 IB production line                       [400,000]
48                                              BMDS AN/TPY-2 RADARS............          36,530          36,530
49                                              SM-3 IIAS.......................         444,835         444,835

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50                                              ARROW 3 UPPER TIER SYSTEMS......         100,000         100,000
51                                              SHORT RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE             40,000          40,000
DEFENSE (SRBMD).
52                                              DEFENSE OF GUAM PROCUREMENT.....          11,351          11,351
56                                              IRON DOME.......................          60,000          60,000
58                                              AEGIS BMD HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE.          17,211          17,211
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD
5                                               MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD............         164,900         164,900
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS
42                                              MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS............          33,090          33,090
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS
15                                              MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS............             403             403
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, USCYBERCOM
71                                              CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS...........          73,358          73,358
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
9999                                            CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.............       1,129,183       1,129,183
AVIATION PROGRAMS
91                                              ARMED OVERWATCH/TARGETING.......         156,606         156,606
95                                              ROTARY WING UPGRADES AND                 189,059         189,059
SUSTAINMENT.
96                                              UNMANNED ISR....................           6,858           6,858
97                                              NON-STANDARD AVIATION...........           7,849          17,849
Non-Standard Aviation--Sea                              [10,000]
Planes.
98                                              U-28............................           2,031           2,031
99                                              MH-47 CHINOOK...................         156,934         156,934
100                                             CV-22 MODIFICATION..............          19,692          19,692
101                                             MQ-9 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE....          12,890          12,890
102                                             PRECISION STRIKE PACKAGE........          61,595          61,595
103                                             AC/MC-130J......................         236,312         236,312
AMMUNITION PROGRAMS
106                                             ORDNANCE ITEMS <$5M.............         116,972         116,972
OTHER PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS
107                                             INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS............         227,073         227,073
108                                             DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/                 2,824           2,824
SURFACE SYSTEMS.
109                                             OTHER ITEMS <$5M................          95,685          95,685
110                                             COMBATANT CRAFT SYSTEMS.........               0           9,600
Combatant Craft Assault.........                         [9,600]
111                                             SPECIAL PROGRAMS................          30,418          30,418
112                                             TACTICAL VEHICLES...............          54,100          54,100
113                                             WARRIOR SYSTEMS <$5M............         303,991         303,991
114                                             COMBAT MISSION REQUIREMENTS.....           4,985           4,985
116                                             OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS                  21,339          21,339
INTELLIGENCE.
117                                             OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS........         352,100         352,100
CBDP
120                                             CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL SITUATIONAL          208,051         208,051
AWARENESS.
121                                             CB PROTECTION & HAZARD                   213,330         213,330
MITIGATION.
TOTAL PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE.       6,048,863       6,680,537

TOTAL PROCUREMENT...............     152,876,684     171,048,115
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TITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION (In Thousands of Dollars)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FY 2026         Senate
Line              Program Element                          Item                     Request       Authorized
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
..................................  RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
EVAL, ARMY
..................................  BASIC RESEARCH
1    0601102A                            DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES.........         237,678         237,678
2    0601103A                            UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES...          78,947          78,947
3    0601104A                            UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH            69,391          69,391
CENTERS.
4    0601121A                            CYBER COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH                 5,463           5,463
ALLIANCE.
5    0601275A                            ELECTRONIC WARFARE BASIC RESEARCH.          88,053          88,053
6    0601601A                            ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND                  7,012           7,012
MACHINE LEARNING BASIC RESEARCH.
..................................  SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH...........         486,544         486,544
..................................
..................................  APPLIED RESEARCH
7    0602002A                            ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND                    9,455           9,455
DEVELOPMENT-APPLIED RESEARCH.
8    0602134A                            COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT ADVANCED           6,174           6,174
STUDIES.
9    0602135A                            COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL               12,618          12,618
SYSTEMS (C-SUAS) APPLIED RESEARCH.
10    0602141A                            LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY..............          97,157         107,157
..................................  Advanced Materials and                                    [10,000]
Manufacturing for Hypersonics
(AMMH).
12    0602143A                            SOLDIER LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY......          72,670         110,670
..................................  Army Pathfinder Airborne..........                         [5,000]
..................................  Decrease Soldier load and power                            [8,000]
burden.
..................................  Enhancing Energy Technologies in                          [15,000]
Cold Regions.
..................................  Pathfinder--Air Assault...........                        [10,000]
13    0602144A                            GROUND TECHNOLOGY.................          56,342          69,342
..................................  Earth Sciences Polar Proving                               [5,000]
Ground & Training Program.
..................................  Engineered Roadway Repair                                  [5,000]
Materials for Effective Maneuver
of Military Assets.
..................................  Geotechnical Intelligence and                              [3,000]
Terrain Analytics Network for
Arctic Maneuverability.
14    0602145A                            NEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE              71,547          90,547
TECHNOLOGY.
..................................  Platform anti-idle and mobility                           [15,000]
technology.
..................................  Standardized Army Battery.........                         [4,000]
15    0602146A                            NETWORK C3I TECHNOLOGY............          56,529          56,529
16    0602147A                            LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES                  25,744          32,744
TECHNOLOGY.
..................................  Novel Printed Armament Components                          [7,000]
for Distributed Operations.
17    0602148A                            FUTURE VERTICLE LIFT TECHNOLOGY...          20,420          20,420
18    0602150A                            AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY          25,992          30,992
..................................  Counter-UAS Testing and Research                           [5,000]
Center (CTRC).
19    0602180A                            ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND                 13,745          13,745
MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES.
21    0602182A                            C3I APPLIED RESEARCH..............          22,317          22,317
22    0602183A                            AIR PLATFORM APPLIED RESEARCH.....          53,305          63,305
..................................  Shape-shifting Drones Powered by                          [10,000]
Mechanical Intelligence.
23    0602184A                            SOLDIER APPLIED RESEARCH..........          27,597          27,597
24    0602213A                            C3I APPLIED CYBER.................           4,716           4,716
25    0602275A                            ELECTRONIC WARFARE APPLIED                  45,415          45,415
RESEARCH.
26    0602276A                            ELECTRONIC WARFARE CYBER APPLIED            17,102          17,102
RESEARCH.
27    0602345A                            UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS LAUNCHED            18,408          18,408
EFFECTS APPLIED RESEARCH.
28    0602386A                            BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS--                8,209           8,209
APPLIED RESEARCH.
30    0602785A                            MANPOWER/PERSONNEL/TRAINING                 17,191          17,191
TECHNOLOGY.
31    0602787A                            MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY................         143,293         143,293
999    9999999999                          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...............          34,599          34,599
..................................  SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH.........         860,545         962,545
..................................
..................................  ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
32    0603002A                            MEDICAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.......           1,860           1,860
33    0603007A                            MANPOWER, PERSONNEL AND TRAINING            13,559          13,559
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
34    0603025A                            ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND                   19,679          19,679
DEMONSTRATION.
35    0603040A                            ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND                 20,487          32,487
MACHINE LEARNING ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGIES.
..................................  Multi-Domain Kill Chain Automation                        [12,000]
36    0603041A                            ALL DOMAIN CONVERGENCE ADVANCED             10,560          10,560
TECHNOLOGY.
37    0603042A                            C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY...........          15,028          15,028
38    0603043A                            AIR PLATFORM ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY..          41,266          41,266
39    0603044A                            SOLDIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.......          18,143          18,143
40    0603116A                            LETHALITY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.....          13,232          13,232
42    0603118A                            SOLDIER LETHALITY ADVANCED                  95,186         100,186
TECHNOLOGY.
..................................  Aerial Delivery of Fire                                    [5,000]
Suppression.
43    0603119A                            GROUND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY........          30,507          46,507
..................................  Cold Regions Research and                                  [5,000]
Engineering Laboratory.
..................................  Fuel Cell Multi-Modular Use.......                         [5,000]
..................................  Improvements in Mobility Modeling.                         [6,000]
44    0603134A                            COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT                   15,692          15,692
SIMULATION.
45    0603135A                            COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED-AERIAL                7,773           7,773
SYSTEMS (C-SUAS) ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
46    0603275A                            ELECTRONIC WARFARE ADVANCED                 83,922          83,922
TECHNOLOGY.
47    0603276A                            ELECTRONIC WARFARE CYBER ADVANCED           15,254          15,254
TECHNOLOGY.
48    0603345A                            UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS LAUNCHED            13,898          13,898
EFFECTS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
49    0603386A                            BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS--               24,683          29,683
ADVANCED RESEARCH.
..................................  NCSEB Recommendation--AI-Ready                             [5,000]
Biological Data.
50    0603457A                            C3I CYBER ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT....           3,329           3,329
51    0603461A                            HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING                 241,855         291,855
MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.
..................................  High Performance Computing                                [50,000]
Modernization Program.
52    0603462A                            NEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE             141,301         148,301
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
..................................  Acceleration of leap ahead systems                         [7,000]
for ground vehicles.

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53    0603463A                            NETWORK C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY...          78,539          88,539
..................................  Geophysical Littoral Autonomous                            [5,000]
Detection and Exploitation II
(GLADE II).
..................................  Network C3I Advanced Technology...                         [5,000]
54    0603464A                            LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES                 162,236         162,236
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
55    0603465A                            FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT ADVANCED               66,686          66,686
TECHNOLOGY.
56    0603466A                            AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ADVANCED            23,330          33,330
TECHNOLOGY.
..................................  Material Improvements for Electric                        [10,000]
Motors.
58    0603920A                            HUMANITARIAN DEMINING.............           9,349           9,349
999    9999999999                          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...............          72,837          72,837
..................................  SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY             1,240,191       1,355,191
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................
..................................  ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND
PROTOTYPES
60    0603305A                            ARMY MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS                 8,141           8,141
INTEGRATION.
61    0603308A                            ARMY SPACE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION....          83,080          83,080
63    0603619A                            LANDMINE WARFARE AND BARRIER--ADV           41,516          41,516
DEV.
64    0603639A                            TANK AND MEDIUM CALIBER AMMUNITION          85,472          90,472
..................................  Large caliber automated ammunition                         [5,000]
resupply.
65    0603645A                            ARMORED SYSTEM MODERNIZATION--ADV           22,645          22,645
DEV.
66    0603747A                            SOLDIER SUPPORT AND SURVIVABILITY.           4,033           4,033
67    0603766A                            TACTICAL ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE           107,525         107,525
SYSTEM--ADV DEV.
68    0603774A                            NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS ADVANCED                5,153           5,153
DEVELOPMENT.
69    0603779A                            ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY--          11,343          11,343
DEM/VAL.
70    0603790A                            NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.....           5,031           5,031
72    0603804A                            LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT--          15,435          15,435
ADV DEV.
73    0603807A                            MEDICAL SYSTEMS--ADV DEV..........           1,000           1,000
74    0603827A                            SOLDIER SYSTEMS--ADVANCED                   41,856          41,856
DEVELOPMENT.
75    0604017A                            ROBOTICS DEVELOPMENT..............          35,082          35,082
76    0604019A                            EXPANDED MISSION AREA MISSILE              178,137         178,137
(EMAM).
78    0604035A                            LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO) SATELLITE             17,063          17,063
CAPABILITY.
79    0604036A                            MULTI-DOMAIN SENSING SYSTEM (MDSS)         239,813         239,813
ADV DEV.
80    0604037A                            TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING ACCESS              3,092           3,092
NODE (TITAN) ADV DEV.
81    0604100A                            ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES..........           9,865           9,865
85    0604114A                            LOWER TIER AIR MISSILE DEFENSE             196,448         196,448
(LTAMD) SENSOR.
86    0604115A                            TECHNOLOGY MATURATION INITIATIVES.         267,619         277,619
..................................  Short Pulse Laser Directed Energy                         [10,000]
Demonstration.
87    0604117A                            MANEUVER--SHORT RANGE AIR DEFENSE          238,247         238,247
(M-SHORAD).
89    0604120A                            ASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION              8,686           8,686
AND TIMING (PNT).
90    0604121A                            SYNTHETIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENT             240,899         240,899
REFINING & PROTOTYPING.
91    0604134A                            COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT                    5,491           5,491
DEMONSTRATION, PROTOTYPE
DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING.
92    0604135A                            STRATEGIC MID-RANGE FIRES.........         231,401         231,401
93    0604182A                            HYPERSONICS.......................          25,000          38,000
..................................  Emerging Hypersonic Capabilities                          [13,000]
(USA, USN).
95    0604403A                            FUTURE INTERCEPTOR................           8,019           8,019
97    0604531A                            COUNTER--SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT            45,281          45,281
SYSTEMS ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.
99    0604541A                            UNIFIED NETWORK TRANSPORT.........          29,191          29,191
100    0305251A                            CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS FORCES AND             5,605           5,605
FORCE SUPPORT.
999    9999999999                          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...............         203,746         203,746
..................................  SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT              2,420,915       2,448,915
DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.
..................................
..................................  SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION
101    0604201A                            AIRCRAFT AVIONICS.................           2,696           2,696
102    0604270A                            ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT....           9,153           9,153
103    0604601A                            INFANTRY SUPPORT WEAPONS..........          56,553          56,553
104    0604604A                            MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLES..........          18,503          18,503
105    0604611A                            JAVELIN...........................           9,810           9,810
106    0604622A                            FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES.          47,064          47,064
110    0604645A                            ARMORED SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION               16,593          16,593
(ASM)--ENG DEV.
111    0604710A                            NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS--ENG DEV.....         351,274         351,274
112    0604713A                            COMBAT FEEDING, CLOTHING, AND                5,654           5,654
EQUIPMENT.
113    0604715A                            NON-SYSTEM TRAINING DEVICES--ENG            19,063          19,063
DEV.
114    0604741A                            AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, CONTROL AND            13,892          13,892
INTELLIGENCE--ENG DEV.
115    0604742A                            CONSTRUCTIVE SIMULATION SYSTEMS              7,790           7,790
DEVELOPMENT.
116    0604746A                            AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT                     9,512           9,512
DEVELOPMENT.
117    0604760A                            DISTRIBUTIVE INTERACTIVE                     7,724           7,724
SIMULATIONS (DIS)--ENG DEV.
118    0604798A                            BRIGADE ANALYSIS, INTEGRATION AND           24,318          24,318
EVALUATION.
119    0604802A                            WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS--ENG DEV....         150,344         150,344
120    0604804A                            LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT--          50,194          50,194
ENG DEV.
121    0604805A                            COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS            63,725          63,725
SYSTEMS--ENG DEV.
122    0604807A                            MEDICAL MATERIEL/MEDICAL                     6,252           6,252
BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE EQUIPMENT--ENG
DEV.
123    0604808A                            LANDMINE WARFARE/BARRIER--ENG DEV.           9,862           9,862
124    0604818A                            ARMY TACTICAL COMMAND & CONTROL            430,895         430,895
HARDWARE & SOFTWARE.
125    0604820A                            RADAR DEVELOPMENT.................          53,226          53,226
127    0604827A                            SOLDIER SYSTEMS--WARRIOR DEM/VAL..           4,137           4,137
128    0604852A                            SUITE OF SURVIVABILITY ENHANCEMENT          76,903          76,903
SYSTEMS--EMD.
129    0604854A                            ARTILLERY SYSTEMS--EMD............          80,862          80,862
130    0605013A                            INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT         125,701         125,701
131    0605018A                            INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY               164,600         164,600
SYSTEM-ARMY (IPPS-A).
132    0605030A                            JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK CENTER               20,954          20,954
(JTNC).
133    0605031A                            JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK (JTN)......          41,696          41,696
134    0605035A                            COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES             10,789          10,789
(CIRCM).
135    0605036A                            COMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS                   13,322          13,322
DESTRUCTION (CWMD).
136    0605037A                            EVIDENCE COLLECTION AND DETAINEE             4,619           4,619
PROCESSING.
137    0605038A                            NUCLEAR BIOLOGICAL CHEMICAL                 13,459          13,459
RECONNAISSANCE VEHICLE (NBCRV)
SENSOR SUITE.

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138    0605041A                            DEFENSIVE CYBER TOOL DEVELOPMENT..           3,611           3,611
139    0605042A                            TACTICAL NETWORK RADIO SYSTEMS               3,222           3,222
(LOW-TIER).
140    0605047A                            CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM...........           8,101           8,101
142    0605051A                            AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY DEVELOPMENT          44,182          52,182
..................................  Advances in surface-to-air missile                         [8,000]
technologies.
143    0605052A                            INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION                   248,659         248,659
CAPABILITY INC 2--BLOCK 1.
144    0605053A                            GROUND ROBOTICS...................         227,038         227,038
145    0605054A                            EMERGING TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES...          57,546          95,546
..................................  Operationalize anti-idle ground                           [38,000]
vehicles.
146    0605144A                            NEXT GENERATION LOAD DEVICE--               24,492          24,492
MEDIUM.
147    0605148A                            TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING ACCESS             44,273          44,273
NODE (TITAN) EMD.
152    0605224A                            MULTI-DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE.........          34,844          39,844
..................................  DeepFake and AI-synthesized Image                          [5,000]
Detection.
154    0605232A                            HYPERSONICS EMD...................         513,027         513,027
155    0605233A                            ACCESSIONS INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT          32,710          32,710
(AIE).
156    0605235A                            STRATEGIC MID-RANGE CAPABILITY....         186,304         188,394
..................................  Maritime Strike Tomahawk (MST)                             [2,090]
(USA, USN).
157    0605236A                            INTEGRATED TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS          22,732          22,732
158    0605241A                            FUTURE LONG RANGE ASSAULT AIRCRAFT       1,248,544       1,248,544
DEVELOPMENT.
160    0605244A                            JOINT REDUCED RANGE ROCKET (JR3)..          28,893          28,893
163    0605457A                            ARMY INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE            146,056         146,056
DEFENSE (AIAMD).
164    0605531A                            COUNTER--SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT            55,196          55,196
SYSTEMS SYS DEV & DEMONSTRATION.
166    0605625A                            MANNED GROUND VEHICLE.............         386,393         386,393
167    0605766A                            NATIONAL CAPABILITIES INTEGRATION           16,913          16,913
(MIP).
168    0605812A                            JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE                 2,664           2,664
(JLTV) ENGINEERING AND
MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT PHASE
(EMD).
169    0605830A                            AVIATION GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.             930             930
170    0303032A                            TROJAN--RH12......................           3,920           3,920
999    9999999999                          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...............         117,428         117,428
..................................  SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND          5,378,817       5,431,907
DEMONSTRATION.
..................................
..................................  MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
173    0604256A                            THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT......          74,767          74,767
174    0604258A                            TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT........          16,004          16,004
175    0604759A                            MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT..............         101,027         101,027
176    0605103A                            RAND ARROYO CENTER................          10,892          10,892
177    0605301A                            ARMY KWAJALEIN ATOLL..............         379,283         832,058
..................................  Cost to Complete, Family Housing                          [14,000]
Replacement Construction,
Kwajalein Atoll.
..................................  Facilities Sustainment for                                 [8,775]
Kwajalein Operational Facilities.
..................................  Kwajalein Catchments / Solar......                        [20,000]
..................................  Kwajalein Deferred Maintenance                           [100,000]
Backlog Reduction.
..................................  Kwajalein Palm Barracks Repair....                        [16,000]
..................................  Kwajalein Redundant Cooling for                           [15,000]
Power Plants.
..................................  Kwajalein Repair Roi DAAF Aprons &                       [176,000]
Taxiways.
..................................  Kwajalein Repair Roi Dining                                [7,000]
Facility.
..................................  Kwajalein Repair Rotary and Fixed                         [40,000]
Wing Hangars.
..................................  Kwajalein Roi Water Distribution                           [9,000]
System Repair.
..................................  Kwajalein Sewer Lift Station Power                         [6,000]
Loop.
..................................  Kwajalein Vehicle Maintenance                             [22,000]
Facility Repair.
..................................  Kwajalein Water Distribution                              [19,000]
System Repair.
178    0605326A                            CONCEPTS EXPERIMENTATION PROGRAM..          58,606          58,606
180    0605601A                            ARMY TEST RANGES AND FACILITIES...         425,108         425,108
181    0605602A                            ARMY TECHNICAL TEST                         69,328          69,328
INSTRUMENTATION AND TARGETS.
182    0605604A                            SURVIVABILITY/LETHALITY ANALYSIS..          31,306          31,306
183    0605606A                            AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION............           1,887           1,887
184    0605706A                            MATERIEL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS.........          19,100          19,100
185    0605709A                            EXPLOITATION OF FOREIGN ITEMS.....           6,277           6,277
186    0605712A                            SUPPORT OF OPERATIONAL TESTING....          63,637          63,637
187    0605716A                            ARMY EVALUATION CENTER............          62,343          62,343
188    0605718A                            ARMY MODELING & SIM X-CMD                   11,825          11,825
COLLABORATION & INTEG.
189    0605801A                            PROGRAMWIDE ACTIVITIES............          54,172          54,172
190    0605803A                            TECHNICAL INFORMATION ACTIVITIES..          26,592          26,592
191    0605805A                            MUNITIONS STANDARDIZATION,                  44,465          44,465
EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY.
192    0605857A                            ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY             2,857           2,857
MGMT SUPPORT.
193    0605898A                            ARMY DIRECT REPORT HEADQUARTERS--           53,436          53,436
R&D - MHA.
194    0606002A                            RONALD REAGAN BALLISTIC MISSILE             72,302          80,302
DEFENSE TEST SITE.
..................................  Multi-level security modernization                         [8,000]
195    0606003A                            COUNTERINTEL AND HUMAN INTEL                 5,660           5,660
MODERNIZATION.
196    0606118A                            AIAMD SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT &               358,854         358,854
INTEGRATION.
197    0606942A                            ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS CYBER            6,354           6,354
VULNERABILITIES.
..................................  SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT.......       1,956,082       2,416,857
..................................
..................................  OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
199    0603778A                            MLRS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM..          14,639          34,639
..................................  GLSDB HIMARS integration work.....                        [20,000]
200    0605024A                            ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT....           6,449           6,449
201    0607101A                            COMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS                      115             115
DESTRUCTION (CWMD) PRODUCT
IMPROVEMENT.
202    0607131A                            WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS PRODUCT               13,687          13,687
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS.
203    0607136A                            BLACKHAWK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT               23,998          23,998
PROGRAM.
204    0607137A                            CHINOOK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT                 10,859          10,859
PROGRAM.
208    0607145A                            APACHE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.........          44,371          44,371
209    0607148A                            AN/TPQ-53 COUNTERFIRE TARGET                43,054          43,054
ACQUISITION RADAR SYSTEM.
210    0607150A                            INTEL CYBER DEVELOPMENT...........          13,129          13,129
215    0607665A                            FAMILY OF BIOMETRICS..............           1,594           1,594

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216    0607865A                            PATRIOT PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT.......         183,763         183,763
217    0203728A                            JOINT AUTOMATED DEEP OPERATION               8,424           8,424
COORDINATION SYSTEM (JADOCS).
218    0203735A                            COMBAT VEHICLE IMPROVEMENT                 744,085         744,085
PROGRAMS.
219    0203743A                            155MM SELF-PROPELLED HOWITZER              107,826         107,826
IMPROVEMENTS.
220    0203752A                            AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT                      237             237
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
221    0203758A                            DIGITIZATION......................           1,013           1,013
222    0203801A                            MISSILE/AIR DEFENSE PRODUCT                  1,338           1,338
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
225    0205778A                            GUIDED MULTIPLE-LAUNCH ROCKET               33,307          33,307
SYSTEM (GMLRS).
230    0303140A                            INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY                15,040          15,040
PROGRAM.
232    0303142A                            SATCOM GROUND ENVIRONMENT (SPACE).          35,720          35,720
235    0305179A                            INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS)           6,653           6,653
236    0305219A                            MQ-1 GRAY EAGLE UAV...............           3,444           3,444
237    0708045A                            END ITEM INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS            67,002          67,002
ACTIVITIES.
999    9999999999                          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...............          46,872          46,872
..................................  SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM              1,426,619       1,446,619
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................
..................................  SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
PILOT PROGRAMS
238    0608041A                            DEFENSIVE CYBER--SOFTWARE                   89,238          91,238
PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT.
..................................  Army Cyber/NETCOM - AI Enabled                             [2,000]
Network Visibility and Security
Controls.
..................................  SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL               89,238          91,238
TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS.
..................................
..................................  AGILE RDTE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
239    0609135A                            COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS            143,618         143,618
(UAS) AGILE DEVELOPMENT.
240    0609277A                            ELECTRONIC WARFARE AGILE                   127,081         127,081
DEVELOPMENT.
241    0609278A                            ELECTRONIC WARFARE AGILE SYSTEMS            59,202          59,202
DEVELOPMENT.
242    0609345A                            UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS LAUNCHED           187,473         187,473
EFFECTS AGILE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
243    0609346A                            UAS LAUNCHED EFFECTS AGILE                 172,898         172,898
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................  SUBTOTAL AGILE RDTE PORTFOLIO              690,272         690,272
MANAGEMENT.
..................................
..................................  TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST       14,549,223      15,330,088
& EVAL, ARMY.
..................................
..................................  RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
EVAL, NAVY
..................................  BASIC RESEARCH
1    0601103N                            UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES...          67,306          72,306
..................................  Artificial Intelligence Maritime                           [5,000]
Maneuvering (AIMM) 2.0.
2    0601153N                            DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES.........         511,163         526,263
..................................  NCSEB Recommendation--AI-Ready                             [5,000]
Biological Data.
..................................  Precision interferometer at Lowell                        [10,100]
Observatory.
..................................  SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH...........         578,469         598,569
..................................
..................................  APPLIED RESEARCH
3    0602114N                            POWER PROJECTION APPLIED RESEARCH.          30,635          30,635
4    0602123N                            FORCE PROTECTION APPLIED RESEARCH.         125,699         149,699
..................................  Advanced Circuit Breaker..........                        [12,000]
..................................  Battery vulnerability.............                         [2,000]
..................................  Multi-Material Flexible Automated                          [5,000]
Manufacturing.
..................................  Sea-Launched Aerial Drones........                         [5,000]
5    0602131M                            MARINE CORPS LANDING FORCE                  45,697          52,697
TECHNOLOGY.
..................................  Unmanned Logistics Solutions......                         [7,000]
6    0602235N                            COMMON PICTURE APPLIED RESEARCH...          55,246          55,246
7    0602236N                            WARFIGHTER SUSTAINMENT APPLIED              74,264          79,264
RESEARCH.
..................................  On-Demand IV Fluids for                                    [5,000]
Expeditionary Medicine.
8    0602271N                            ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS APPLIED             79,929          84,929
RESEARCH.
..................................  Future Radio Frequency Digital                             [5,000]
Array Technology Development and
Demonstration.
9    0602435N                            OCEAN WARFIGHTING ENVIRONMENT               81,270          81,270
APPLIED RESEARCH.
10    0602651M                            JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS APPLIED             7,300           7,300
RESEARCH.
11    0602747N                            UNDERSEA WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH.          64,335          64,335
12    0602750N                            FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES APPLIED          279,815         279,815
RESEARCH.
13    0602782N                            MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE              29,081          29,081
APPLIED RESEARCH.
15    0602861N                            SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT--         81,423          81,423
ONR FIELD ACTIVITIES.
..................................  SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH.........         954,694         995,694
..................................
..................................  ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
16    0603123N                            FORCE PROTECTION ADVANCED                   43,527          43,527
TECHNOLOGY.
17    0603271N                            ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS ADVANCED             8,644           8,644
TECHNOLOGY.
18    0603273N                            SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR           121,618         121,618
RE-ENTRY SYSTEMS.
19    0603640M                            USMC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY                   309,711         322,711
DEMONSTRATION (ATD).
..................................  Autonomous Amphibious Robotic                              [8,000]
Vehicle Development and
Integration.
..................................  Low-Cost Tactical Hypersonic Long-                         [5,000]
Range Precision Fires.
20    0603651M                            JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS                     6,561           6,561
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
21    0603673N                            FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES ADVANCED         455,851         455,851
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
22    0603680N                            MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM..          63,903          63,903
23    0603729N                            WARFIGHTER PROTECTION ADVANCED               7,653           7,653
TECHNOLOGY.
24    0603758N                            NAVY WARFIGHTING EXPERIMENTS AND            81,923          81,923
DEMONSTRATIONS.
25    0603782N                            MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE               2,075           2,075
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
..................................  SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY             1,101,466       1,114,466
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................
..................................  ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND
PROTOTYPES
27    0603128N                            UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM............          28,388          28,388
29    0603207N                            AIR/OCEAN TACTICAL APPLICATIONS...          35,870          35,870
30    0603216N                            AVIATION SURVIVABILITY............          24,064          24,064
31    0603239N                            NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCES.........           8,603           8,603
32    0603254N                            ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT...........          18,904          18,904

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33    0603261N                            TACTICAL AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE..           2,241           2,241
34    0603382N                            ADVANCED COMBAT SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY           2,083               0
..................................  Excess to need....................                        [-2,083]
35    0603502N                            SURFACE AND SHALLOW WATER MINE              32,359          32,359
COUNTERMEASURES.
36    0603506N                            SURFACE SHIP TORPEDO DEFENSE......          11,832          11,832
37    0603512N                            CARRIER SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.......           8,361           8,361
38    0603525N                            PILOT FISH........................       1,218,486       1,218,486
40    0603536N                            RETRACT JUNIPER...................         206,429         206,429
41    0603542N                            RADIOLOGICAL CONTROL..............             730             730
43    0603561N                            ADVANCED SUBMARINE SYSTEM                  162,651         162,651
DEVELOPMENT.
45    0603563N                            SHIP CONCEPT ADVANCED DESIGN......          59,218          59,218
46    0603564N                            SHIP PRELIMINARY DESIGN &                   96,022          96,022
FEASIBILITY STUDIES.
47    0603570N                            ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS....         383,831         449,831
..................................  Advanced Nuclear Power Systems....                        [66,000]
48    0603573N                            ADVANCED SURFACE MACHINERY SYSTEMS         101,136         101,136
49    0603576N                            CHALK EAGLE.......................         156,686         156,686
50    0603581N                            LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS)........          10,203             203
..................................  Excess to Need....................                       [-10,000]
51    0603582N                            COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION.........          19,643          19,643
52    0603595N                            OHIO REPLACEMENT..................         273,265         283,265
..................................  Rapid Realization of Composites                           [10,000]
for Wet Submarine Application.
53    0603596N                            LCS MISSION MODULES...............          39,258          29,258
..................................  Mine Countermeasure (MCM) Mission                        [-10,000]
Package.
54    0603597N                            AUTOMATED TEST AND RE-TEST (ATRT).           9,862           9,862
55    0603598N                            ATRT ENTERPRISE RAPID CAPABILITY..          20,000          20,000
56    0603599N                            FRIGATE DEVELOPMENT...............          84,199          84,199
57    0603609N                            CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS............          10,877          10,877
58    0603635M                            MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORT         278,261         278,261
SYSTEM.
59    0603654N                            JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE            43,657          43,657
DEVELOPMENT.
60    0603713N                            OCEAN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY                 9,647           9,647
DEVELOPMENT.
61    0603721N                            ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION..........          22,829          22,829
62    0603724N                            NAVY ENERGY PROGRAM...............          46,577          69,577
..................................  LOCNESS: derisking DEW/advanced                           [11,000]
sensors on DDGx.
..................................  Safety certification and USMC                             [12,000]
support for soldier/ground
vehicle auxilliary power.
63    0603725N                            FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT............          10,925          10,925
64    0603734N                            CHALK CORAL.......................         414,282         414,282
65    0603739N                            NAVY LOGISTIC PRODUCTIVITY........           1,016           1,016
66    0603746N                            RETRACT MAPLE.....................         647,914         732,464
..................................  Joint Warfighting Critical                                [84,550]
Munitions.
67    0603748N                            LINK PLUMERIA.....................         376,672         876,672
..................................  F/A-XX............................                       [500,000]
68    0603751N                            RETRACT ELM.......................         106,810         106,810
69    0603764M                            LINK EVERGREEN....................         529,550         529,550
70    0603790N                            NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.....           5,234           5,234
71    0603795N                            LAND ATTACK TECHNOLOGY............           1,056           1,056
72    0603851M                            JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TESTING..           9,832           9,832
73    0603860N                            JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND                41,978          41,978
LANDING SYSTEMS--DEM/VAL.
76    0604025M                            RAPID DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION                   99              99
RESERVE (RDER).
77    0604027N                            DIGITAL WARFARE OFFICE............         151,271         151,271
78    0604028N                            SMALL AND MEDIUM UNMANNED UNDERSEA           4,855           4,855
VEHICLES.
79    0604029N                            UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLE CORE              47,106          47,106
TECHNOLOGIES.
82    0604112N                            GERALD R. FORD CLASS NUCLEAR               112,704         112,704
AIRCRAFT CARRIER (CVN 78--80).
83    0604127N                            SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES......          18,504          18,504
84    0604272N                            TACTICAL AIR DIRECTIONAL INFRARED           14,387          14,387
COUNTERMEASURES (TADIRCM).
85    0604286N                            NAVY ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.......          10,585          10,585
86    0604289M                            NEXT GENERATION LOGISTICS.........           2,722           2,722
87    0604292N                            FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT (MARITIME               7,125           7,125
STRIKE).
88    0604295M                            MARINE AVIATION DEMONSTRATION/              38,873          38,873
VALIDATION.
89    0604320M                            RAPID TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITY                 16,316          16,316
PROTOTYPE.
90    0604454N                            LX (R)............................          26,709          26,709
91    0604536N                            ADVANCED UNDERSEA PROTOTYPING.....         143,943         143,943
92    0604636N                            COUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS           16,689          16,689
(C-UAS).
93    0604659N                            PRECISION STRIKE WEAPONS                   110,072         235,072
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
..................................  Emerging Hypersonic Capabilities                          [25,000]
(USA, USN).
..................................  Navy MACE.........................                       [100,000]
94    0604707N                            SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE (SEW)           6,866           6,866
ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING SUPPORT.
95    0604786N                            OFFENSIVE ANTI-SURFACE WARFARE             225,773         285,773
WEAPON DEVELOPMENT.
..................................  LRASM MADCAP C-3 development                              [60,000]
acceleration.
97    0605513N                            UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLE ENABLING            3,712           3,712
CAPABILITIES.
98    0605514M                            GROUND BASED ANTI-SHIP MISSILE....          29,004          29,004
100    0605518N                            CONVENTIONAL PROMPT STRIKE (CPS)..         798,337         798,337
101    0105519N                            NUCLEAR-ARMED SEA-LAUNCHED CRUISE                0         320,000
MISSILE (SLCM-N) SUPPORT.
..................................  Restoration of full funding for                          [320,000]
Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise
Missile.
102    0207147M                            COLLABORATIVE COMBAT AIRCRAFT.....          58,000          58,000
103    0303260N                            DEFENSE MILITARY DECEPTION                   1,980           1,980
INITIATIVE.
104    0303354N                            ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT--MIP......           3,864           3,864
105    0304240M                            ADVANCED TACTICAL UNMANNED                   2,822           2,822
AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.
106    0304270N                            ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT--             1,278           1,278
MIP.
107    0304797N                            UNDERSEA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE /          29,308          29,308
MACHINE LEARNING (AI/ML).
..................................  SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT              7,454,345       8,620,812
DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.
..................................
..................................  SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION
108    0603208N                            TRAINING SYSTEM AIRCRAFT..........          15,101          15,101

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109    0604038N                            MARITIME TARGETING CELL...........         147,802         147,802
111    0604212N                            OTHER HELO DEVELOPMENT............             987             987
113    0604215N                            STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT.............           4,540           4,540
114    0604216N                            MULTI-MISSION HELICOPTER UPGRADE            64,838          64,838
DEVELOPMENT.
116    0604230N                            WARFARE SUPPORT SYSTEM............          15,778          15,778
117    0604231N                            COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS.......          64,547          64,547
118    0604234N                            ADVANCED HAWKEYE..................         350,324         350,324
119    0604245M                            H-1 UPGRADES......................          62,240          62,240
120    0604261N                            ACOUSTIC SEARCH SENSORS...........          52,549          52,549
121    0604262N                            V-22..............................         124,958         124,958
122    0604264N                            AIR CREW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT......          44,297          44,297
123    0604269N                            EA-18.............................         184,921         184,921
124    0604270N                            ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT....         185,606         185,606
125    0604273M                            EXECUTIVE HELO DEVELOPMENT........          74,980          74,980
126    0604274N                            NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ)......          64,167          64,167
127    0604280N                            JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM--NAVY          289,345         289,345
(JTRS-NAVY).
128    0604282N                            NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ)               228,256         228,256
INCREMENT II.
129    0604307N                            SURFACE COMBATANT COMBAT SYSTEM            432,981         432,981
ENGINEERING.
130    0604329N                            SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB).........          23,836          23,836
131    0604366N                            STANDARD MISSILE IMPROVEMENTS.....         412,964         412,964
132    0604373N                            AIRBORNE MCM......................           8,372           8,372
133    0604378N                            NAVAL INTEGRATED FIRE CONTROL--             39,878          39,878
COUNTER AIR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.
135    0604501N                            ADVANCED ABOVE WATER SENSORS......          67,881          67,881
136    0604503N                            SUBMARINE SWFTS MODERNIZATION.....         204,158         204,158
137    0604504N                            AIR CONTROL.......................          23,930          23,930
138    0604512N                            SHIPBOARD AVIATION SYSTEMS........          33,704          33,704
139    0604516N                            SHIP SURVIVABILITY................           4,364           4,364
141    0604522N                            AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE RADAR               74,937          74,937
(AMDR) SYSTEM.
142    0604530N                            ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR (AAG).....          32,037          32,037
143    0604558N                            NEW DESIGN SSN....................         247,293         247,293
145    0604567N                            SHIP CONTRACT DESIGN/ LIVE FIRE             28,400          28,400
T&E.
146    0604574N                            NAVY TACTICAL COMPUTER RESOURCES..           3,552           3,552
147    0604601N                            MINE DEVELOPMENT..................             130          79,430
..................................  Enhanced Joint Direct Attack                              [50,000]
Missile (JDAM) (USN).
..................................  Quickstrike Extended Range (QS-ER)                        [29,300]
(USN).
148    0604610N                            LIGHTWEIGHT TORPEDO DEVELOPMENT...          12,565          12,565
149    0604654N                            JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE             8,740           8,740
DEVELOPMENT.
150    0604657M                            USMC GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORTING ARMS          17,377          17,377
SYSTEMS--ENG DEV.
151    0604703N                            PERSONNEL, TRAINING, SIMULATION,             6,703           6,703
AND HUMAN FACTORS.
152    0604727N                            JOINT STANDOFF WEAPON SYSTEMS.....             895             895
153    0604755N                            SHIP SELF DEFENSE (DETECT &                167,711         167,711
CONTROL).
154    0604756N                            SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: HARD            145,007         145,007
KILL).
155    0604757N                            SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: SOFT            232,368         232,368
KILL/EW).
156    0604761N                            INTELLIGENCE ENGINEERING..........           7,023           7,023
157    0604771N                            MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT...............           7,629           7,629
158    0604777N                            NAVIGATION/ID SYSTEM..............           3,724           3,724
159    0604850N                            SSN(X)............................         365,987         365,987
160    0605013M                            INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT          16,000          16,000
161    0605013N                            INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT         192,784         192,784
162    0605024N                            ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT....           3,428           3,428
163    0605180N                            TACAMO MODERNIZATION..............       1,243,978       1,243,978
164    0605212M                            CH-53K RDTE.......................         135,432         135,432
165    0605215N                            MISSION PLANNING..................         120,255         120,255
166    0605217N                            COMMON AVIONICS...................          67,944          67,944
167    0605220N                            SHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR (SSC).....           7,267           7,267
168    0605285N                            NEXT GENERATION FIGHTER...........          74,320          74,320
170    0605414N                            UNMANNED CARRIER AVIATION (UCA)...         305,487         305,487
171    0605450M                            JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM)          59,077          59,077
172    0605500N                            MULTI-MISSION MARITIME AIRCRAFT             41,129          41,129
(MMA).
173    0605504N                            MULTI-MISSION MARITIME (MMA)               103,397         103,397
INCREMENT III.
174    0605516N                            LONG RANGE FIRES..................         138,443         138,443
175    0605611M                            MARINE CORPS ASSAULT VEHICLES               44,644          44,644
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION.
176    0605813M                            JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE                 6,984           6,984
(JLTV) SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION.
177    0204202N                            DESTROYERS GUIDED MISSILE (DDG-             58,817          58,817
1000).
178    0301377N                            COUNTERING ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL            16,906          16,906
WEAPONS (CACW).
179    0302315N                            NON-KINETIC COUNTERMEASURE SUPPORT          23,818          23,818
183    0304785N                            ISR & INFO OPERATIONS.............         170,567         170,567
185    0306250M                            CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY                 11,936          11,936
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................  SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND          7,431,995       7,511,295
DEMONSTRATION.
..................................
..................................  MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
186    0604256N                            THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT......          25,133          25,133
187    0604258N                            TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT........          14,191          24,191
..................................  Secure power: high value target                           [10,000]
protection.
188    0604759N                            MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT..............          61,946          61,946
189    0605152N                            STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT--NAVY           3,596           3,596
190    0605154N                            CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES.........          31,695          31,695
193    0605853N                            MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL &                    133,538         133,538
INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT.
194    0605856N                            STRATEGIC TECHNICAL SUPPORT.......           3,709           3,709
195    0605863N                            RDT&E SHIP AND AIRCRAFT SUPPORT...         151,479         151,479
196    0605864N                            TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT.......         463,725         463,725
197    0605865N                            OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION             30,880          30,880
CAPABILITY.
198    0605866N                            NAVY SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE           22,563          22,563
(SEW) SUPPORT.

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199    0605867N                            SEW SURVEILLANCE/RECONAISSANCE               7,325           7,325
SUPPORT.
200    0605873M                            MARINE CORPS PROGRAM WIDE SUPPORT.          28,816          28,816
201    0605898N                            MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D................          42,751          42,751
202    0606295M                            MARINE AVIATION DEVELOPMENTAL                4,732           4,732
MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT.
203    0606355N                            WARFARE INNOVATION MANAGEMENT.....          37,551          37,551
204    0305327N                            INSIDER THREAT....................           2,653           2,653
205    0902498N                            MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS                      2,041           2,041
(DEPARTMENTAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES).
..................................  SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT.......       1,068,324       1,078,324
..................................
..................................  OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
208    0604840M                            F-35 C2D2.........................         494,034         494,034
209    0604840N                            F-35 C2D2.........................         475,710         475,710
210    0605520M                            MARINE CORPS AIR DEFENSE WEAPONS            56,140          56,140
SYSTEMS.
211    0607658N                            COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY          136,436         136,436
(CEC).
212    0101221N                            STRATEGIC SUB & WEAPONS SYSTEM             807,099         807,099
SUPPORT.
213    0101224N                            SSBN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM..          63,252          68,252
..................................  Strategic Weapon System shipboard                          [5,000]
navigation system modernization.
214    0101226N                            SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE                  56,401          56,401
DEVELOPMENT.
215    0101402N                            NAVY STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS.....          52,404          52,404
216    0204136N                            F/A-18 SQUADRONS..................         369,863         369,863
218    0204229N                            TOMAHAWK AND TOMAHAWK MISSION              151,177         151,177
PLANNING CENTER (TMPC).
219    0204311N                            INTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM....          71,800          71,800
220    0204313N                            SHIP-TOWED ARRAY SURVEILLANCE                1,990           1,990
SYSTEMS.
222    0204460M                            GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR (G/          32,045          32,045
ATOR).
223    0204571N                            CONSOLIDATED TRAINING SYSTEMS              199,067         199,067
DEVELOPMENT.
224    0204575N                            ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) READINESS          115,834         115,834
SUPPORT.
225    0205601N                            ANTI-RADIATION MISSILE IMPROVEMENT          33,659          33,659
227    0205632N                            MK-48 ADCAP.......................          84,338          84,338
228    0205633N                            AVIATION IMPROVEMENTS.............         127,421         137,321
..................................  Autonomous airfield FOD sweeping                           [9,900]
systems.
229    0205675N                            OPERATIONAL NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS.         209,200         209,200
230    0206313M                            MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS                125,488         134,488
SYSTEMS.
..................................  Hydrogen Fuel Cell for small-UAS..                         [5,000]
..................................  Integrated Contested Logistics                             [4,000]
Communications.
231    0206335M                            COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND                 17,813          17,813
CONTROL SYSTEM (CAC2S).
232    0206623M                            MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/                 70,139          70,139
SUPPORTING ARMS SYSTEMS.
233    0206624M                            MARINE CORPS COMBAT SERVICES                20,419          20,419
SUPPORT.
234    0206625M                            USMC INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONIC                34,289          34,289
WARFARE SYSTEMS.
236    0207161N                            TACTICAL AIM MISSILES.............          34,650          34,650
237    0207163N                            ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR            26,286          26,286
MISSILE (AMRAAM).
238    0208043N                            PLANNING AND DECISION AID SYSTEM             3,572           3,572
(PDAS).
242    0303138N                            AFLOAT NETWORKS...................          70,742          70,742
243    0303140N                            INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY                64,147          64,147
PROGRAM.
244    0305192N                            MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM                3,311           3,311
(MIP) ACTIVITIES.
247    0305208M                            DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE           61,238          61,238
SYSTEMS.
248    0305220N                            MQ-4C TRITON......................          14,421          14,421
250    0305232M                            RQ-11 UAV.........................           1,063           1,063
252    0305241N                            MULTI-INTELLIGENCE SENSOR                   41,414          41,414
DEVELOPMENT.
253    0305242M                            UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS)                9,157           9,157
PAYLOADS (MIP).
255    0305421N                            MQ-4C TRITON MODERNIZATION........         361,943         361,943
256    0307577N                            INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA (IMD)...             803             803
257    0308601N                            MODELING AND SIMULATION SUPPORT...          12,389          12,389
258    0702207N                            DEPOT MAINTENANCE (NON-IF)........          23,372          23,372
259    0708730N                            MARITIME TECHNOLOGY (MARITECH)....           3,600           3,600
999    9999999999                          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...............       2,554,769       2,578,769
..................................  Acceleration of Navy program......                        [24,000]
..................................  SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM              7,092,895       7,140,795
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................
..................................  SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
PILOT PROGRAMS
260    0608013N                            RISK MANAGEMENT INFORMATION--               13,341          13,341
SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM.
261    0608231N                            MARITIME TACTICAL COMMAND AND               12,520          12,520
CONTROL (MTC2)--SOFTWARE PILOT
PROGRAM.
..................................  SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL               25,861          25,861
TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS.
..................................
..................................  TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST       25,708,049      27,085,816
& EVAL, NAVY.
..................................
..................................  RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
EVAL, AF
..................................  BASIC RESEARCH
1    0601102F                            DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES.........         302,716         302,716
2    0601103F                            UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES...          94,121          94,121
..................................  SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH...........         396,837         396,837
..................................
..................................  APPLIED RESEARCH
3    0602020F                            FUTURE AF CAPABILITIES APPLIED              78,214          78,214
RESEARCH.
4    0602022F                            UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED RESEARCH               6,294           6,294
CENTER (UARC)--TACTICAL AUTONOMY.
5    0602102F                            MATERIALS.........................         147,422         167,422
..................................  Advanced materials science for                            [10,000]
manufacturing research.
..................................  Metals Affordability Iniatitive...                         [5,000]
..................................  NCSEB Recommendation--AI-Ready                             [5,000]
Biological Data.
7    0602202F                            HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS APPLIED                133,928         133,928
RESEARCH.
8    0602203F                            AEROSPACE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES....         321,059         321,059
9    0602204F                            AEROSPACE SENSORS.................         199,120         199,120
11    0602298F                            SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT--         10,813          10,813
MAJOR HEADQUARTERS ACTIVITIES.
12    0602336F                            NUCLEAR DELIVERY SYSTEMS TECH                4,969           4,969
EXPLORATION.

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13    0602602F                            CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS............         125,102         125,102
14    0602605F                            DIRECTED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY........          92,331          92,331
15    0602788F                            DOMINANT INFORMATION SCIENCES AND          187,036         217,036
METHODS.
..................................  Agile, Assured, and Autonomous                             [5,000]
Battle Management Network and
Readiness Accelerator (3A-BMN).
..................................  Dependable AI for National                                [15,000]
Security.
..................................  Distributed Quantum Networking                            [10,000]
Testbed and Quantum Cloud
Computing Environment.
..................................  SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH.........       1,306,288       1,356,288
..................................
..................................  ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
16    0603032F                            FUTURE AF INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY            268,754         268,754
DEMOS.
17    0603112F                            ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR WEAPON               31,021          31,021
SYSTEMS.
18    0603199F                            SUSTAINMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY          12,915          12,915
(S&T).
19    0603203F                            ADVANCED AEROSPACE SENSORS........          69,652          69,652
20    0603211F                            AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY DEV/DEMO.....         102,125         102,125
23    0603273F                            SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR           128,407         148,407
RE-ENTRY SYSTEMS.
..................................  S&T for Nuclear Reentry Systems--                         [20,000]
Resonating Fiber Optic Gyroscopes.
25    0603456F                            HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS ADVANCED                19,790          19,790
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
26    0603601F                            CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY...          99,263          99,263
27    0603605F                            ADVANCED WAEPONS TECHNOLOGY.......           4,434           4,434
28    0603680F                            MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM..          38,891          42,891
..................................  Additive Manufacturing for                                 [4,000]
Engineer Components.
29    0603788F                            BATTLESPACE KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT           30,812          30,812
AND DEMONSTRATION.
30    0604776F                            DEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION                   28,316          28,316
ENTERPRISE R&D.
..................................  SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY               834,380         858,380
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................
..................................  ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND
PROTOTYPES
32    0603260F                            INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.           3,901           3,901
33    0603742F                            COMBAT IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY..          25,172          25,172
34    0603790F                            NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.....           4,595           4,595
35    0603851F                            INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC                  90,096          90,096
MISSILE--DEM/VAL.
36    0604001F                            NC3 ADVANCED CONCEPTS.............          15,910          15,910
37    0604003F                            ADVANCED BATTLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM        1,040,475       1,040,475
(ABMS).
39    0604005F                            NC3 COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT &                67,081          67,081
PROTOTYPING.
40    0604007F                            E-7...............................         199,676         899,676
..................................  E-7 continued development and                            [700,000]
procurement.
41    0604009F                            AFWERX............................          18,499          18,499
42    0604010F                            NEXT GENERATION ADAPTIVE                   330,270         330,270
PROPULSION.
43    0604015F                            LONG RANGE STRIKE--BOMBER.........       2,347,225       2,347,225
47    0604183F                            HYPERSONICS PROTOTYPING--                  802,810         802,810
HYPERSONIC ATTACK CRUISE MISSILE
(HACM).
49    0604257F                            ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND SENSORS             40,779          40,779
AND SENSORS.
52    0604317F                            TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER...............           3,558           3,558
53    0604327F                            HARD AND DEEPLY BURIED TARGET              144,143         144,143
DEFEAT SYSTEM (HDBTDS) PROGRAM.
54    0604336F                            NUCLEAR DELIVERY SYSTEMS                    56,926          56,926
PROTOTYPING.
55    0604414F                            CYBER RESILIENCY OF WEAPON SYSTEMS-         46,148          46,148
ACS.
56    0604609F                            REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS & CONCEPT             22,754          22,754
MATURATION.
57    0604668F                            JOINT TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT            129,626         129,626
SYSTEM (JTMS).
58    0604776F                            DEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION                    4,996           4,996
ENTERPRISE R&D.
59    0604858F                            TECH TRANSITION PROGRAM...........         134,833         155,833
..................................  Blended Wing Body--Next Generation                        [21,000]
Aircraft.
60    0604860F                            OPERATIONAL ENERGY AND                      49,460         115,460
INSTALLATION RESILIENCE.
..................................  Operational energy program                                [56,000]
increase.
..................................  XR (AR/VR) plus mission execution                         [10,000]
tools.
61    0605057F                            NEXT GENERATION AIR-REFUELING               12,960          12,960
SYSTEM.
63    0606004F                            NUCLEAR ENTERPRISE RESEARCH &                1,097           6,097
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................  Wing-level additive manufacturing.                         [5,000]
64    0606005F                            DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OFFICE.....          15,997          30,997
..................................  Adaptive Threat Modeling Lab......                        [15,000]
65    0207110F                            F-47..............................               0         500,000
..................................  F-47--misaligned budget request...                       [500,000]
66    0207147F                            COLLABORATIVE COMBAT AIRCRAFT.....         111,365         789,365
..................................  CCA--misaligned budget request....                       [678,000]
67    0207179F                            AUTONOMOUS COLLABORATIVE PLATFORMS          62,019          62,019
68    0207420F                            COMBAT IDENTIFICATION.............           1,713           1,713
71    0207455F                            THREE DIMENSIONAL LONG-RANGE RADAR          17,344          17,344
(3DELRR).
72    0207522F                            AIRBASE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS                 15,785          15,785
(ABADS).
73    0207606F                            JOINT SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT (JSE)         260,667         260,667
74    0208030F                            WAR RESERVE MATERIEL--AMMUNITION..           9,865           9,865
75    0303010F                            AF ISR DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE.....          24,817          24,817
76    0305236F                            COMMON DATA LINK EXECUTIVE AGENT            32,511          32,511
(CDL EA).
77    0305601F                            MISSION PARTNER ENVIRONMENTS......          14,956          14,956
78    0701200F                            ENTERPRISE SELECT CLASS II........           1,000           1,000
79    0708051F                            RAPID SUSTAINMENT MODERNIZATION             32,666         101,666
(RSM).
..................................  B-21 Additive Manufacturing.......                        [40,000]
..................................  Engine wash, data analysis,                               [29,000]
mission execution excellence
program.
80    0808736F                            SPECIAL VICTIM ACCOUNTABILITY AND            1,997           1,997
INVESTIGATION.
81    0808737F                            INTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION.....           5,167           5,167
82    0901410F                            CONTRACTING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY          29,277          29,277
SYSTEM.
83    1206415F                            U.S. SPACE COMMAND RESEARCH AND             36,913          36,913
DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT.
..................................  SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT              6,267,049       8,321,049
DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.
..................................
..................................  SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION
84    0604200F                            FUTURE ADVANCED WEAPON ANALYSIS &           36,125          36,125
PROGRAMS.
85    0604201F                            PNT RESILIENCY, MODS, AND                  125,663         125,663
IMPROVEMENTS.

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86    0604222F                            NUCLEAR WEAPONS SUPPORT...........          79,312          79,312
87    0604270F                            ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT....          17,013          17,013
88    0604281F                            TACTICAL DATA NETWORKS ENTERPRISE.          77,170          77,170
89    0604287F                            PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT.......          10,589          10,589
90    0604288F                            SURVIVABLE AIRBORNE OPERATIONS           1,826,328       1,826,328
CENTER (SAOC).
91    0604602F                            ARMAMENT/ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT.....           7,253           7,253
92    0604604F                            SUBMUNITIONS......................           3,502           3,502
93    0604617F                            AGILE COMBAT SUPPORT..............          23,474          23,474
94    0604706F                            LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS..............          20,542          20,542
95    0604735F                            COMBAT TRAINING RANGES............         139,499         139,499
96    0604932F                            LONG RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON........         606,955         755,955
..................................  Conventional Variant Advance                               [8,000]
Planning.
..................................  Long Range Standoff Weapon                               [141,000]
Acceleration.
97    0604933F                            ICBM FUZE MODERNIZATION...........           3,252           3,252
100    0605056F                            OPEN ARCHITECTURE MANAGEMENT......          44,150          44,150
101    0605223F                            ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING...........         172,378         172,378
103    0605238F                            GROUND BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT         2,647,563       4,647,563
EMD.
..................................  Restoration of full funding for                        [2,000,000]
Sentinel ICBM program EMD.
104    0605296F                            MICROELECTRONICS SECURE ENCLAVE...         104,990         104,990
106    0207039F                            COGNITIVE ELECTROMAGNETIC WARFARE.          44,267          44,267
107    0207110F                            F-47..............................       2,579,362       2,579,362
109    0207279F                            ISOLATED PERSONNEL SURVIVABILITY            99,248          99,248
AND RECOVERY.
110    0207328F                            STAND IN ATTACK WEAPON............         255,336         255,336
111    0207407F                            ELECTROMAGNETIC BATTLE MANAGEMENT           20,439          20,439
(EMBM).
112    0207701F                            FULL COMBAT MISSION TRAINING......          12,898          12,898
114    0303008F                            SATURN............................           4,985           4,985
117    0305155F                            THEATER NUCLEAR WEAPON STORAGE &            19,875          19,875
SECURITY SYSTEM.
120    0401221F                            KC-46A TANKER SQUADRONS...........         145,434         145,434
121    0401319F                            VC-25B............................         602,318         602,318
122    0701212F                            AUTOMATED TEST SYSTEMS............          30,341          30,341
123    0804772F                            TRAINING DEVELOPMENTS.............           5,067           5,067
..................................  SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND          9,765,328      11,914,328
DEMONSTRATION.
..................................
..................................  MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
125    0604256F                            THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT......          41,125          41,125
126    0604759F                            MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT..............         156,915         156,915
127    0605101F                            RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE............          32,405          32,405
129    0605712F                            INITIAL OPERATIONAL TEST &                  13,872          13,872
EVALUATION.
130    0605807F                            TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT.......       1,098,871       1,098,871
133    0605829F                            ACQ WORKFORCE- CYBER, NETWORK, &           435,918         435,918
BUS SYS.
134    0605831F                            ACQ WORKFORCE- CAPABILITY                1,153,165       1,153,165
INTEGRATION.
136    0605833F                            ACQ WORKFORCE- NUCLEAR SYSTEMS....         368,881         368,881
137    0605898F                            MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D................           5,960           5,960
138    0605976F                            FACILITIES RESTORATION AND                 217,761         217,761
MODERNIZATION--TEST AND
EVALUATION SUPPORT.
139    0605978F                            FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT--TEST AND            91,969          91,969
EVALUATION SUPPORT.
140    0606017F                            REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS AND                   28,157          28,157
MATURATION.
141    0606398F                            MANAGEMENT HQ--T&E................           7,417           7,417
142    0208201F                            OFFENSIVE SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT            4,985           4,985
SYSTEMS (SUAS).
143    0303255F                            COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATION,            15,662          65,662
AND COMPUTERS (C4)--STRATCOM.
..................................  C4 STRATCOM.......................                        [20,000]
..................................  NC3 network sensor demonstration..                        [15,000]
..................................  NC3 REACH.........................                        [15,000]
144    0308602F                            ENTEPRISE INFORMATION SERVICES             101,779         101,779
(EIS).
145    0702806F                            ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT          22,670          22,670
146    0804776F                            ADVANCED DISTRIBUTED LEARNING.....           1,698           1,698
148    1001004F                            INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES..........           4,430           4,430
..................................  SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT.......       3,803,640       3,853,640
..................................
..................................  OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
149    0604233F                            SPECIALIZED UNDERGRADUATE FLIGHT            66,200          66,200
TRAINING.
150    0604283F                            BATTLE MGMT COM & CTRL SENSOR               17,353          17,353
DEVELOPMENT.
153    0604840F                            F-35 C2D2.........................       1,182,094       1,182,094
154    0605018F                            AF INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY             64,050          64,050
SYSTEM (AF-IPPS).
155    0605024F                            ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE            62,965          62,965
AGENCY.
157    0605229F                            HH-60W............................          43,579          43,579
158    0605278F                            HC/MC-130 RECAP RDT&E.............          50,845          50,845
159    0606018F                            NC3 INTEGRATION...................          40,066          40,066
160    0101113F                            B-52 SQUADRONS....................         931,164         931,164
161    0101122F                            AIR-LAUNHCED CRUISE MISSILE (ALCM)             555             555
162    0101126F                            B-1B SQUADRONS....................         116,589         116,589
163    0101127F                            B-2 SQUADRONS.....................          12,519          12,519
164    0101213F                            MINUTEMAN SQUADRONS...............         106,032         106,032
165    0101316F                            WORLDWIDE JOINT STRATEGIC                   24,081          24,081
COMMUNICATION.
166    0101318F                            SERVICE SUPPORT TO STRATCOM--                6,928           6,928
GLOBAL STRIKE.
167    0101328F                            ICBM REENTRY VEHICLES.............         259,605         259,605
169    0102110F                            MH-139A...........................           5,982           5,982
170    0102326F                            REGION/SECTOR OPERATION CONROL                 726             726
CENTER MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.
171    0102417F                            OVER-THE-HORIZON BACKSCATTER RADAR         132,097         132,097
172    0202834F                            VEHICLES AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT--               744             744
GENERAL.
173    0205219F                            MQ-9 UAV..........................          26,689          26,689
174    0205671F                            JOINT COUNTER RCIED ELECTRONIC               3,424           3,424
WARFARE.
176    0207133F                            F-16 SQUADRONS....................         216,638         366,638
..................................  F-16 Open Systems Environment/BLOS                        [75,000]
Systems.

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..................................  IVEWS development for F-16........                        [75,000]
177    0207134F                            F-15E SQUADRONS...................         233,018         413,018
..................................  F-15 Global Lighting/Eagle Tether.                       [180,000]
178    0207136F                            MANNED DESTRUCTIVE SUPPRESSION....          17,680          17,680
179    0207138F                            F-22A SQUADRONS...................         852,332         852,332
180    0207142F                            F-35 SQUADRONS....................          48,446          48,446
181    0207146F                            F-15EX............................          78,345          78,345
182    0207161F                            TACTICAL AIM MISSILES.............          86,549          86,549
183    0207163F                            ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR            51,242          51,242
MISSILE (AMRAAM).
184    0207172F                            JOINT ADVANCED TACTICAL MISSILE            425,029         425,029
(JATM).
186    0207238F                            E-11A.............................          15,244          15,244
188    0207247F                            AF TENCAP.........................          52,492          52,492
189    0207249F                            PRECISION ATTACK SYSTEMS                    13,613          13,613
PROCUREMENT.
191    0207268F                            AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT                   52,734          52,734
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
192    0207325F                            JOINT-TO-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE          232,252         237,252
(JASSM).
..................................  Joint Air to Surface Stand-Off                             [5,000]
Missile (JASSM) (USAF).
193    0207327F                            SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB).........          24,810          24,810
194    0207410F                            AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER              113,086         113,086
(AOC).
195    0207412F                            CONTROL AND REPORTING CENTER (CRC)          17,569          17,569
198    0207431F                            COMBAT AIR INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM              33,601          33,601
ACTIVITIES.
199    0207438F                            THEATER BATTLE MANAGEMENT (TBM)              6,787           6,787
C4I.
200    0207439F                            ELECTROMAGNETIC WARFARE INT REPROG          60,072          60,072
(EWIR).
202    0207452F                            DCAPES............................           8,507           8,507
203    0207457F                            AIR FORCE SPECIAL WARFARE                   27,526          27,526
(SPECWAR).
204    0207521F                            AIR FORCE CALIBRATION PROGRAMS....           2,273           2,273
206    0207590F                            SEEK EAGLE........................          33,707          33,707
208    0207611F                            READINESS DECISION SUPPORT                   8,880           8,880
ENTERPRISE.
209    0207697F                            DISTRIBUTED TRAINING AND EXERCISES           4,399           4,399
210    0207701F                            FULL COMBAT MISSION TRAINING......           8,096           8,096
211    0208006F                            MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS..........         138,745         138,745
212    0208007F                            TACTICAL DECEPTION................          13,711          13,711
213    0208087F                            DISTRIBUTED CYBER WARFARE                   31,197          31,197
OPERATIONS.
214    0208088F                            AF DEFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS          95,034          95,034
218    0208288F                            INTEL DATA APPLICATIONS...........           1,012           1,012
219    0301025F                            GEOBASE...........................             999             999
220    0301113F                            CYBER SECURITY INTELLIGENCE                 14,749          14,749
SUPPORT.
226    0301377F                            COUNTERING ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL             1,117           1,117
WEAPONS (CACW).
228    0301401F                            AF MULTI-DOMAIN NON-TRADITIONAL              2,987           2,987
ISR BATTLESPACE AWARENESS.
229    0302015F                            E-4B NATIONAL AIRBORNE OPERATIONS           54,457          54,457
CENTER (NAOC).
230    0302315F                            NON-KINETIC COUNTERMEASURE SUPPORT           7,006           7,006
232    0303089F                            CYBERSPACE AND DODIN OPERATIONS...          10,080          10,080
233    0303131F                            MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY                 99,599          99,599
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (MEECN).
234    0303133F                            HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO SYSTEMS......          19,955          19,955
235    0303140F                            INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY                98,414          98,414
PROGRAM.
236    0303248F                            ALL DOMAIN COMMON PLATFORM........          76,642          76,642
237    0303260F                            JOINT MILITARY DECEPTION                       356             356
INITIATIVE.
238    0304100F                            STRATEGIC MISSION PLANNING &                75,164          75,164
EXECUTION SYSTEM (SMPES).
239    0304109F                            THRESHER..........................             105             105
242    0304260F                            AIRBORNE SIGINT ENTERPRISE........          90,650          90,650
243    0304310F                            COMMERCIAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS......           4,127           4,127
247    0305020F                            CCMD INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION                1,547           1,547
TECHNOLOGY.
248    0305022F                            ISR MODERNIZATION & AUTOMATION              22,237          22,237
DVMT (IMAD).
249    0305099F                            GLOBAL AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT                4,257           4,257
(GATM).
250    0305103F                            CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE.........             310             310
251    0305111F                            WEATHER SERVICE...................          30,509          30,509
252    0305114F                            AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, APPROACH, AND          17,259          17,259
LANDING SYSTEM (ATCALS).
253    0305116F                            AERIAL TARGETS....................           5,081           5,081
256    0305128F                            SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIVE                   8,964           8,964
ACTIVITIES.
257    0305146F                            DEFENSE JOINT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE            6,524           6,524
ACTIVITIES.
258    0305158F                            TACTICAL TERMINAL.................           1,099           1,099
259    0305179F                            INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS)          19,085          19,085
261    0305206F                            AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS...          25,432          25,432
262    0305207F                            MANNED RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS.....          16,643          16,643
263    0305208F                            DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE           79,033          79,033
SYSTEM.
265    0305221F                            NETWORK-CENTRIC COLLABORATIVE               12,019          12,019
TARGETING.
266    0305238F                            NATO AGS..........................             816             816
267    0305240F                            ISR TRANSPORT AND PROCESSING......          32,578          32,578
268    0305249F                            AF JWICS ENTERPRISE...............          21,097          21,097
269    0305600F                            INTERNATIONAL INTELLIGENCE                  18,946          18,946
TECHNOLOGY AND ARCHITECTURES.
270    0305836F                            C2IMERA...........................          13,867          13,867
272    0305903F                            MOBILE COMMAND AND CONTROL CENTERS           3,988           3,988
(MCCCS).
273    0305984F                            PERSONNEL RECOVERY COMMAND & CTRL            2,891           2,891
(PRC2).
274    0307577F                            INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA (IMD)...           3,000           3,000
276    0401119F                            C-5 AIRLIFT SQUADRONS (IF)........          33,713          33,713
277    0401130F                            C-17 AIRCRAFT (IF)................          76,514         101,514
..................................  C-17 blade coatings...............                        [17,000]
..................................  C-17 winglet procurement..........                         [8,000]
278    0401132F                            C-130J PROGRAM....................          31,354         101,354
..................................  LC-130 Non-recurring engineering..                        [70,000]
279    0401134F                            LARGE AIRCRAFT IR COUNTERMEASURES           52,928          52,928
(LAIRCM).
280    0401218F                            KC-135S...........................               0          35,000
0401218F                            KC-135 drag reduction.............                        [35,000]
281    0401318F                            CV-22.............................             653             653

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283    0708610F                            LOGISTICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY            18,581          18,581
(LOGIT).
284    0801380F                            AF LVC OPERATIONAL TRAINING (LVC-           33,898          33,898
OT).
285    0804743F                            OTHER FLIGHT TRAINING.............           2,371           2,371
286    0901202F                            JOINT PERSONNEL RECOVERY AGENCY...           2,080           2,080
287    0901218F                            CIVILIAN COMPENSATION PROGRAM.....           4,355           4,355
288    0901220F                            PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION..........           2,766           2,766
289    0901226F                            AIR FORCE STUDIES AND ANALYSIS              14,761          14,761
AGENCY.
290    0901538F                            FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION             3,982           3,982
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
291    0901554F                            DEFENSE ENTERPRISE ACNTNG MGT SYS           38,942          38,942
(DEAMS).
292    1201921F                            SERVICE SUPPORT TO STRATCOM--SPACE             335             335
ACTIVITIES.
999    9999999999                          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...............      22,264,031      22,398,031
..................................  Acceleration of Air Force program.                       [121,000]
..................................  Advanced Sensors Application                              [13,000]
Program.
..................................  SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM             29,643,766      30,242,766
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................
..................................  TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST       52,017,288      56,943,288
& EVAL, AF.
..................................
..................................  RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
EVAL, SF
..................................  BASIC RESEARCH
1    0601102SF                           DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES.........          22,270          22,270
2    0601103SF                           UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES...          14,569          14,569
..................................  SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH...........          36,839          36,839
..................................
..................................  APPLIED RESEARCH
4    1206601SF                           SPACE TECHNOLOGY..................         245,497         253,497
..................................  Space Modeling, Simulation, &                              [8,000]
Analysis Hub.
5    1206616SF                           SPACE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY                    2,591           3,591
DEVELOPMENT/DEMO.
..................................  Service Support to SPACECOM                                [1,000]
Activities.
..................................  SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH.........         248,088         257,088
..................................
..................................  ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
6    1206310SF                           SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY               459,989         459,989
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
7    1206616SF                           SPACE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY                  128,588         129,588
DEVELOPMENT/DEMO.
..................................  Rocket Cargo program..............                        [-7,000]
..................................  Space Advanced Technology                                  [8,000]
Development/Demo.
..................................  SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY               588,577         589,577
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................
..................................  ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND
PROTOTYPES
8    0604002SF                           SPACE FORCE WEATHER SERVICES                   857             857
RESEARCH.
9    1203010SF                           SPACE FORCE IT, DATA ANALYTICS,             88,606          88,606
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS.
10    1203164SF                           NAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM          175,304         175,304
(USER EQUIPMENT) (SPACE).
11    1203622SF                           SPACE WARFIGHTING ANALYSIS........         125,982         125,982
12    1203710SF                           EO/IR WEATHER SYSTEMS.............          77,135          77,135
13    1203955SF                           SPACE ACCESS, MOBILITY & LOGISTICS          14,478          14,478
(SAML).
14    1206410SF                           SPACE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND         1,307,970       1,584,970
PROTOTYPING.
..................................  SDA Tranche 3 Transport Layer.....                       [277,000]
15    1206427SF                           SPACE SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE                     67,246          67,246
TRANSITIONS (SSPT).
16    1206438SF                           SPACE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY..........          60,106          60,106
17    1206458SF                           TECH TRANSITION (SPACE)...........         326,144         326,144
18    1206730SF                           SPACE SECURITY AND DEFENSE PROGRAM          45,200          45,200
19    1206760SF                           PROTECTED TACTICAL ENTERPRISE              114,430         114,430
SERVICE (PTES).
20    1206761SF                           PROTECTED TACTICAL SERVICE (PTS)..         571,921         571,921
21    1206855SF                           EVOLVED STRATEGIC SATCOM (ESS)....       1,229,929       1,229,929
22    1206857SF                           SPACE RAPID CAPABILITIES OFFICE...           9,664           9,664
23    1206862SF                           TACTICALLY RESPONSIVE SPACE.......          33,282          93,282
..................................  Tactically Responsive Space.......                        [60,000]
..................................  SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT              4,248,254       4,585,254
DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.
..................................
..................................  SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION
25    1203269SF                           GPS III FOLLOW-ON (GPS IIIF)......         179,249         179,249
26    1206421SF                           COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS..............          31,298          31,298
27    1206422SF                           WEATHER SYSTEM FOLLOW-ON..........          38,501          38,501
28    1206425SF                           SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS SYSTEM..             992             992
29    1206431SF                           ADVANCED EHF MILSATCOM (SPACE)....          13,825          13,825
31    1206433SF                           WIDEBAND GLOBAL SATCOM (SPACE)....          29,609          29,609
32    1206440SF                           NEXT-GEN OPIR--GROUND.............         358,330         358,330
33    1206442SF                           NEXT GENERATION OPIR..............         189,621         189,621
34    1206443SF                           NEXT-GEN OPIR--GEO................         432,073         432,073
36    1206445SF                           COMMERCIAL SATCOM (COMSATCOM)              132,060         132,060
INTEGRATION.
37    1206446SF                           RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE        1,757,354       1,757,354
TRACKING--LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO.
38    1206447SF                           RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE          686,348         686,348
TRACKING--MEDUM EARTH ORBIT (MEO.
39    1206771SF                           COMMERCIAL SERVICES...............          36,628          36,628
40    1206853SF                           NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH               6,595           6,595
PROGRAM (SPACE)--EMD.
..................................  SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND          3,892,483       3,892,483
DEMONSTRATION.
..................................
..................................  MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
44    1206392SF                           ACQ WORKFORCE--SPACE & MISSILE             269,162         269,162
SYSTEMS.
45    1206398SF                           SPACE & MISSILE SYSTEMS CENTER--            15,356          15,356
MHA.
46    1206399SF                           SSC ENTERPRISE ENGINEERING &               110,598         110,598
INTEGRATION.
47    1206759SF                           MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT--SPACE.......         189,083         189,083
48    1206860SF                           ROCKET SYSTEMS LAUNCH PROGRAM               19,857          19,857
(SPACE).
49    1206864SF                           SPACE TEST PROGRAM (STP)..........          28,787          28,787
..................................  SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT.......         632,843         632,843

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..................................
..................................  OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
51    1201212SF                           SERVICE-WIDE SUPPORT (NOT                   18,451          18,451
OTHERWISE ACCOUNTED FOR).
52    1203001SF                           FAMILY OF ADVANCED BLOS TERMINALS              303             303
(FAB-T).
53    1203040SF                           DCO-SPACE.........................         102,439         102,439
54    1203109SF                           NARROWBAND SATELLITE                       421,847         421,847
COMMUNICATIONS.
55    1203110SF                           SATELLITE CONTROL NETWORK (SPACE).          93,780          93,780
56    1203154SF                           LONG RANGE KILL CHAINS............           1,916           1,916
57    1203155SF                           GROUND MOVING TARGET INDICATOR           1,063,384       1,063,384
(GMTI).
58    1203173SF                           SPACE AND MISSILE TEST AND                  22,128          22,128
EVALUATION CENTER.
59    1203174SF                           SPACE INNOVATION, INTEGRATION AND           82,399          82,399
RAPID TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
60    1203182SF                           SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM (SPACE)....          54,996          54,996
61    1203330SF                           SPACE SUPERIORITY ISR.............          24,411          24,411
62    1203609SF                           PLEO SATCOM (MILNET)..............         277,407         277,407
63    1203873SF                           BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE RADARS..               0          22,000
..................................  PARCS radar upgrades..............                        [22,000]
64    1203906SF                           NCMC--ITW/AA SYSTEM...............          25,839          25,839
66    1203913SF                           NUDET DETECTION SYSTEM (SPACE)....          96,836          96,836
67    1203940SF                           SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS                  182,377         182,377
OPERATIONS.
68    1206423SF                           GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM III--            190,484         190,484
OPERATIONAL CONTROL SEGMENT.
73    1206772SF                           RAPID RESILIENT COMMAND AND                106,220         106,220
CONTROL (R2C2).
75    1208053SF                           JOINT TACTICAL GROUND SYSTEM......           6,698           6,698
999    9999999999                          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...............       2,866,499       2,866,499
..................................  SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM              5,638,414       5,660,414
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................
..................................  SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
PILOT PROGRAMS
76    1208248SF                           SPACE DOMAIN AWARENESS/PLANNING/           200,968         200,968
TASKING SW.
..................................  SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL              200,968         200,968
TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS.
..................................
..................................  TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST       15,486,466      15,855,466
& EVAL, SF.
..................................
..................................  RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
EVAL, DW
..................................  BASIC RESEARCH
1    0601000BR                           DTRA BASIC RESEARCH...............          15,643          15,643
3    0601108D8Z                          HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH                  16,817          16,817
INITIATIVES.
4    0601110D8Z                          BASIC RESEARCH INITIATIVES........          82,264         112,264
..................................  Defense Established Program to                            [30,000]
Stimulate Competitive Research.
6    0601120D8Z                          NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM         146,010         146,010
7    0601122E                            EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES............         360,456         360,456
8    0601228D8Z                          HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND             99,610         109,610
UNIVERSITIES/MINORITY
INSTITUTIONS.
..................................  Efficient AI Linguistics                                  [10,000]
Algorithmic Development to
Support National Security.
9    0601384BP                           CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE             36,582          36,582
PROGRAM.
..................................  SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH...........         757,382         797,382
..................................
..................................  APPLIED RESEARCH
10    0602000D8Z                          JOINT MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY........          19,734          19,734
11    0602023E                            ACCESS AND AWARENESS..............         100,791         100,791
12    0602024E                            WARFIGHTING PERFORMANCE...........         278,121         278,121
13    0602025E                            MAKING, MAINTAINING, SUPPLY CHAIN        1,347,049       1,347,049
AND LOGISTICS.
14    0602026E                            EFFECTS...........................          20,275          20,275
16    0602128D8Z                          PROMOTION AND PROTECTION                     3,166           3,166
STRATEGIES.
17    0602230D8Z                          DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION.....          46,261          46,261
18    0602234D8Z                          LINCOLN LABORATORY RESEARCH                 11,479          41,479
PROGRAM.
..................................  Lincoln Laboratory Research                               [30,000]
Program.
19    0602251D8Z                          APPLIED RESEARCH FOR THE                    53,983          53,983
ADVANCEMENT OF S&T PRIORITIES.
21    0602384BP                           CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE            230,751         230,751
PROGRAM.
22    0602668D8Z                          CYBER SECURITY RESEARCH...........          17,988          50,988
..................................  University Consortium for                                 [20,000]
Cybersecurity.
..................................  Pacific Intelligence and                                  [13,000]
Innovation Initiative (P3I).
28    0602718BR                           COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS                    161,495         161,495
DESTRUCTION APPLIED RESEARCH.
29    0602751D8Z                          SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE               8,883           8,883
(SEI) APPLIED RESEARCH.
30    0602890D8Z                          HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH........          48,738          48,738
31    0602891D8Z                          FSRM MODELLING....................             994             994
32    1160401BB                           SOF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT........          50,026          61,226
..................................  Comprehensive Protective Cold                             [11,200]
Weather Layering System.
..................................  SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH.........       2,399,734       2,473,934
..................................
..................................  ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
33    0603000D8Z                          JOINT MUNITIONS ADVANCED                    50,663          50,663
TECHNOLOGY.
35    0603055D8Z                          OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY              168,253         183,253
IMPROVEMENT.
..................................  Power generation..................                        [15,000]
37    0603122D8Z                          COMBATING TERRORISM TECHNOLOGY              81,513          96,513
SUPPORT.
..................................  U.S.-Israel Joint R&D on emerging                         [15,000]
technologies.
38    0603133D8Z                          FOREIGN COMPARATIVE TESTING.......          27,958          37,958
..................................  Foreign Comparative Testing                               [10,000]
program.
39    0603142D8Z                          MISSION ENGINEERING & INTEGRATION           99,534          99,534
(ME&I).
40    0603160BR                           COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS                    393,469         393,469
DESTRUCTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
42    0603176C                            ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND PERFORMANCE           21,625          38,625
ASSESSMENT.
..................................  Directed energy technology                                [17,000]
maturation.
43    0603180C                            ADVANCED RESEARCH.................          42,093          42,093
44    0603183D8Z                          JOINT HYPERSONIC TECHNOLOGY                 50,998          50,998
DEVELOPMENT &TRANSITION.
45    0603225D8Z                          JOINT DOD-DOE MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY          35,505          35,505
DEVELOPMENT.
48    0603288D8Z                          ANALYTIC ASSESSMENTS..............          41,010          41,010

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49    0603289D8Z                          ADVANCED INNOVATIVE ANALYSIS AND            57,457          57,457
CONCEPTS.
50    0603330D8Z                          QUANTUM APPLICATION...............          59,521          59,521
51    0603342D8Z                          DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT (DIU).....               0           5,000
..................................  DIU OnRamp Hub....................                         [5,000]
52    0603375D8Z                          TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION.............          19,654          29,654
..................................  Auxilliary equipment..............                        [10,000]
53    0603379D8Z                          ADVANCED TECHNICAL INTEGRATION....          19,991          19,991
54    0603384BP                           CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE            247,043         247,043
PROGRAM--ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.
55    0603467E                            DARPA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY                1,643,465       1,643,465
DEVELOPMENT.
56    0603468E                            ADVANCED COMPLEX SYSTEMS..........         350,695         350,695
57    0603469E                            ADVANCED ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES....         335,647         335,647
59    0603618D8Z                          JOINT ELECTRONIC ADVANCED                   20,575          20,575
TECHNOLOGY.
60    0603662D8Z                          NETWORKED COMMUNICATIONS                    19,937          19,937
CAPABILITIES.
62    0603680D8Z                          DEFENSE-WIDE MANUFACTURING SCIENCE         409,493         584,493
AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.
..................................  Critical Minerals RDT&E Increase..                        [15,000]
..................................  Advanced manufacturing............                       [150,000]
..................................  Biotechnology Manufacturing.......                         [5,000]
..................................  Robotics Enhancements for                                  [5,000]
Armaments Manufacturing.
63    0603680S                            MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM..          50,610          55,610
..................................  DLA Critical Materials............                         [5,000]
64    0603712S                            GENERIC LOGISTICS R&D TECHNOLOGY            19,640          19,640
DEMONSTRATIONS.
65    0603716D8Z                          STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH            58,092          58,092
PROGRAM.
66    0603720S                            MICROELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY                135,016         135,016
DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT.
67    0603727D8Z                          JOINT WARFIGHTING PROGRAM.........             945             945
70    0603766E                            NETWORK-CENTRIC WARFARE TECHNOLOGY               0          14,000
..................................  Air Combat Evolution (ACE)--                              [14,000]
autonomous air-to-air cruise
missile and drone defense.
72    0603781D8Z                          SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE....          12,972          12,972
73    0603838D8Z                          DEFENSE INNOVATION ACCELERATION            211,027         211,027
(DIA).
74    0603924D8Z                          HIGH ENERGY LASER ADVANCED                 114,577         124,577
TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.
..................................  Ultra-Short Pulsed Laser (USPL)                           [10,000]
Weapons Lethality.
75    0603941D8Z                          TEST & EVALUATION SCIENCE &              1,095,772       1,105,772
TECHNOLOGY.
..................................  Reusable Hypersonic Test Bed                              [10,000]
Integration & Testing.
76    0603945D8Z                          INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION                   173,048         178,048
INITIATIVES.
..................................  Critical Minerals for Energy                               [5,000]
Storage Solutions.
78    0604055D8Z                          OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY                    0          17,000
IMPROVEMENT.
..................................  Micro-Reactor Program Advancement.                         [5,000]
..................................  TRISO fuel development............                        [12,000]
80    1160402BB                           SOF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY                    152,282         152,282
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................  SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY             6,220,080       6,528,080
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................
..................................  ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND
PROTOTYPES
81    0603161D8Z                          NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL           55,465         103,465
SECURITY EQUIPMENT RDT&E ADC&P.
..................................  Nuclear Advanced Concept                                  [48,000]
Development & Prototypes.
82    0603600D8Z                          WALKOFF...........................         152,449         152,449
83    0603851D8Z                          ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNICAL           123,981         123,981
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.
84    0603881C                            BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL         508,898         508,898
DEFENSE SEGMENT.
85    0603882C                            BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE                  825,919         825,919
MIDCOURSE DEFENSE SEGMENT.
86    0603884BP                           CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE            272,940         272,940
PROGRAM--DEM/VAL.
87    0603884C                            BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSORS.         197,641         197,641
88    0603890C                            BMD ENABLING PROGRAMS.............         646,039         646,039
89    0603891C                            SPECIAL PROGRAMS--MDA.............         498,630         562,630
..................................  AMD/LTRI..........................                        [55,000]
..................................  C2BMC-G...........................                         [9,000]
90    0603892C                            AEGIS BMD.........................         588,440         588,440
91    0603896C                            BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND          634,183         636,183
AND CONTROL, BATTLE MANAGEMENT
AND COMMUNICATIONS (C2BMC).
..................................  Fiber Festoon Cable sustainment...                         [2,000]
92    0603898C                            BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE JOINT             45,758          47,758
WARFIGHTER SUPPORT.
..................................  DEEP SENTRY.......................                         [2,000]
93    0603904C                            MISSILE DEFENSE INTEGRATION &               55,097          55,097
OPERATIONS CENTER (MDIOC).
94    0603906C                            REGARDING TRENCH..................          29,608          29,608
95    0603907C                            SEA BASED X-BAND RADAR (SBX)......         166,813         166,813
96    0603913C                            ISRAELI COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS......         300,000         300,000
97    0603914C                            BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST....         463,079         463,079
98    0603915C                            BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TARGETS.         514,904         559,904
..................................  Advanced reactive target                                   [5,000]
simulation development.
..................................  Affordable air-breathing                                  [10,000]
hypersonic flight vehicle.
..................................  High Mach Airbreathing Targets....                        [20,000]
..................................  Sea-based launch for missile                              [10,000]
defense targets.
99    0603923D8Z                          COALITION WARFARE.................          10,090          10,090
100    0604011D8Z                          NEXT GENERATION INFORMATION                 41,815          41,815
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (5G).
101    0604016D8Z                          DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CORROSION              2,545           8,545
PROGRAM.
..................................  Corrosion Control Research........                         [6,000]
102    0604102C                            GUAM DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT..........         128,485         244,485
..................................  AGS integration of AN/TPY-6 TAUs..                       [116,000]
105    0604125D8Z                          ADVANCED MANUFACTURING COMPONENTS           45,513          45,513
AND PROTOTYPES.
106    0604181C                            HYPERSONIC DEFENSE................         200,627         200,627
107    0604250D8Z                          ADVANCED INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES..         749,452         768,452
..................................  EUCOM: Defense of undersea                                 [9,000]
infrastructure.
..................................  Project Pele......................                        [10,000]
108    0604294D8Z                          TRUSTED & ASSURED MICROELECTRONICS         512,151         512,151
109    0604331D8Z                          RAPID PROTOTYPING PROGRAM.........         235,292         235,292
112    0604400D8Z                          DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)                  2,142           2,142
UNMANNED SYSTEM COMMON
DEVELOPMENT.
113    0604551BR                           CATAPULT INFORMATION SYSTEM.......           4,161           4,161

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114    0604555D8Z                          OPERATIONAL ENERGY PROTOTYPING--            55,005          55,005
NON S&T.
117    0604682D8Z                          SUPPORT FOR STRATEGIC ANALYSIS....           2,776           2,776
119    0604791D8Z                          MULTI-DOMAIN JOINT OPERATIONS               20,343          20,343
(MDJO).
120    0604797D8Z                          JOINT ENERGETIC TRANSITION OFFICE.           3,000           3,000
121    0604826J                            JOINT C5 CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT,            25,889          25,889
INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY
ASSESSMENTS.
122    0604873C                            LONG RANGE DISCRIMINATION RADAR             60,443          60,443
(LRDR).
123    0604874C                            IMPROVED HOMELAND DEFENSE                1,582,414       1,582,414
INTERCEPTORS.
124    0604876C                            BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL          37,784          37,784
DEFENSE SEGMENT TEST.
125    0604878C                            AEGIS BMD TEST....................         153,618         153,618
126    0604879C                            BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSOR            68,699          84,699
TEST.
..................................  Sensor Ground Testing.............                        [16,000]
127    0604880C                            LAND-BASED SM-3 (LBSM3)...........          24,555          42,555
..................................  Evaluation of CONUS, Hawaii,                               [8,000]
Alaska emplacements.
..................................  Guam SM-3 software integration....                        [10,000]
128    0604887C                            BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE                   38,325          38,325
MIDCOURSE SEGMENT TEST.
129    0604924D8Z                          HIGH ENERGY LASER ADVANCED                   5,589           5,589
COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPE.
130    0202057C                            SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.........           1,806           1,806
131    0208059JCY                          CYBERCOM ACTIVITIES...............          30,212          30,212
133    0208086JCY                          CYBER TRAINING ENVIRONMENT (CTE)..         124,971         124,971
135    0305103C                            CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE.........           2,131           2,131
136    0305245D8Z                          INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES AND               43,596          48,596
INNOVATION INVESTMENTS.
..................................  Geospatial Workforce Development                           [5,000]
Program.
139    1206895C                            BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM            97,061          97,061
SPACE PROGRAMS.
..................................  SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT             10,390,334      10,731,334
DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.
..................................
..................................  SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION
141    0604123D8Z                          CHIEF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL                 9,196           9,196
INTELLIGENCE OFFICER (CDAO)--DEM/
VAL ACTIVITIES.
142    0604133D8Z                          ALPHA-1 DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES....         441,821         441,821
143    0604161D8Z                          NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL           12,874          12,874
SECURITY EQUIPMENT RDT&E SDD.
144    0604384BP                           CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE            255,630         255,630
PROGRAM--EMD.
145    0604771D8Z                          JOINT TACTICAL INFORMATION                  10,527          10,527
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (JTIDS).
146    0605000BR                           COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS                     14,931          14,931
DESTRUCTION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
147    0605013BL                           INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT           1,283           1,283
148    0605021SE                           HOMELAND PERSONNEL SECURITY                  9,137           9,137
INITIATIVE.
149    0605022D8Z                          DEFENSE EXPORTABILITY PROGRAM.....           6,780           6,780
150    0605027D8Z                          OUSD(C) IT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES           9,765           9,765
151    0605080S                            DEFENSE AGENCY INITIATIVES (DAI)--          31,714          31,714
FINANCIAL SYSTEM.
152    0605141BR                           MISSION ASSURANCE RISK MANAGEMENT            9,573           9,573
SYSTEM (MARMS).
153    0605210D8Z                          DEFENSE-WIDE ELECTRONIC                      9,366           9,366
PROCUREMENT CAPABILITIES.
154    0605294D8Z                          TRUSTED & ASSURED MICROELECTRONICS         143,475         143,475
155    0605649D8Z                          ACQUISITION INTEGRATION AND                 13,556          13,556
INTEROPERABILITY (AI2).
156    0605755D8Z                          RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR DEFENSE             3,307           3,307
MODERNIZATION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
AND DEMONSTRATION.
157    0605772D8Z                          NUCLEAR COMMAND, CONTROL, &                  3,158           3,158
COMMUNICATIONS.
159    0305282K                            JOINT FIRES NETWORK (JFN).........          10,000          10,000
160    0305304D8Z                          REAL PROPERTY INFORMATION                    6,473           6,473
MANAGEMENT.
161    0305310D8Z                          COUNTERPROLIFERATION ADVANCED               12,107          12,107
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................  SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND          1,014,673       1,014,673
DEMONSTRATION.
..................................
..................................  MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
163    0603829J                            JOINT CAPABILITY EXPERIMENTATION..          13,822          13,822
164    0604122D8Z                          JADC2 DEVELOPMENT AND                      297,801         297,801
EXPERIMENTATION ACTIVITIES.
165    0604774D8Z                          DEFENSE READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM           8,552           8,552
(DRRS).
166    0604875D8Z                          JOINT SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE                   8,627           8,627
DEVELOPMENT.
167    0604940D8Z                          CENTRAL TEST AND EVALUATION                542,773         542,773
INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT (CTEIP).
168    0604942D8Z                          ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS.......           1,275           1,275
170    0605001E                            MISSION SUPPORT...................         115,673         115,673
171    0605100D8Z                          JOINT MISSION ENVIRONMENT TEST             210,878         210,878
CAPABILITY (JMETC).
172    0605126J                            JOINT INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE            78,057          78,057
DEFENSE ORGANIZATION (JIAMDO).
174    0605142D8Z                          SYSTEMS ENGINEERING...............          23,405          23,405
175    0605151D8Z                          STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT--OSD.           5,301           5,301
176    0605161D8Z                          NUCLEAR MATTERS-PHYSICAL SECURITY.          12,549          22,549
..................................  Nuclear Matters Management Support                        [10,000]
177    0605170D8Z                          SUPPORT TO NETWORKS AND                     15,597          15,597
INFORMATION INTEGRATION.
178    0605200D8Z                          GENERAL SUPPORT TO                           3,468           3,468
OUSD(INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY).
179    0605384BP                           CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE             67,263          67,263
PROGRAM.
186    0605711D8Z                          CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS......          11,781          11,781
187    0605790D8Z                          SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH           5,411           5,411
(SBIR)/ SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER (STTR) ADMINISTRATION.
188    0605797D8Z                          MAINTAINING TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE..          29,675          34,675
..................................  NSCEB recommendation--AIxBio                               [5,000]
Sandbox.
189    0605798D8Z                          DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS.......          45,134          45,134
190    0605801KA                           DEFENSE TECHNICAL INFORMATION               60,209          60,209
CENTER (DTIC).
191    0605803SE                           R&D IN SUPPORT OF DOD ENLISTMENT,           30,778          30,778
TESTING AND EVALUATION.
192    0605804D8Z                          DEVELOPMENT TEST AND EVALUATION...          37,381          37,381
193    0605898E                            MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D................          13,623          13,623
194    0605998KA                           MANAGEMENT HQ--DEFENSE TECHNICAL             3,466           3,466
INFORMATION CENTER (DTIC).
195    0606005D8Z                          SPECIAL ACTIVITIES................          18,594          18,594
196    0606100D8Z                          BUDGET AND PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS....          13,084          13,084
197    0606114D8Z                          ANALYSIS WORKING GROUP (AWG)                 5,229           5,229
SUPPORT.
199    0606225D8Z                          ODNA TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCE                 3,461           3,461
ANALYSIS.
200    0606300D8Z                          DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD.............           6,563           6,563
201    0606301D8Z                          AVIATION SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES......           1,702           1,702
202    0606771D8Z                          CYBER RESILIENCY AND CYBERSECURITY          14,220          14,220
POLICY.
203    0606774D8Z                          DEFENSE CIVILIAN TRAINING CORPS...           8,752           8,752

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204    0606775D8Z                          JOINT PRODUCTION ACCELERATOR CELL            5,493           5,493
(JPAC).
205    0606829D8Z                          SUSTAINMENT TRANSITION                      30,000          30,000
CAPABILITIES.
206    0606853BR                           MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL &                     14,841          24,841
INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT.
..................................  Critical Infrastructure Defense                           [10,000]
Analysis Center (CIDAC).
207    0203345D8Z                          DEFENSE OPERATIONS SECURITY                  2,493           2,493
INITIATIVE (DOSI).
208    0204571J                            JOINT STAFF ANALYTICAL SUPPORT....           8,070           8,070
209    0208045K                            C4I INTEROPERABILITY..............          70,893          70,893
210    0303169D8Z                          INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RAPID                 4,355           4,355
ACQUISITION.
211    0305172K                            COMBINED ADVANCED APPLICATIONS....           5,447           5,447
213    0305208K                            DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE            2,887           2,887
SYSTEMS.
214    0305248J                            JOINT STAFF OFFICE OF THE CHIEF             14,500          14,500
DATA OFFICER (OCDO) ACTIVITIES.
215    0804768J                            COCOM EXERCISE ENGAGEMENT AND               91,952          91,952
TRAINING TRANSFORMATION (CE2T2)--
NON-MHA.
216    0808709SE                           DEFENSE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY                      388             388
MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (DEOMI).
217    0808737SE                           INTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION.....           5,744           5,744
218    0901598C                            MANAGEMENT HQ--MDA................          28,719          28,719
219    0903235K                            JOINT SERVICE PROVIDER (JSP)......           1,283           1,283
999    9999999999                          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...............          31,148          31,148
..................................  SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT.......       2,032,317       2,057,317
..................................
..................................  OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
220    0604011D8Z                          NEXT GENERATION INFORMATION                 22,439          22,439
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (5G).
223    0607162D8Z                          CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS              2,360           2,360
ELIMINATION TECHNOLOGY
IMPROVEMENT.
224    0607210D8Z                          INDUSTRIAL BASE ANALYSIS AND               273,379         294,379
SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT.
..................................  Corrosion Resistant Magnesium                             [17,000]
Coating for Aircraft.
..................................  Rare Earth Magnet Manufacturing...                         [4,000]
225    0607310D8Z                          COUNTERPROLIFERATION MODERNIZATION          12,704          12,704
226    0607327T                            GLOBAL THEATER SECURITY                      6,173           6,173
COOPERATION MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION SYSTEMS (G-TSCMIS).
227    0607384BP                           CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE             79,118          79,118
(OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT).
228    0607757D8Z                          RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR DEFENSE             2,945           2,945
MODERNIZATION OPERATIONAL SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT.
229    0208085JCY                          ROBUST INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS..          88,522          88,522
230    0208097JCY                          CYBER COMMAND AND CONTROL (CYBER            85,833          85,833
C2).
231    0208099JCY                          DATA AND UNIFIED PLATFORM (D&UP)..          83,039          83,039
235    0302019K                            DEFENSE INFO INFRASTRUCTURE                 16,162          16,162
ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION.
236    0302609V                            COUNTERING THREATS AUTOMATED                 5,030           5,030
PLATFORM.
237    0303126K                            LONG-HAUL COMMUNICATIONS--DCS.....          40,293          40,293
238    0303131K                            MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY                  5,113           5,113
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (MEECN).
240    0303140D8Z                          INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY                25,347          40,347
PROGRAM.
..................................  National Narrative Intelligence                           [15,000]
Research Center.
242    0303140K                            INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY                23,224          23,224
PROGRAM.
243    0303153K                            DEFENSE SPECTRUM ORGANIZATION.....          20,174          20,174
244    0303171K                            JOINT PLANNING AND EXECUTION                 6,242           6,242
SERVICES.
246    0303430V                            FEDERAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES              22,700          22,700
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
252    0305104D8Z                          DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE (DIB)               10,840          10,840
CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE.
257    0305146V                            DEFENSE JOINT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE            1,800           1,800
ACTIVITIES.
258    0305172D8Z                          COMBINED ADVANCED APPLICATIONS....          22,548          22,548
260    0305186D8Z                          POLICY R&D PROGRAMS...............           6,043           6,043
262    0305199D8Z                          NET CENTRICITY....................          17,114          17,114
264    0305208BB                           DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE            5,656           5,656
SYSTEMS.
270    0305387D8Z                          HOMELAND DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY                  1,771           1,771
TRANSFER PROGRAM.
279    0306250JCY                          CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY                473,399         473,399
SUPPORT.
280    0307609V                            NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY                34,710          34,710
SYSTEMS (NISS).
283    0708012K                            LOGISTICS SUPPORT ACTIVITIES......           2,876           2,876
284    0708012S                            PACIFIC DISASTER CENTERS..........           2,000           4,000
..................................  Pacific Disaster Centers..........                         [2,000]
285    0708047S                            DEFENSE PROPERTY ACCOUNTABILITY              3,020           3,020
SYSTEM.
289    1160403BB                           AVIATION SYSTEMS..................         119,699         134,699
..................................  Vertical Take Off and Landing                             [15,000]
Optionally Piloted Vehicle (VTOL-
OPV).
290    1160405BB                           INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT..         102,732         105,732
..................................  Ultra-lightweight Group 1 Small                            [3,000]
UAS.
291    1160408BB                           OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS..........         234,653         234,653
292    1160431BB                           WARRIOR SYSTEMS...................         279,639         284,639
..................................  Blast Overpressure Analysis and                            [5,000]
Mitigation.
293    1160432BB                           SPECIAL PRGRAMS...................             550             550
294    1160434BB                           UNMANNED ISR......................           2,281           2,281
295    1160480BB                           SOF TACTICAL VEHICLES.............           9,213           9,213
296    1160483BB                           MARITIME SYSTEMS..................         120,475         120,475
297    1160490BB                           OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS                    21,752          21,752
INTELLIGENCE.
298    1203610K                            TELEPORT PROGRAM..................          24,319          24,319
999    9999999999                          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...............       8,276,313       8,276,313
..................................  SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM             10,594,200      10,655,200
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................
..................................  SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
PILOT PROGRAMS
299    0608140D8Z                          ENTERPRISE PLATFORMS AND                   402,783         402,783
CAPABILITIES--SOFTWARE PILOT
PROGRAM.
300    0608648D8Z                          ACQUISITION VISIBILITY--SOFTWARE            17,549          17,549
PILOT PROGRAM.
301    0608776D8Z                          DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT FIELDING..          48,413         198,413
..................................  Attritable autonomous systems.....                       [150,000]
302    0303150K                            GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM.          44,474          44,474
..................................  SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL              513,219         663,219
TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS.
..................................
..................................  TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST       33,921,939      34,921,139
& EVAL, DW.
..................................
..................................  OPERATIONAL TEST & EVAL, DEFENSE
..................................  MANAGEMENT SUPPORT

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1    0605118OTE                          OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION...         133,542         133,542
2    0605131OTE                          LIVE FIRE TEST AND EVALUATION.....         108,109         108,109
3    0605814OTE                          OPERATIONAL TEST ACTIVITIES AND             76,492          76,492
ANALYSES.
..................................  SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT.......         318,143         318,143
..................................
..................................  TOTAL OPERATIONAL TEST & EVAL,             318,143         318,143
DEFENSE.
..................................
..................................  TOTAL RDT&E.......................     142,001,108     150,453,940
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TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.

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SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (In Thousands of Dollars)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FY 2026         Senate
Line                              Item                                Request       Authorized
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY
OPERATING FORCES
010    MANEUVER UNITS..........................................       4,671,407       4,671,407
020    MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES................................         221,578         221,578
030    ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE..................................         927,219         927,219
040    THEATER LEVEL ASSETS....................................       2,220,746       2,320,746
FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning..............................                       [100,000]
050    LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT..........................       1,333,769       1,333,769
060    AVIATION ASSETS.........................................       1,829,054       1,829,054
070    FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT......................       7,497,735       7,599,735
FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning..............................                       [102,000]
080    LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS...........................         583,196         583,196
090    LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE...........................         152,404         152,404
100    MEDICAL READINESS.......................................         844,140         844,140
110    BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT.................................      10,694,915      10,694,915
120    FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION.....       6,159,744               0
Transferred to Division B...............................                    [-6,159,744]
130    MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS.................         263,147         263,147
140    ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES...................................         392,457         392,457
150    RESET...................................................         111,688         111,688
160    US AFRICA COMMAND.......................................         413,046         414,046
AFRICOM: Office of Strategic Capital detailees..........                         [1,000]
170    US EUROPEAN COMMAND.....................................         385,744         586,744
EUCOM: Office of Strategic Capital detailees............                         [1,000]
Experimentation for EUCOM Eastern Flank Defense Line....                       [150,000]
Unmanned systems for EUCOM..............................                        [50,000]
180    US SOUTHERN COMMAND.....................................         224,971         225,971
SOUTHCOM: Office of Strategic Capital detailees.........                         [1,000]
190    US FORCES KOREA.........................................          77,049          77,049
200    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITES--CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS.............         331,467         331,467
210    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSECURITY....................         550,089         553,089
Human-Artificial Intelligence teaming...................                         [3,000]
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES...............................      39,885,565      34,133,821

MOBILIZATION
220    STRATEGIC MOBILITY......................................         134,892         134,892
230    ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS...............................         330,812         362,212
Army Prepositioned Stocks...............................                        [31,400]
240    INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS.................................           3,162           3,162
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION...................................         468,866         500,266

TRAINING AND RECRUITING
250    OFFICER ACQUISITION.....................................         172,424         172,424
260    RECRUIT TRAINING........................................          78,929          78,929
270    ONE STATION UNIT TRAINING...............................          88,033          88,033
280    SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS..................         508,982         508,982
290    SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING..............................         988,901         988,901
300    FLIGHT TRAINING.........................................       1,398,974       1,398,974
310    PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION......................         202,738         202,738
320    TRAINING SUPPORT........................................         596,528         596,528
330    RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING..............................         747,712         747,712
340    EXAMINING...............................................         177,666         177,666
350    OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION........................         181,211         181,211
360    CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING.........................         227,476         227,476
370    JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS...................         190,668         212,668
Fully fund Army JROTC...................................                        [22,000]
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING........................       5,560,242       5,582,242

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ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
390    SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION..............................       1,306,690       1,306,690
400    CENTRAL SUPPLY ACTIVITIES...............................         740,581         740,581
410    LOGISTIC SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.............................         588,151         588,151
420    AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT...................................         344,948         344,948
430    ADMINISTRATION..........................................         408,825         408,825
440    SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS..............................       2,171,607       2,256,487
Army Data Platform 1.0 (VANTAGE)/Army Data Platform 2.0.                        [74,880]
Army Data Platform 2.0..................................                        [10,000]
450    MANPOWER MANAGEMENT.....................................         313,323         313,323
460    OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT.................................         853,139         853,139
470    OTHER SERVICE SUPPORT...................................       2,078,411       2,078,411
480    ARMY CLAIMS ACTIVITIES..................................         223,611         223,611
490    REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT..................................         294,705         294,705
500    FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT READINESS................         618,471         618,471
510    DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT...........          36,510          36,510
520    INTERNATIONAL MILITARY HEADQUARTERS.....................         664,510         664,510
530    MISC. SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONS..........................          31,387          31,387
999    CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.....................................       2,385,523       2,385,523
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES.......................      13,060,392      13,145,272

UNDISTRIBUTED
998    UNDISTRIBUTED...........................................               0        -812,335
Unobligated balances....................................                      [-812,335]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED..................................               0        -812,335

TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY...................      58,975,065      52,549,266

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES
OPERATING FORCES
010    MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES................................          14,651          14,651
020    ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE..................................         703,286         703,286
030    THEATER LEVEL ASSETS....................................         146,794         146,794
040    LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT..........................         685,541         685,541
050    AVIATION ASSETS.........................................          55,155          55,155
060    FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT......................         438,508         438,508
070    LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS...........................          23,783          23,783
080    LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE...........................          40,426          40,426
090    BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT.................................         557,465         557,465
100    FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION.....         504,922               0
Transferred to Division B...............................                      [-504,922]
110    MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS.................          20,531          20,531
120    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS............           2,174           2,174
130    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSECURITY....................          19,041          19,041
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES...............................       3,212,277       2,707,355

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
140    SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION..............................          14,629          14,629
150    ADMINISTRATION..........................................          16,798          16,798
160    SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS..............................           6,432           6,432
170    MANPOWER MANAGEMENT.....................................           7,186           7,186
180    OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT.................................          56,856          56,856
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES.......................         101,901         101,901

UNDISTRIBUTED
998    UNDISTRIBUTED...........................................               0         -10,222
Unobligated balances....................................                       [-10,222]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED..................................               0         -10,222

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES.................       3,314,178       2,799,034

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG
OPERATING FORCES
010    MANEUVER UNITS..........................................         911,525         911,525
020    MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES................................         210,737         210,737
030    ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE..................................         879,111         879,111
040    THEATER LEVEL ASSETS....................................          88,001          88,001
050    LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT..........................         350,261         350,261
060    AVIATION ASSETS.........................................       1,128,195       1,128,195
070    FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT......................         810,263         810,263
080    LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS...........................          34,354          34,354
090    LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE...........................         179,622         179,622
100    BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT.................................       1,246,273       1,246,273

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110    FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION.....       1,275,984               0
Transferred to Division B...............................                    [-1,275,984]
120    MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS.................       1,203,158       1,203,158
130    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS............           5,136           5,136
140    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSECURITY....................          24,096          24,096
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES...............................       8,346,716       7,070,732

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
150    SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION..............................           6,460           6,460
160    ADMINISTRATION..........................................          45,919          45,919
170    SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS..............................           9,373           9,373
190    OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT.................................         261,622         261,622
200    REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT..................................           3,891           3,891
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES.......................         327,265         327,265

UNDISTRIBUTED
998    UNDISTRIBUTED...........................................               0        -246,699
Unobligated balances....................................                      [-246,699]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED..................................               0        -246,699

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG.....................       8,673,981       7,151,298

COUNTER-ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP
COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF)
010    IRAQ....................................................         212,516         212,516
020    SYRIA...................................................         130,000         130,000
030    LEBANON.................................................          15,000          15,000
SUBTOTAL COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF).......         357,516         357,516

TOTAL COUNTER-ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA TRAIN AND          357,516         357,516
EQUIP..................................................

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY
OPERATING FORCES
010    MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS.....................       7,720,210       7,720,210
020    FLEET AIR TRAINING......................................       2,925,791       2,925,791
050    AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT.....................................       1,447,480       1,447,480
060    AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE..............................       1,661,933       1,661,933
080    AVIATION LOGISTICS......................................       2,147,907       2,147,907
090    MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS.......................       5,350,073       5,350,073
100    SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING......................       1,719,580       1,719,580
110    SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE..................................      13,803,188      13,803,188
120    SHIP DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT...........................       2,760,878       2,760,878
130    COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE............       1,830,993       1,830,993
140    MEDICAL READINESS.......................................         604,287         604,287
150    SPACE SYSTEMS AND SURVEILLANCE..........................         453,847         453,847
160    WARFARE TACTICS.........................................       1,000,516       1,000,516
170    OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY................         454,803         454,803
180    COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES...................................       2,291,340       2,442,570
AFRICOM: Safeguarding U.S. Operations in Somalia........                        [53,500]
FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning..............................                        [97,730]
190    EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT......          62,495          62,495
200    COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE OPERATIONS....................         105,914         127,634
Critical Joint Manpower.................................                        [16,720]
INDOPACOM's Community Engagement Initiative.............                         [5,000]
210    COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT MISSION SUPPORT.............         386,657         647,157
AI-Enabled Planning & Wargaming (Thunderforge)..........                        [18,000]
Critical Joint Manpower.................................                        [29,390]
FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning..............................                        [30,780]
INDOPACOM: Office of Strategic Capital detailees........                         [1,000]
Joint Sustainment Decision Tool (JSDT)..................                        [42,000]
Prepositioned Material in Support of SOF................                        [43,000]
Resilient TS-SCI Warfighting Architecture...............                        [58,300]
Robust, Resilient Mission Platform (R2MP)...............                        [10,100]
SOF Air and Maritime Low-Vis Infrastructure.............                        [27,930]
220    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES...................................         634,746         634,746
230    FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE.................................       1,837,670       1,837,670
240    WEAPONS MAINTENANCE.....................................       1,601,768       1,601,768
250    OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT............................         839,619         839,619
260    ENTERPRISE INFORMATION..................................       2,185,422       2,185,422
270    SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION..............       3,991,438               0
Transferred to Division B...............................                    [-3,991,438]
280    BASE OPERATING SUPPORT..................................       6,166,266       6,210,266
Barber's Point--sec. 2856 of FY24 NDAA..................                         [9,000]
Red Hill long-term monitoring, research, and remediation                        [35,000]

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SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES...............................      63,984,821      60,470,833

MOBILIZATION
290    SHIP PREPOSITIONING AND SURGE...........................         388,627         388,627
300    READY RESERVE FORCE.....................................         785,052         785,052
310    SHIP ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS..........................         583,296         583,296
330    COAST GUARD SUPPORT.....................................          22,192          22,192
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION...................................       1,779,167       1,779,167

TRAINING AND RECRUITING
340    OFFICER ACQUISITION.....................................         202,397         202,397
350    RECRUIT TRAINING........................................          16,945          16,945
360    RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS.........................         164,348         164,348
370    SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING..............................       1,026,076       1,026,076
380    PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION......................         272,964         272,964
390    TRAINING SUPPORT........................................         463,572         463,572
400    RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING..............................         303,177         303,177
410    OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION........................             914             914
420    CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING.........................          65,819          65,819
430    JUNIOR ROTC.............................................          25,334          61,334
Fully fund Navy JROTC...................................                        [36,000]
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING........................       2,541,546       2,577,546

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
440    ADMINISTRATION..........................................       1,357,428       1,357,428
450    CIVILIAN MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT..............         239,918         239,918
460    MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT..............         690,712         690,712
490    DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT...........          61,046          61,046
500    SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION..............................         289,748         289,748
520    PLANNING, ENGINEERING, AND PROGRAM SUPPORT..............         543,911         543,911
530    ACQUISITION, LOGISTICS, AND OVERSIGHT...................         853,340         853,340
540    INVESTIGATIVE AND SECURITY SERVICES.....................       1,007,078       1,007,078
999    CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.....................................         731,405         731,405
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES.......................       5,774,586       5,774,586

UNDISTRIBUTED
998    UNDISTRIBUTED...........................................               0        -540,421
Unobligated balances....................................                      [-540,421]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED..................................               0        -540,421

TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY...................      74,080,120      70,061,711

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS
OPERATING FORCES
010    OPERATIONAL FORCES......................................       1,950,784       2,054,684
FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning..............................                       [103,900]
020    FIELD LOGISTICS.........................................       1,981,840       1,981,840
030    DEPOT MAINTENANCE.......................................             236             236
040    MARITIME PREPOSITIONING.................................         175,091         175,091
050    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES...................................         349,082         349,082
060    SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION................       2,079,890               0
Transferred to Division B...............................                    [-2,079,890]
070    BASE OPERATING SUPPORT..................................       2,834,721       2,834,721
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES...............................       9,371,644       7,395,654

TRAINING AND RECRUITING
080    RECRUIT TRAINING........................................          26,350          26,350
090    OFFICER ACQUISITION.....................................           1,282           1,282
100    SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING..............................         119,526         119,526
110    PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION......................          58,696          58,696
120    TRAINING SUPPORT........................................         538,812         538,812
130    RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING..............................         237,004         237,004
140    OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION........................          27,500          27,500
150    JUNIOR ROTC.............................................          30,808          30,808
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING........................       1,039,978       1,039,978

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
180    SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION..............................          87,509          87,509
190    ADMINISTRATION..........................................         431,282         431,282
999    CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.....................................          73,788          73,788
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES.......................         592,579         592,579

UNDISTRIBUTED
998    UNDISTRIBUTED...........................................               0         -89,275

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Unobligated balances....................................                       [-89,275]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED..................................               0         -89,275

TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS...........      11,004,201       8,938,936

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES
OPERATING FORCES
010    MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS.....................         759,843         759,843
030    AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT.....................................           9,972           9,972
040    AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE..............................         204,603         204,603
060    AVIATION LOGISTICS......................................          24,469          24,469
070    COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS...................................          19,698          19,698
080    COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES...................................         186,946         186,946
090    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES...................................             294             294
100    ENTERPRISE INFORMATION..................................          33,414          33,414
110    SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION..............          58,213               0
Transferred to Division B...............................                       [-58,213]
120    BASE OPERATING SUPPORT..................................         118,361         118,361
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES...............................       1,415,813       1,357,600

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
130    ADMINISTRATION..........................................           2,539           2,539
140    MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT..............          22,185          22,185
150    ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT......................           1,517           1,517
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES.......................          26,241          26,241

UNDISTRIBUTED
998    UNDISTRIBUTED...........................................               0         -19,763
Unobligated balances....................................                       [-19,763]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED..................................               0         -19,763

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES.................       1,442,054       1,364,078

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE
OPERATING FORCES
010    OPERATING FORCES........................................         117,987         117,987
020    DEPOT MAINTENANCE.......................................          22,686          22,686
030    SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION..............          48,519               0
Transferred to Division B...............................                       [-48,519]
040    BASE OPERATING SUPPORT..................................         123,079         123,079
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES...............................         312,271         263,752

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
050    ADMINISTRATION..........................................          49,774          49,774
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES.......................          49,774          49,774

UNDISTRIBUTED
998    UNDISTRIBUTED...........................................               0         -12,267
Unobligated balances....................................                       [-12,267]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED..................................               0         -12,267

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE...............         362,045         301,259

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE
OPERATING FORCES
010    PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES...................................       1,425,125       1,711,125
DAF campaigning and exercises...........................                       [150,000]
FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning..............................                       [136,000]
020    COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES...............................       2,753,789       2,773,789
FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning..............................                        [20,000]
030    AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING (OJT, MAINTAIN SKILLS)..........       1,701,493       1,706,493
FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning..............................                         [5,000]
040    DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE....................       4,676,962       4,676,962
050    FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION.....       3,093,331               0
Transferred to Division B...............................                    [-3,093,331]
060    CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT..................................         245,874         245,874
070    CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT.........       9,283,958       9,305,458
FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning..............................                        [21,500]
080    FLYING HOUR PROGRAM.....................................       6,772,468       7,675,468
FY26 F-15 retirement prohibition........................                       [400,000]
FY26 F-22 retirement prohibition........................                       [200,000]
FY26 reversal of accelerated A-10 divestment plan.......                       [303,000]
090    BASE SUPPORT............................................      11,328,614      11,328,614
100    GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING............................       1,239,641       1,239,641

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110    OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS...........................       1,896,441       1,896,441
120    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES...................................         858,321         858,321
140    MEDICAL READINESS.......................................         554,180         554,180
150    US NORTHCOM/NORAD.......................................         266,248         266,248
160    US STRATCOM.............................................         593,503         593,503
170    US CENTCOM..............................................         350,566       1,351,566
CENTCOM: Office of Strategic Capital detailees..........                         [1,000]
CENTCOM: replenishment of munitions and readiness for                        [1,000,000]
Operations ROUGH RIDER and MIDNIGHT HAMMER.............
180    US SOCOM................................................          28,018          28,018
190    US TRANSCOM.............................................             703             703
200    CENTCOM CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT..........................             928           1,928
Cooperation with the Kingdom of Jordan..................                         [1,000]
210    USSPACECOM..............................................         369,658         369,658
999    CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.....................................       1,805,672       1,805,672
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES...............................      49,245,493      48,389,662

MOBILIZATION
220    AIRLIFT OPERATIONS......................................       3,391,672       3,391,672
230    MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS...............................         279,205         279,205
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION...................................       3,670,877       3,670,877

TRAINING AND RECRUITING
240    OFFICER ACQUISITION.....................................         250,380         250,380
250    RECRUIT TRAINING........................................          29,335          29,335
260    RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS (ROTC)..................         131,342         131,342
270    SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING..............................         522,068         528,068
Local cyber training supplementals......................                         [6,000]
280    FLIGHT TRAINING.........................................       1,065,465       1,065,465
290    PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION......................         284,442         284,442
300    TRAINING SUPPORT........................................         181,966         181,966
310    RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING..............................         256,687         256,687
320    EXAMINING...............................................           6,990           6,990
330    OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION........................         224,340         224,340
340    CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING.........................         360,260         360,260
350    JUNIOR ROTC.............................................               0          80,000
Fully fund AF JROTC.....................................                        [80,000]
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING........................       3,313,275       3,399,275

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
360    LOGISTICS OPERATIONS....................................       1,155,659       1,155,659
370    TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES............................         158,965         158,965
380    ADMINISTRATION..........................................       1,221,364       1,221,364
390    SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS..............................          45,228          45,228
410    OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES............................       1,712,600       1,712,600
420    CIVIL AIR PATROL........................................          32,394          32,394
430    DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT...........          48,741          48,741
450    INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT...................................          89,341          89,341
999    CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.....................................       1,735,598       1,735,598
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES.......................       6,199,890       6,199,890

UNDISTRIBUTED
998    UNDISTRIBUTED...........................................               0      -1,020,189
Unobligated balances....................................                    [-1,020,189]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED..................................               0      -1,020,189

TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE..............      62,429,535      60,639,515

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE
OPERATING FORCES
010    GLOBAL C3I & EARLY WARNING..............................         846,856         846,856
020    SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS.................................         397,822         397,822
030    SPACE OPERATIONS........................................         983,784         983,784
040    EDUCATION & TRAINING....................................         302,939         302,939
060    DEPOT MAINTENANCE.......................................          67,126          67,126
070    FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION.....         557,175               0
Transferred to Division B...............................                      [-557,175]
080    CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS AND SYSTEM SUPPORT.................       1,495,242       1,495,242
090    SPACE OPERATIONS -BOS...................................         233,546         233,546
100    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES...................................         141,512         141,512
999    CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.....................................         641,519         641,519
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES...............................       5,667,521       5,110,346

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
110    LOGISTICS OPERATIONS....................................          35,889          35,889

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120    ADMINISTRATION..........................................         184,753         184,753
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES.......................         220,642         220,642

UNDISTRIBUTED
998    UNDISTRIBUTED...........................................               0        -218,077
Unobligated balances....................................                      [-218,077]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED..................................               0        -218,077

TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE............       5,888,163       5,112,911

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE
OPERATING FORCES
010    PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES...................................       2,010,793       2,010,793
020    MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS..............................         214,701         214,701
030    DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE....................         702,575         702,575
040    FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION.....         188,802               0
Transferred to Division B...............................                      [-188,802]
050    CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT.........         493,324         493,324
060    BASE SUPPORT............................................         585,430         585,430
070    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES...................................           2,484           2,484
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES...............................       4,198,109       4,009,307

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
080    ADMINISTRATION..........................................          98,418          98,418
090    RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING..............................          10,618          10,618
100    MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERS MGMT (ARPC)..................          14,951          14,951
120    AUDIOVISUAL.............................................             521             521
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES.......................         124,508         124,508

UNDISTRIBUTED
998    UNDISTRIBUTED...........................................               0        -224,891
Unobligated balances....................................                      [-224,891]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED..................................               0        -224,891

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE...............       4,322,617       3,908,924

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG
OPERATING FORCES
010    AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS.....................................       2,501,226       2,501,226
020    MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS..............................         627,680         627,680
030    DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE....................       1,024,171       1,024,171
040    FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION.....         549,496               0
Transferred to Division B...............................                      [-549,496]
050    CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT.........       1,258,081       1,258,081
060    BASE SUPPORT............................................       1,110,875       1,110,875
070    CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT..................................          16,134          16,134
080    CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES...................................         112,205         112,205
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES...............................       7,199,868       6,650,372

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
090    ADMINISTRATION..........................................          82,280          82,280
100    RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING..............................          50,451          50,451
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES.......................         132,731         132,731

UNDISTRIBUTED
998    UNDISTRIBUTED...........................................               0          -5,861
Unobligated balances....................................                        [-5,861]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED..................................               0          -5,861

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG......................       7,332,599       6,777,242

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE
OPERATING FORCES
010    JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF...................................         414,097         414,097
020    JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF--JTEEP............................       1,026,502       1,082,462
Program increase........................................                        [55,960]
030    JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF--CYBER............................           9,086           9,086
040    OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE--MISO................         209,442         251,242
AFRICOM: MISO...........................................                        [14,000]
INDOPACOM Information Operations (MISO).................                        [27,800]
050    SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND COMBAT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES       2,136,165       2,136,165
060    SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND MAINTENANCE..................       1,273,409       1,273,409
070    SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND MANAGEMENT/OPERATIONAL                181,122         181,122
HEADQUARTERS...........................................
080    SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND THEATER FORCES...............       3,409,285       3,479,285

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Blast Overpressure Analysis and Mitigation..............                         [5,000]
Prepositioned Material in Support of SOF................                        [65,000]
090    SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES........          77,241          77,241
100    SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND INTELLIGENCE.................       1,187,600       1,187,600
110    SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT..........       1,579,137       1,579,137
120    CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS...................................       1,300,384       1,310,384
IOM capabilities........................................                        [10,000]
130    USCYBERCOM HEADQUARTERS.................................         314,284         314,284
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES...............................      13,117,754      13,295,514

TRAINING AND RECRUITING
140    DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY..........................         173,265         173,265
150    JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF...................................         124,869         124,869
160    SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT               28,697          28,697
EDUCATION..............................................
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING........................         326,831         326,831

ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
170    CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS.................................         126,637         126,637
180    DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY--CYBER....................           3,844           3,844
190    DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY...........................         632,959         632,959
200    DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY......................       1,441,456       1,441,456
210    DEFENSE CONTRACT MANEGEMENT AGENCY--CYBER...............          43,434          43,434
220    DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY.........       1,168,366       1,168,366
240    DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY--CYBER..          11,120          11,120
250    DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY--CYBER.................          46,621          46,621
260    DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY........................         932,144         967,144
DLNSEO Restoration......................................                        [20,000]
Flagship Language Program for Chinese & Arabic..........                        [15,000]
290    DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY......................       3,042,559       3,047,559
Defense Information System Network (DISN)--Service                               [5,000]
Delivery Nodes.........................................
300    DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY--CYBER...............         559,426         559,426
310    DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY...........................         164,770         164,770
320    DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY................................         401,513         401,513
330    DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY..................................         226,665         226,665
340    DEFENSE POW/MIA OFFICE..................................         171,339         190,339
Reverse cuts to Defense POW/MIA office (DPAA)...........                        [19,000]
350    DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY.....................       2,864,252       3,570,252
Irregular Warfare Center of Excellence..................                         [6,000]
ISCP--EUCOM.............................................                       [200,000]
Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative..................                       [500,000]
360    DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY SECURITY ADMINISTRATION..............          40,052          40,052
370    DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY.........................         708,214         708,214
390    DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY--CYBER..................          71,925          71,925
400    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY................       3,600,175       3,680,175
Impact Aid..............................................                        [50,000]
Impact Aid for children with severe disabilities........                        [30,000]
410    MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY..................................         720,365         720,365
420    OFFICE OF THE LOCAL DEFENSE COMMUNITY COOPERATION.......         159,534         159,534
460    OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE--CYBER...............          98,034         134,934
Cyber Service Academy Scholarship Program...............                        [22,900]
Cybersecurity of the DIB................................                         [6,000]
Small business cybersecurity certification increase.....                         [8,000]
470    OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE......................       2,093,717       2,238,117
2026 NDS Commission funding.............................                         [5,000]
Afghanistan War Commission..............................                        [11,400]
Anomalous Health Incidents Cross-Functional Team........                        [13,000]
Bien Hoa dioxin remediation.............................                        [30,000]
Defense Community Infrastructure Program................                        [50,000]
Defense Operational Resilience International Cooperation                        [15,000]
Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration                              [20,000]
(REPI).................................................
530    WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES........................         411,182         411,182
999    CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.....................................      22,750,830      22,750,830
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES.......................      42,491,133      43,517,433

UNDISTRIBUTED
998    UNDISTRIBUTED...........................................               0        -935,000
Unobligated balances....................................                      [-935,000]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED..................................               0        -935,000

TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE...........      55,935,718      56,204,778

MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES
010    US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES, DEFENSE.......          21,243          21,243

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SUBTOTAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED             21,243          21,243
FORCES.................................................

TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS......................          21,243          21,243

MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID
010    OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER AND CIVIC AID...........         100,793         100,793
SUBTOTAL OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID.         100,793         100,793

TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS......................         100,793         100,793

MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT
010    COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION............................         282,830         282,830
SUBTOTAL COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT...........         282,830         282,830

TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS......................         282,830         282,830

MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
010    ACQ WORKFORCE DEV FD....................................          45,346          45,346
SUBTOTAL ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT..............          45,346          45,346

TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS......................          45,346          45,346

MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY
050    ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY.........................         148,070         148,070
SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY................         148,070         148,070

TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS......................         148,070         148,070

MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE
080    ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE......................           8,885           8,885
SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE.............           8,885           8,885

TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS......................           8,885           8,885

MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE
070    ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE....................         342,149         342,149
SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE.............         342,149         342,149

TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS......................         342,149         342,149

MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE
060    ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY.........................         357,949         357,949
SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE.............         357,949         357,949

TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS......................         357,949         357,949

MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES
090    ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FORMERLY USED SITES...........         235,156         235,156
SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, FORMERLY USED                235,156         235,156
DEFENSE SITES..........................................

TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS......................         235,156         235,156

TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE...........................     295,660,213     277,708,889
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TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL

SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL.

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SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2026         Senate
Item                        Request       Authorized
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MILITARY PERSONNEL
MILITARY PERSONNEL APPROPRIATIONS
MILITARY PERSONNEL APPROPRIATIONS.......     181,803,437     181,063,437
Unobligated balances....................                      [-740,000]
SUBTOTAL MILITARY PERSONNEL                  181,803,437     181,063,437
APPROPRIATIONS.........................

MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE RETIREE HEALTH CARE
FUND CONTRIBUTIONS
MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE RETIREE HEALTH CARE         12,850,165      12,850,165
FUND CONTRIBUTIONS.....................
SUBTOTAL MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE RETIREE            12,850,165      12,850,165
HEALTH CARE FUND CONTRIBUTIONS.........

TOTAL MILITARY PERSONNEL................     194,653,602     193,913,602
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TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS.

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SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS  (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2026         Senate
Line                                     Item                    Request       Authorized
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WORKING CAPITAL FUND
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY
010                                             INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS...........          20,589         520,589
Spares and readiness............                       [500,000]
SUBTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND,            20,589         520,589
ARMY.
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, NAVY
010                                             NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTERS...         381,600         381,600
SUBTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND,           381,600         381,600
NAVY.

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE
020                                             SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS..........          90,262          90,262
SUBTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND,            90,262          90,262
AIR FORCE.

NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE
TRANSACTION FUND
010                                             DEFENSE STOCKPILE...............           5,700           5,700
SUBTOTAL NATIONAL DEFENSE                  5,700           5,700
STOCKPILE TRANSACTION FUND.

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-
WIDE
020                                             ENERGY MANAGEMENT--DEF..........           1,272           1,272
030                                             SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT--DEFENSE          10,697          10,697
SUBTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND,             1,272           1,272
DEFENSE-WIDE.
SUBTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND,            10,697          10,697
DEFENSE-WIDE.

WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA
010                                             WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA......       1,527,817       1,527,817
SUBTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND,         1,527,817       1,527,817
DECA.

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND......       2,037,937       2,537,937

CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS
DESTRUCTION
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE
1                                               CHEM DEMILITARIZATION--O&M......           3,243           3,243
SUBTOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE           3,243           3,243

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND
EVALUATION
3                                               CHEM DEMILITARIZATION -RDT&E....         210,039         210,039
SUBTOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,          210,039         210,039
TEST, AND EVALUATION.

TOTAL CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS            213,282         213,282
DESTRUCTION.

DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG
ACTIVITIES, DEF
DRUG INTRDCTN
010                                             COUNTER-NARCOTICS SUPPORT.......         398,424         398,424
9999                                            CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.............         254,460         254,460
SUBTOTAL DRUG INTRDCTN..........         652,884         652,884

DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM
020                                             DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM...         134,938         134,938
SUBTOTAL DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION           134,938         134,938
PROGRAM.

NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG
PROGRAM
030                                             NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG              110,125         295,125
PROGRAM.
National Guard Counter-Drug                            [185,000]
Program.
SUBTOTAL NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-         110,125         295,125
DRUG PROGRAM.

NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG
SCHOOLS
040                                             NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG                6,354           6,354
SCHOOLS.
SUBTOTAL NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-           6,354           6,354
DRUG SCHOOLS.

TOTAL DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-           904,301       1,089,301
DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF.

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
010                                             OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.......         494,865         514,036
Office of the Inspector General.                        [19,171]
020                                             OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.......           2,030           2,030
030                                             RDT&E...........................           4,625           4,625
040                                             PROCUREMENT.....................           1,079           1,079
SUBTOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR         496,895         516,066
GENERAL.
SUBTOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR           4,625           4,625
GENERAL.
SUBTOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR           1,079           1,079
GENERAL.

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TOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR            502,599         521,770
GENERAL.

DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE
010                                             IN-HOUSE CARE...................      10,731,135      11,021,135
Fully fund military medical                            [290,000]
treatment facilities.
020                                             PRIVATE SECTOR CARE.............      21,023,765      21,023,765
030                                             CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT.....       2,116,278       2,116,278
040                                             INFORMATION MANAGEMENT..........       2,271,798       2,321,798
Fully fund Defense Health Agency                        [50,000]
information management systems.
050                                             MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES...........         303,898         303,898
060                                             EDUCATION AND TRAINING..........         371,426         371,426
070                                             BASE OPERATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS..       2,356,290       2,356,290
SUBTOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE      39,174,590      39,514,590

RDT&E
080                                             R&D RESEARCH....................          41,660          41,660
090                                             R&D EXPLORATRY DEVELOPMENT......         183,398         183,398
100                                             R&D ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT........         333,072         333,072
110                                             R&D DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION....         178,983         178,983
120                                             R&D ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT.....         117,190         117,190
130                                             R&D MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT......          99,338          99,338
140                                             R&D CAPABILITIES ENHANCEMENT....          19,071          19,071
SUBTOTAL RDT&E..................         972,712         972,712

PROCUREMENT
150                                             PROC INITIAL OUTFITTING.........          24,597          24,597
160                                             PROC REPLACEMENT & MODERNIZATION         222,445         222,445
170                                             PROC JOINT OPERATIONAL MEDICINE           30,732          30,732
INFORMATION SYSTEM.
180                                             PROC MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM--             77,047          77,047
DESKTOP TO DATACENTER.
SUBTOTAL PROCUREMENT............         354,821         354,821

TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM....      40,502,123      40,842,123

TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS......      44,160,242      45,204,413
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TITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.

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SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (In Thousands of Dollars)
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State/Country and                                          FY 2026         Senate
Account               Installation                Project Title               Request       Authorized
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
ARMY
Alabama                ................................
Army                       Redstone Arsenal     COST TO COMPLETE--PROPULSION              55,000          55,000
SYSTEMS BUILDING
Alaska                 ................................
Army                       Fort Wainwright      BARRACKS                                 208,000          63,000
Army                       Fort Wainwright      DINING FACILITY (DESIGN)                       0           8,000
Arizona                ................................
Army                       Fort Huachuca        FLIGHT CONTROL TOWER (DESIGN)                  0           2,000
Army                       Yuma Proving Ground  POLE LINE ROAD (DESIGN)                        0             990
Florida                ................................
Army                       Eglin Air Force      BARRACKS                                  91,000          50,000
Base
Army                       Naval Air Station    COMMAND & CONTROL FACILITY (INC)          50,000          50,000
Key West
Georgia                ................................
Army                       Fort Benning         CAMP MERRILL BARRACKS (DESIGN)                 0           3,800
Army                       Fort Gillem          EVIDENCE STORAGE BUILDING                166,000          45,000
Army                       Fort Gordon          CYBER FACULTY OPERATIONS AND                   0           6,100
AUDITORIUM FACILITY (DESIGN)
Germany                ................................
Army                       U.S. Army Garrison   VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP                  92,000          92,000
Ansbach
Army                       U.S. Army Garrison   KNOWN DISTANCE RANGE                       9,800           9,800
Rheinland-Pfalz
Army                       U.S. Army Garrison   LIVE FIRE EXERCISE SHOOTHOUSE             13,200          13,200
Rheinland-Pfalz
Army                       U.S. Army Garrison   VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP                  39,000          39,000
Rheinland-Pfalz
Guam                   ................................
Army                       Joint Region         PDI: GUAM DEFENSE SYSTEM, EIAMD,          33,000          33,000
Marianas             PHASE 2 (INC)
Hawaii                 ................................
Army                       Pohakuloa Training   AIRFIELD OPERATIONS BUILDING                   0          20,000
Area
Army                       Schofield Barracks   MCA WILDLAND FIRE STATION                      0           2,100
(DESIGN)
Illinois               ................................
Army                       Rock Island Arsenal  CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER                       0          50,000
Army                       Rock Island Arsenal  FORGING EQUIPMENT ANNEX (DESIGN)               0           5,000
Indiana                ................................
Army                       Crane Army           PYROTECHNIC PRODUCTION FACILITY          161,000          72,000
Ammunition Plant
Kansas                 ................................
Army                       Fort Riley           AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER                      0          26,000
Army                       Fort Riley           AUTOMATED INFANTRY PLATOON                13,200          13,200
BATTLE COURSE
Army                       Fort Riley           BARRACKS (DESIGN)                              0          16,000
Kentucky               ................................
Army                       Fort Campbell        AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER                      0          45,000
Army                       Fort Campbell        BARRACKS                                 112,000          40,000
Army                       Fort Campbell        FLIGHT CONTROL TOWER                           0          55,000
Maryland               ................................
Army                       Aberdeen Proving     APPLIED SCIENCE CENTER, ABERDEEN               0           8,000
Ground               PROVING GROUND (DESIGN)
New York               ................................
Army                       Fort Drum            AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR                    0           9,824
ADDITION DESIGN)
Army                       Fort Drum            ORTC TRANSIENT TRAINING BARRACKS               0           8,655
(DEISGN)
Army                       Fort Drum            RANGE 41C, AUTOMATED RECORD FIRE               0           2,500
PLUS RANGE (DESIGN)
Army                       Fort Hamilton        CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER                  31,000          31,000
Army                       Watervliet Arsenal   ELECTRICAL SWITCHING STATION              29,000          29,000
North Carolina         ................................
Army                       Fort Bragg           AUTOMATED INFANTRY PLATOON                19,000          19,000
BATTLE COURSE
Army                       Fort Bragg           COST TO COMPLETE AIRCRAFT                 24,000          24,000
MAINTENANCE HANGAR
Oklahoma               ................................
Army                       McAlester Army       COST TO COMPLETE--AMMUNITION              55,000          55,000
Ammunition Plant     DEMOLITION SHOP
Pennsylvania           ................................
Army                       Letterkenny Army     DEFENSE ACCESS ROADS                       7,500           7,500
Depot
Army                       Letterkenny Army     GUIDED MISSILE MAINTENANCE                84,000          84,000
Depot                BUILDING
Army                       Tobyhanna Army       RADAR TEST RANGE EXPANSION                68,000          68,000
Depot
Republic of the        ................................
Marshall Islands
Army                       U.S. Army Garrison   AIRFIELD APRON & TAXIWAY REPAIR                0         161,000
Kwajalein
South Carolina         ................................
Army                       Fort Jackson         CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER                  51,000          51,000
Texas                  ................................
Army                       Corpus Christi Army  COST TO COMPLETE--POWERTRAIN              60,000          60,000
Depot                FACILITY (ENGINE ASSEMBLY)
Army                       Red River Army       COST TO COMPLETE--COMPONENT               93,000          48,000
Depot                REBUILD SHOP
Washington             ................................
Army                       Joint Base Lewis-    COMMAND & CONTROL FACILITY               128,000          55,000
McChord
Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Army                       Unspecified          DESIGN                                   287,557         287,557
Worldwide
Locations
Army                       Unspecified          FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT,                       0       6,459,744
Worldwide            RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION
Locations            ($6,159,744 TRANSFERRED FROM
O&M)
Army                       Unspecified          HOST NATION SUPPORT                       46,031          46,031
Worldwide
Locations
Army                       Unspecified          PDI: INDOPACOM MINOR                      68,453          68,453
Worldwide            CONSTRUCTION PILOT
Locations
Army                       Unspecified          UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION            79,218          79,218
Worldwide
Locations

Subtotal Military Construction, Army                                             2,173,959       8,477,672
...................  ................................
NAVY & MARINE CORPS
Arizona                ................................
Navy & Marine Corps        Marine Corps Air     UDP TRANSIENT BARRACKS (DESIGN)                0           6,700
Station Yuma
Navy & Marine Corps        Marine Corps Air     WATER TREATMENT PLANT (DESIGN)                 0          26,100
Station Yuma

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Australia              ................................
Navy & Marine Corps        Royal Australian     PDI: AIRCRAFT PARKING APRON              190,630         190,630
Air Force Base       (INC)
Darwin
Bahrain                ................................
Navy & Marine Corps        Naval Support        COST TO COMPLETE--FLEET                   42,000          42,000
Activity Bahrain     MAINTENANCE FACILITY & TOC
California             ................................
Navy & Marine Corps        Marine Corps Base    COMMUNICATION CENTER (AREA 52)            18,480          18,480
Camp Pendleton
Navy & Marine Corps        Marine Corps Base    FIRE EMERGENCY RESPONSE STATION                0          43,800
Camp Pendleton
Navy & Marine Corps        Marine Corps Base    MESS HALL & ARMORY (AREA 43)             108,740          22,740
Camp Pendleton
Navy & Marine Corps        Naval Air Station    STRIKE FIGHTER CENTER OF                  55,542          55,542
Lemoore              EXCELLENCE PACIFIC (INC)
Navy & Marine Corps        Naval Base Coronado  FORD CLASS CVN INFRASTRUCTURE            103,000          24,000
UPGRADES, PIER LIMA
Navy & Marine Corps        Naval Base Coronado  UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING                          0         199,000
Navy & Marine Corps        Naval Base San       CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER                  86,820          86,820
Diego
Navy & Marine Corps        Naval Base San       RECONNGURABLE CYBER LABORATORY                 0          68,000
Diego
Navy & Marine Corps        Naval Base Ventura   COMMUNITY & AIRFIELD AREA FLOOD                0         104,000
County               PROTECTION
Navy & Marine Corps        Naval Base Ventura   COST TO COMPLETE--MQ-25 AIRCRAFT          71,200          71,200
County Point Mugu    MAINTENANCE HANGAR
Navy & Marine Corps        Naval Support        NAVAL INNOVATION CENTER (INC)             30,000          30,000
Activity Monterey
Connecticut            ................................
Navy & Marine Corps        Naval Submarine      WEAPONS MAGAZINE & ORDNANCE               30,000          30,000
Base New London      OPERATIONS FACILITY
Navy & Marine Corps        Naval Submarine      SUBMARINE PIER 8 REPLACEMENT                   0         225,000
Base New London
District of Columbia   ................................
Navy & Marine Corps        Marine Barracks      BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS &              65,900          65,900
Washington (8th      SUPPORT FACILITY (INC)
Street & I)
Navy & Marine Corps        Naval Research       BIOMOLECULAR SCIENCE & SYNTHETIC               0         157,000
Laboratory           BIOLOGY LABORATORY
Djibouti               ................................
Navy & Marine Corps        Camp Lemmonier       ELECTRICAL POWER PLANT (INC)              51,600          51,600
Florida                ................................
Navy & Marine Corps        Cape Canaveral       COST TO COMPLETE--ENGINEERING             15,600          15,600
Space Force          TEST FACILITY
Station
Navy & Marine Corps        Naval Air Station    CONSOLIDATED "A" SCHOOL                        0         164,000
Pensacola            DORMITORY
Navy & Marine Corps        Naval Air Station    ADVANCED HELICOPTER TRAINING              98,505          98,505
Whiting Field        SYSTEM HANGAR (INC)
Navy & Marine Corps        Naval Air Station    CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER                       0           3,000
Whiting Field        (DESIGN)
Georgia                ................................
Navy & Marine Corps        Naval Submarine      TRIDENT REFIT FACILITY                   119,030         119,030
Base Kings Bay       EXPANSION--COLUMBIA (INC)
Guam                   ................................
Navy & Marine Corps        Joint Region         BLK V VA CLASS OPERATIONAL                     0         103,000
Marianas             STORAGE FACILITY
Navy & Marine Corps        Joint Region         NEX COLD STORAGE WAREHOUSE                     0          62,000
Marianas
Navy & Marine Corps        Andersen Air Force   PDI: JOINT CONSOLIDATED                  181,124         121,124
Base                 COMMUNICATIONS CENTER (INC)
Navy & Marine Corps        Andersen Air Force   PDI: WATER WELLS                          70,070          70,070
Base
Navy & Marine Corps        Joint Region         PDI: COST TO COMPLETE--X-RAY              31,000          31,000
Marianas             WHARF BERTH
Navy & Marine Corps        Joint Region         PDI: JOINT COMMUNICATION UPGRADE         158,600          83,600
Marianas             (INC)
Navy & Marine Corps        Joint Region         PDI: MISSILE INTEGRATION TEST             87,270          87,270
Marianas             FACILITY (INC)
Navy & Marine Corps        Naval Base Guam      PDI: INNER APRA HARBOR                   105,950         105,950
RESILIENCY
Navy & Marine Corps        Naval Base Guam      PDI: ARTILLERY BATTERY                    64,774          64,774
North Finegayan      FACILITIES (INC)
Telecommunications
Site
Navy & Marine Corps        Naval Base Guam      PDI: RECYCLE CENTER                       61,010          61,010
North Finegayan
Telecommunications
Site
Navy & Marine Corps        Joint Region         POLARIS POINT ECP UPGRADE                      0          35,000
Marianas
Navy & Marine Corps        Joint Region         POLARIS POINT ECP UPGRADE                      0         587,020
Marianas
Navy & Marine Corps        Joint Region         SATELLITE FIRE STATION                         0          23,000
Marianas
Navy & Marine Corps        Joint Region         SUBMARINE MAINTENANCE FACILITY                 0         537,100
Marianas             PHASES 1-3
Navy & Marine Corps        Joint Region         UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE & ACCESS                0          32,000
Marianas             ROAD
Hawaii                 ................................
Navy & Marine Corps        Joint Base Pearl     DDG-1000 SHIP SUPPORT                     83,000          83,000
Harbor-Hickam        INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES
Navy & Marine Corps        Joint Base Pearl     DRY DOCK 3 REPLACEMENT (INC)             553,720         492,720
Harbor-Hickam
Navy & Marine Corps        Joint Base Pearl     WATER TREATMENT PLANT (INC)              141,650         141,650
Harbor-Hickam
Navy & Marine Corps        Marine Corps Base    ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION                        0          94,250
Kaneohe Bay          MODERNIZATION
Navy & Marine Corps        Marine Corps Base    MAIN GATE ENTRY REPLACEMENT                    0          49,260
Kaneohe Bay
Navy & Marine Corps        Marine Corps Base    WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY               108,350          37,350
Kaneohe Bay          COMPLIANCE UPGRADE (INC)
Navy & Marine Corps        Pacific Missile      PDI: AIRFIELD PAVEMENT UPGRADES          235,730          65,730
Range Facility
Barking Sands
Japan                  ................................
Navy & Marine Corps        Marine Corps Base    PDI: SCHOOL AGE CARE CENTERS              58,000          58,000
Camp Smedley D.
Butler
Maine                  ................................
Navy & Marine Corps        Portsmouth Naval     MULTI-MISSION DRYDOCK #1                 220,793         220,793
Shipyard             EXTENSION (INC)
Navy & Marine Corps        Portsmouth Naval     POWER RELIABILITY & WATER                227,769         227,769
Shipyard             RESILIENCE UPGRADES (INC)
Maryland               ................................
Navy & Marine Corps        National Maritime    FOREIGN MATERIALS EXPLOITATION           114,000          73,000
Intelligence         LAB
Center
Navy & Marine Corps        Naval Support        CONT AINED BURN FACILITY                       0          65,000
Facility Indian
Head
Navy & Marine Corps        US Naval Academy     STORM WATER MANAGEMENT                         0          86,000
Annapolis            FACILITIES
Nevada                 ................................
Navy & Marine Corps        Naval Air Station    RANGE TRAINING COMPLEX                    47,000          47,000
Fallon               IMPROVEMENTS
North Carolina         ................................
Navy & Marine Corps        Marine Corps Air     F-35 AIRCRAFT SUSTAINMENT CTR            200,000          40,000
Station Cherry       (INC)
Point
Navy & Marine Corps        Marine Corps Air     FLIGHTLINE UTILITIES                           0          15,000
Station Cherry       MODERNIZATION, PHASE 2 (DESIGN)
Point
Navy & Marine Corps        Marine Corps Base    AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT VEHICLE                      0          48,280
Camp Lejeune         SHELTERS
Pennsylvania           ................................
Navy & Marine Corps        Naval Support        MACHINERY CONTROL DEVELOPMENT                  0          88,000
Activity             CENTER
Mechanicsburg
Rhode Island           ................................
Navy & Marine Corps        Naval Station        CONSOLIDATED RDT&E SYSTEMS                     0          40,000
Newport              FACILITY
Navy & Marine Corps        Naval Station        NEXT GENERATION SECURE SUBMARINE               0          73,000
Newport              PLATFORM FACILITY
Navy & Marine Corps        Naval Station        NEXT GENERATION TORPEDO                        0          37,000
Newport              INTEGRATION LAB
Navy & Marine Corps        Naval Station        SUBMARINE PAYLOAD INTEGRATION                  0          40,000
Newport              LABORATORY
South Carolina         ................................
Navy & Marine Corps        Joint Base           NUCLEAR POWER TRAINING FACILITY           65,400          65,400
Charleston           SIMULATION EXPANSION (INC)
Virginia               ................................
Navy & Marine Corps        Joint Expeditionary  COST TO COMPLETE--CHILD                   12,360          12,360
Base Little Creek-   DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Fort Story
Navy & Marine Corps        Marine Corps Base    WATER TREATMENT PLANT                     63,560          63,560
Quantico
Navy & Marine Corps        Naval Station        COST TO COMPLETE--CHILD                   11,700          11,700
Norfolk              DEVELOPMENT CENTER

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Navy & Marine Corps        Naval Station        ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM            93,307          93,307
Norfolk              UPGRADES (INC)
Navy & Marine Corps        Naval Station        MQ-25 AIRCRAFT LAYDOWN                    20,430          20,430
Norfolk              FACILITIES
Navy & Marine Corps        Naval Station        PPV UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING                380,000         380,000
Norfolk              INVESTMENT
Navy & Marine Corps        Naval Weapons        WEAPONS MAGAZINES (INC)                   71,758          71,758
Station Yorktown
Navy & Marine Corps        Norfolk Naval        DRY DOCK 3 MODERNIZATION (INC)           188,576         188,576
Shipyard
Washington             ................................
Navy & Marine Corps        Naval Air Station    EA-18G GROWLER MAINTENANCE                     0          75,000
Whidbey Island       FACILITY
Navy & Marine Corps        Naval Base Kitsap-   TRIDENT REFIT FACILITY WAREHOUSE         245,700          95,700
Bangor
Navy & Marine Corps        Puget Sound Naval    COST TO COMPLETE--CVN 78                  48,800          48,800
Shipyard             AIRCRAFT CARRIER ELECTRICAL
UPGRADES
Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Navy & Marine Corps        Unspecified          DATA PROCESSING FACILITY                  57,190          57,190
Worldwide
Locations
Navy & Marine Corps        Unspecified          DESIGN                                   562,423         562,423
Worldwide
Locations
Navy & Marine Corps        Unspecified          FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT,                       0       4,191,438
Worldwide            RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION
Locations            (NAVY) ($3,991,438 TRANSFERRED
FROM O&M)
Navy & Marine Corps        Unspecified          FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT,                       0       2,179,890
Worldwide            RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION
Locations            (MARINE CORPS) ($2,079,890
TRANSFERRED FROM O&M)
Navy & Marine Corps        Unspecified          INDOPACOM MILITARY CONSTRUCTION          162,855         162,855
Worldwide            PILOT PROGRAM
Locations
Navy & Marine Corps        Unspecified          JOINT MARITIME FACILITY                   72,430          72,430
Worldwide
Locations
Navy & Marine Corps        Unspecified          UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION           119,331         119,331
Worldwide
Locations

Subtotal Military Construction, Navy & Marine Corps                              6,012,677      14,517,515
.....................  ................................
...................  ................................
AIR FORCE
Alaska                 ................................
Air Force                  Eielson Air Force    COAL THAW SHED ADDITION (DESIGN)               0           1,750
Base
Air Force                  Eielson Air Force    CONSOLIDATED MUNITIONS COMPLEX                 0          13,200
Base                 (DESIGN)
Air Force                  Eielson Air Force    JOINT PACIFIC ALASKA RANGE                     0           8,040
Base                 COMPLEX OPERATIONS FACILITY
(DESIGN)
Air Force                  Joint Base           JOINT INTEGRATED TEST & TRAINING         152,000          82,000
Elmendorf-           CENTER (INC)
Richardson
Arizona                ................................
Air Force                  Davis-Monthan Air    COMMUNICATIONS HEADQUARTERS               49,000          49,000
Force Base           FACILITY
Air Force                  Davis-Monthan Air    MC-130J HANGAR/AIRCRAFT                  125,000          50,000
Force Base           MAINTENANCE UNIT
Air Force                  Luke Air Force Base  CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER                       0          45,000
California             ................................
Air Force                  Travis Air Force     CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER                  60,000          60,000
Base
Diego Garcia           ................................
Air Force                  Naval Support        OPERATIONS SUPPORT FACILITY               29,000          29,000
Facility Diego
Garcia
Florida                ................................
Air Force                  Cape Canaveral       INSTALL WASTE WATER "FORCE"               11,400          11,400
Space Force          MAIN, ICBM ROAD
Station
Air Force                  Cape Canaveral       INSTALL WATER MAIN, ICBM ROAD             10,400          10,400
Space Force
Station
Air Force                  Cape Canaveral       PHILLIPS PARKWAY HAUL ROUTE               28,000          28,000
Space Force
Station
Air Force                  Eglin Air Force      350TH SPECTRUM WARFARE WING                    0           3,300
Base                 (DESIGN)
Air Force                  Eglin Air Force      CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER WITH             41,000          41,000
Base                 LAND ACQUISITION
Air Force                  Eglin Air Force      F-35A ADAL SQUADRON OPERATIONS            23,000          23,000
Base
Air Force                  Eglin Air Force      F-35A DEVELOPMENTAL TEST 2-BAY            52,000          52,000
Base                 MX HANGAR
Air Force                  Eglin Air Force      F-35A DEVELOPMENTAL TEST 2-BAY            50,000          50,000
Base                 TEST HANGAR
Air Force                  Hurlburt Field       361 ISRG MISSION OPERATIONS                    0          66,000
FACILITY
Air Force                  MacDill Air Force    KC-46A ADAL AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE          30,000          30,000
Base                 HANGAR 2
Air Force                  MacDill Air Force    KC-46A ADAL AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE          33,000          33,000
Base                 HANGAR 3
Air Force                  MacDill Air Force    KC-46A GENERAL PURPOSE WAREHOUSE          11,000          11,000
Base
Air Force                  Tyndall Air Force    FIRE/CRASH RESCUE STATION                      0          48,000
Base
Georgia                ................................
Air Force                  Moody Air Force      23RD SECURITY FORCES SQUADRON                  0          35,000
Base                 OPS FACILITY
Air Force                  Moody Air Force      MILITARY WORKING DOG KENNEL                    0          14,500
Base
Air Force                  Robins Air Force     AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER                 28,000          28,000
Base
Germany                ................................
Air Force                  Ramstein Air Base    35 POINT INDOOR FIRING RANGE              44,000          44,000
Air Force                  Ramstein Air Base    AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION COMPOUND           29,000               0
Greenland              ................................
Air Force                  Pituffik Space Base  RUNWAY APPROACH LANDING SYSTEM            32,000          32,000
Hawaii                 ................................
Air Force                  Joint Base Pearl     COMBINED OPERATIONS CENTER                     0           5,000
Harbor-Hickam        (DESIGN)
Japan                  ................................
Air Force                  Kadena Air Base      PDI: THEATER A/C CORROSION                66,350          66,350
CONTROL CENTER (INC)
Louisiana              ................................
Air Force                  Barksdale Air Force  CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER                       0           2,200
Base                 (DESIGN)
Air Force                  Barksdale Air Force  WEAPONS GENERATION FACILITIES            116,000          18,000
Base                 DORMITORY
Maryland               ................................
Air Force                  Joint Base           LARGE VEHICLE INSPECTION STATION               0          50,000
Anacostia-Bolling
Massachusetts          ................................
Air Force                  Hanscom Air Force    FIRE STATION                              55,000          55,000
Base
Mississippi            ................................
Air Force                  Columbus Air Force   WATER TANK STORAGE                             0          14,200
Base
Missouri               ................................
Air Force                  Whiteman Air Force   B-21 ADAL WEAPONS RELEASE SYSTEM          13,600          13,600
Base                 STORAGE
Air Force                  Whiteman Air Force   B-21 RADIO FREQUENCY HANGAR              114,000          20,000
Base
Montana                ................................
Air Force                  Malmstrom Air Force  WEAPONS STORAGE & MAINTENANCE             60,000          60,000
Base                 FACILITY (INC)
Nebraska               ................................
Air Force                  Offutt Air Force     SAOC BEDDOWN--1-BAY HANGAR                     0           1,900
Base                 (DESIGN)
Air Force                  Offutt Air Force     SAOC BEDDOWN--2-BAY HANGAR                     0          16,000
Base                 (DESIGN)
Air Force                  Offutt Air Force     SAOC BEDDOWN--SUPPLY STORAGE                   0           7,350
Base                 FACILITY (DESIGN)
New Hampshire          ................................
Air Force                  Pease Air Force      JOINT USE CHILD DEVELOPMENT                    0           3,613
Base                 CENTER (DESIGN)

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New Jersey             ................................
Air Force                  Joint Base McGuire-  WELL NO. 5                                     0          11,500
Dix-Lakehurst
Air Force                  Joint Base McGuire-  WELL NO. 6                                     0          11,500
Dix-Lakehurst
New Mexico             ................................
Air Force                  Cannon Air Force     192 BED DORMITORY (DESIGN)                     0           9,000
Base
Air Force                  Cannon Air Force     DEPLOYMENT PROCESSING CENTER                   0          79,000
Base
Air Force                  Cannon Air Force     DORMITORY                                 90,000          10,000
Base
Air Force                  Kirtland Air Force   58 SOW/PJ/CRO PIPELINE DORM                    0          91,000
Base
Air Force                  Kirtland Air Force   COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER                       0          33,000
Base                 SIMULATOR
Air Force                  Kirtland Air Force   EXPLOSIVE OPERATIONS BUILDING                  0          26,000
Base
Air Force                  Kirtland Air Force   JOINT NAVIGATION WARFARE CENTER                0           6,200
Base                 HEADQUARTERS (DESIGN)
Air Force                  Kirtland Air Force   SPACE RAPID CAPABILITIES OFFICE           83,000          83,000
Base                 HEADQUARTERS
North Carolina         ................................
Air Force                  Seymour Johnson Air  CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER                       0          54,000
Force Base
Air Force                  Seymour Johnson Air  COMBAT ARMS TRAINING AND                       0          41,000
Force Base           MAINTENANCE COMPLEX
Norway                 ................................
Air Force                  Royal Norwegian Air  QUICK REACTION AIRCRAFT HANGAR            72,000          72,000
Force Base Rygge
Ohio                   ................................
Air Force                  Wright-Patterson     AI SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER                       0           2,800
Air Force Base       (DESIGN)
Air Force                  Wright-Patterson     HUMAN PERFORMANCE CENTER LAB                   0          45,000
Air Force Base
Air Force                  Wright-Patterson     RUNWAY (DESIGN)                                0          15,000
Air Force Base
Oklahoma               ................................
Air Force                  Tinker Air Force     BOMBER AGILE COMMON HANGAR (INC)         127,000          15,000
Base
Air Force                  Tinker Air Force     CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER                  54,000          54,000
Base
Air Force                  Tinker Air Force     E-7 SQUAD OPERATIONS CENTER                    0         108,000
Base
South Dakota           ................................
Air Force                  Ellsworth Air Force  B-21 ADD FLIGHT SIMULATOR 2               63,000          63,000
Base
Air Force                  Ellsworth Air Force  B-21 ALERT FACILITY                       71,000          71,000
Base
Air Force                  Ellsworth Air Force  B-21 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION             75,000          75,000
Base                 SHELTERS
Air Force                  Ellsworth Air Force  B-21 S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION          88,000          88,000
Base                 SHELTERS
Air Force                  Ellsworth Air Force  B-21 W. ALERT APRON &                     81,000          81,000
Base                 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SHELTERS
Tennessee              ................................
Air Force                  Arnold Air Force     INSTALLATION ACP GATE 2 UPGRADE                0          17,500
Base
Texas                  ................................
Air Force                  Dyess Air Force      B-21 LOW OBSERVABLE CORROSION                  0          24,700
Base                 HANGAR AND THE MISSION PLANNING
FACILITY (DESIGN)
Air Force                  Dyess Air Force      B-21 MISSION PLANNING FACILITY            78,000          78,000
Base
Air Force                  Dyess Air Force      B-21 UTILITIES & SITE                     12,800          12,800
Base                 IMPROVEMENTS
Air Force                  Dyess Air Force      GATE REPAIRS (DESIGN)                          0           4,500
Base
Air Force                  Goodfellow Air       PIPELINE STUDENT DORMITORY               112,000          23,000
Force Base
Air Force                  Joint Base San       BMT CLASSROOMS/DINING FACILITY 4          79,000          29,000
Antonio-Lackland     (INC)
United Kingdom         ................................
Air Force                  Royal Air Force      RADR STORAGE FACILITY                     20,000          20,000
Feltwell
Air Force                  Royal Air Force      SURETY: COMMAND POST                     104,000          10,000
Lakenheath
Air Force                  Royal Air Force      SURETY: DEFENDER OPERATIONS              149,000          10,000
Lakenheath           COMPOUND
Utah                   ................................
Air Force                  Hill Air Force Base  F-35 MAINTENANCE FACILITY, PHASE          22,000          22,000
1 (INC)
Air Force                  Hill Air Force Base  T-7A DEPOT MAINTENANCE COMPLEX           178,000         123,000
(INC)
Virginia               ................................
Air Force                  Joint Base Langley-  FUEL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE DOCK                   0          49,000
Eustis
Air Force                  Langley Air Force    192ND WING HEADQUARTERS (DESIGN)               0           3,200
Base
Washington             ................................
Air Force                  Fairchild Air Force  ALTERATION AIRCRAFT PARTS                      0           2,500
Base                 WAREHOUSE (DESIGN)
Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Air Force                  Unspecified          DESIGN                                   573,223         573,223
Worldwide
Locations
Air Force                  Unspecified          FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT,                       0       3,643,331
Worldwide            RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION
Locations            (AIR FORCE) ($3,093,331
TRANSFERRED FROM O&M)
Air Force                  Unspecified          FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT,                       0         557,175
Worldwide            RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION
Locations            (SPACE FORCE) (TRANSFERRED FROM
O&M)
Air Force                  Unspecified          INDOPACOM MILITARY CONSTRUCTION          123,800         123,800
Worldwide            PILOT PROGRAM
Locations
Air Force                  Unspecified          UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION            72,900          72,900
Worldwide
Locations
Wyoming                ................................
Air Force                  F.E. Warren Air      GBSD UTILITY CORRIDOR (INC)              130,000         130,000
Force Base

Subtotal Military Construction, Air Force                                        3,721,473       7,906,432
.....................  ................................
...................  ................................
DEFENSE-WIDE
Alabama                ................................
Defense-Wide               DLA Distribution     GENERAL PURPOSE WAREHOUSE                 32,000          32,000
Center Anniston
California             ................................
Defense-Wide               Armed Forces         POWER GENERATION & MICROGRID                   0          20,600
Reserve Center
Mountain View
Defense-Wide               Naval Base Coronado  SOF SEAL TEAM SEVENTEEN                        0          75,900
OPERATIONS FACILITY
Defense-Wide               Travis Air Force     MEDICAL WAREHOUSE ADDITION                49,980          49,980
Base
Defense-Wide               Travis Air Force     POWER GENERATION & MICROGRID                   0          25,120
Base
Cuba                   ................................
Defense-Wide               Naval Station        HOSPITAL REPLACEMENT (INC 3)              35,794          35,794
Guantanamo Bay
Florida                ................................
Defense-Wide               Homestead Air        SOF CLIMATE CONTROLLED TACTICAL                0          33,000
Reserve Base         STORAGE WAREHOUSE
Defense-Wide               Marine Corps         POWER GENERATION & ELECTRICAL                  0          30,500
Support Facility     INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE
Blount Island
Georgia                ................................
Defense-Wide               Fort Benning         DEXTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL                 127,375          22,375
Germany                ................................
Defense-Wide               Rhine Ordnance       MEDICAL CENTER REPLACEMENT (INC           99,167          99,167
Barracks             12)
Defense-Wide               U.S. Army Garrison   POWER GENERATION & MICROGRID                   0          73,000
Ansbach

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Defense-Wide               U.S. Army Garrison   SOF HUMAN PERFORMANCE TRAINING            16,700          16,700
Rheinland-Pfalz      CENTER
Guam                   ................................
Defense-Wide               Joint Region         PDI: GUAM DEFENSE SYSTEM,                183,900          88,900
Marianas             COMMAND CENTER (INC)
Defense-Wide               Joint Region         PDI: GUAM DEFENSE SYSTEM, EIAMD,          61,903          61,903
Marianas             PHASE 1 (INC)
Defense-Wide               Joint Region         POWER RESILIENCY UPGRADES                      0          53,000
Marianas
Defense-Wide               Naval Base Guam      POWER GENERATION & MICROGRID                   0          63,010
Japan                  ................................
Defense-Wide               Marine Corps Air     POWER GENERATION & MICROGRID                   0          10,000
Station Iwakuni
Maryland               ................................
Defense-Wide               Fort Meade           NSAW EAST CAMPUS BUILDING #5             455,000         395,000
(INC 2)
Defense-Wide               Fort Meade           NSAW VENONA WIDENING                      26,600          26,600
Defense-Wide               Walter Reed          MEDCEN ADDITION/ALTERATION (INC           70,000          70,000
National Military    9)
Medical Center
Massachusetts          ................................
Defense-Wide               Cape Cod Space       POWER GENERATION & MICROGRID                   0          10,000
Force Station
New Mexico             ................................
Defense-Wide               White Sands Missile  POWER GENERATION & MICROGRID                   0          38,500
Range
North Carolina         ................................
Defense-Wide               Fort Bragg           POWER GENERATION & MICROGRID                   0          80,000
Defense-Wide               Fort Bragg           SOF MISSION COMMAND CENTER               130,000          32,000
Defense-Wide               Fort Bragg           SOF OPERATIONAL AMMUNITION                     0          65,000
Defense-Wide               Fort Bragg           SOF OPERATIONAL AMMUNITION                80,000          80,000
SUPPLY POINT
Defense-Wide               Marine Corps Base    SOF COMBAT SERIVCE SUPPORT/MOTOR               0          34,000
Camp Lejeune         TRANSPORT EXPANSION
Defense-Wide               Marine Corps Base    SOF MARINE RAIDER BATTALION OPS           90,000          90,000
Camp Lejeune         FACILITY (INC)
Pennsylvania           ................................
Defense-Wide               DLA Distribution     GENERAL PURPOSE WAREHOUSE                 90,000          90,000
Center Susquehanna
Defense-Wide               Harrisburg Air       SOF SIMULATOR FACILITY (MC-130J)          13,400          13,400
National Guard
Base
Puerto Rico            ................................
Defense-Wide               Punta Borinquen      RAMEY UNIT SCHOOL REPLACEMENT            155,000          41,000
Texas                  ................................
Defense-Wide               Camp Swift           SMART WATER GRID                               0          19,800
Defense-Wide               Fort Hood            CENTRAL ENERGY PLANT                           0          34,500
Defense-Wide               NSA Texas            NSA/CSS TEXAS CRYPTOLOGIC CENTER         500,000         147,327
(INC)
United Kingdom         ................................
Defense-Wide               Royal Air Force      HOSPITAL REPLACEMENT, PHASE 2            322,200          47,200
Lakenheath           (INC)
Defense-Wide               Royal Air Force      SOF MRSP & PARTS STORAGE                  45,000          45,000
Mildenhall
Utah                   ................................
Defense-Wide               Camp Williams        POWER GENERATION & MICROGRID                   0          28,500
Virginia               ................................
Defense-Wide               Pentagon             OPERATIONS FACILITY                       34,000          34,000
Washington             ................................
Defense-Wide               Fairchild Air Force  HYDRANT SYSTEM AREA C                     85,000          85,000
Base
Defense-Wide               Manchester Tank      BULK STORAGE TANKS, PHASE 3               71,000          71,000
Farm
Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Defense-Wide               Unspecified          DESIGN (DEFENSE-WIDE)                     26,571          26,571
Worldwide
Locations
Defense-Wide               Unspecified          DESIGN (DHA)                              29,077          29,077
Worldwide
Locations
Defense-Wide               Unspecified          DESIGN (DLA)                              30,900          30,900
Worldwide
Locations
Defense-Wide               Unspecified          DESIGN (ERCIP)                            38,669          38,669
Worldwide
Locations
Defense-Wide               Unspecified          DESIGN (MDA)                              21,360          21,360
Worldwide
Locations
Defense-Wide               Unspecified          DESIGN (NSA)                              14,842          14,842
Worldwide
Locations
Defense-Wide               Unspecified          DESIGN (SOCOM)                            32,731          32,731
Worldwide
Locations
Defense-Wide               Unspecified          DESIGN (TJS)                               2,000           2,000
Worldwide
Locations
Defense-Wide               Unspecified          DESIGN (WHS)                              14,851          14,851
Worldwide
Locations
Defense-Wide               Unspecified          ENERGY RESILIENCE & CONSERVATION         684,330               0
Worldwide            INVESTMENT PROGRAM
Locations
Defense-Wide               Unspecified          EXERCISE RELATED MINOR                     4,727           4,727
Worldwide            CONSTRUCTION
Locations
Defense-Wide               Unspecified          INDOPACOM MILITARY CONSTRUCTION           77,000          77,000
Worldwide            PILOT PROGRAM
Locations
Defense-Wide               Unspecified          UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION             3,000           3,000
Worldwide            (DEFENSE-WIDE)
Locations
Defense-Wide               Unspecified          UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION             3,084           3,084
Worldwide            (DLA)
Locations
Defense-Wide               Unspecified          UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION             4,140           4,140
Worldwide            (MDA)
Locations
Defense-Wide               Unspecified          UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION             6,000           6,000
Worldwide            (NSA)
Locations
Defense-Wide               Unspecified          UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION            25,000          25,000
Worldwide            (SOCOM)
Locations

Subtotal Military Construction, Defense-Wide                                     3,792,301       2,702,728
.....................  ................................
...................  ................................
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
Arizona                ................................
Army National Guard        Camp Navajo          BRIDGE (DESIGN)                                0           4,000
Guam                   ................................
Army National Guard        Joint Forces         READINESS CENTER ADDITION                 55,000          55,000
Headquarters--Guam
Illinois               ................................
Army National Guard        General Richard L.   READINESS CENTER ALTERATION                    0           5,000
Jones National       (DESIGN)
Guard Readiness
Center
Army National Guard        Marseilles Training  RANGE CONTROL (DESIGN)                         0           3,050
Center
Army National Guard        Peoria Armory        READINESS CENTER (DESIGN)                      0           8,000
Indiana                ................................
Army National Guard        Shelbyville Armory   AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR                    0          55,000
ADDITION/ALTERATION
Iowa                   ................................
Army National Guard        Waterloo Armory      VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP                  13,800          13,800
Kentucky               ................................
Army National Guard        Jackson Field        VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP                       0           1,850
(DESIGN)
Michigan               ................................
Army National Guard        Camp Grayling        ALL-DOMAIN WARFIGHTING TRAINING                0           4,400
COMPLEX (DESIGN)
Mississippi            ................................
Army National Guard        Camp Shelby          ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY                 0          11,600
AND READINESS CENTER (DESIGN)

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Army National Guard        Meridian Readiness   ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY                 0           2,200
Center and Army      (DESIGN)
Aviation Support
Facility
Nevada                 ................................
Army National Guard        Henderson Armory     ARMORY EXPANSION (DESIGN)                      0           2,371
New Hampshire          ................................
Army National Guard        Plymouth Training    READINESS CENTER                          26,000          26,000
Center
New Mexico             ................................
Army National Guard        Santa Fe Training    SOLDIER PERFORMANCE READINESS                  0           4,250
Center               CENTER (DESIGN)
New York               ................................
Army National Guard        Albany               READINESS CENTER                               0          90,000
North Carolina         ................................
Army National Guard        Salisbury Training   AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR                    0          69,000
Center               ADDITION/ALTERATION
North Dakota           ................................
Army National Guard        Jamestown Armory     ARMORY (DESIGN)                                0           5,200
Oregon                 ................................
Army National Guard        Naval Weapons        AUTOMATED MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE                 0          16,000
Systems Training     GUN (MPMG) RANGE
Facility Boardman
South Dakota           ................................
Army National Guard        Watertown Training   VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP                  28,000          28,000
Center
Tennessee              ................................
Army National Guard        Smyrna Training      AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR                    0           4,000
Site                 (DESIGN)
Vermont                ................................
Army National Guard        Swanton Armory       READINESS CENTER (DESIGN)                      0           4,000
Virginia               ................................
Army National Guard        Army Aviation        COST TO COMPLETE--AIRCRAFT                15,500          15,500
Support Facility     MAINTENANCE HANGAR
Sandston
Washington             ................................
Army National Guard        Fairchild Air Force  DINING FACILITY (DESIGN)                       0           1,800
Base
Wisconsin              ................................
Army National Guard        Black River Falls    READINESS CENTER (DESIGN)                      0           2,000
Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Army National Guard        Unspecified          DESIGN                                    13,580          13,580
Worldwide
Locations
Army National Guard        Unspecified          FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT,                       0       1,275,984
Worldwide            RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION
Locations            (TRANSFERRED FROM O&M)
Army National Guard        Unspecified          UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION                 0          39,000
Worldwide
Locations

Subtotal Military Construction, Army National Guard                                151,880       1,760,585
.....................  ................................
...................  ................................
ARMY RESERVE
Alabama                ................................
Army Reserve               Maxwell Gunter       AREA MAINTENANCE SUPPORT                       0          28,000
ACTIVITY
Alaska                 ................................
Army Reserve               Joint Base           MAINTENANCE FACILITY                           0          46,000
Elmendorf-
Richardson
Illinois               ................................
Army Reserve               Fort Sheridan        AREA MAINTENANCE SUPPORT                       0          36,000
ACTIVITY
Pennsylvania           ................................
Army Reserve               New Castle Army      AREA MAINTENANCE SUPPORT                  30,000          30,000
Reserve Center       ACTIVITY/VMS/LAND
Texas                  ................................
Army Reserve               Conroe Army Reserve  ROTARY-WING LANDING PAD &                      0          12,000
Center               TAXIWAY
Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Army Reserve               Unspecified          DESIGN                                     6,013           6,013
Worldwide
Locations
Army Reserve               Unspecified          FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT,                       0         504,922
Worldwide            RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION
Locations            (TRANSFERRED FROM O&M)
Army Reserve               Unspecified          UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION             6,226           6,226
Worldwide
Locations

Subtotal Military Construction, Army Reserve                                        42,239         669,161
.....................  ................................
...................  ................................
NAVY RESERVE & MARINE CORPS RESERVE
Maine                  ................................
Navy Reserve & Marine      Portsmouth Naval     PARKING CONSOLIDATION (DESIGN)                 0           1,020
Corps Reserve              Shipyard
Texas                  ................................
Navy Reserve & Marine      Naval Air Station    AIRCRAFT HANGAR MODERNIZATION                  0         106,870
Corps Reserve              Joint Reserve Base
Fort Worth
Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Navy Reserve & Marine      Unspecified          DESIGN                                     2,255           2,255
Corps Reserve              Worldwide
Locations
Navy Reserve & Marine      Unspecified          FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT,                       0          48,519
Corps Reserve              Worldwide            RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION
Locations            (MARINE CORPS RESERVE)
(TRANSFERRED FROM O&M)
Navy Reserve & Marine      Unspecified          FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT,                       0          58,213
Corps Reserve              Worldwide            RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION
Locations            (NAVY RESERVE) (TRANSFERRED
FROM O&M)

Subtotal Military Construction, Navy Reserve & Marine Corps Reserve                  2,255         216,877
.....................  ................................
...................  ................................
AIR NATIONAL GUARD
Alaska                 ................................
Air National Guard         Eielson Air Force    BCE PAVEMENTS & GROUNDS FACILITY               0          16,000
Base
Air National Guard         Joint Base           BASE SUPPLY COMPLEX                       46,000          46,000
Elmendorf-
Richardson
Georgia                ................................
Air National Guard         Savannah Combat      C130J CORROSION CONTROL FACILITY               0           1,130
Readiness Training   (DESIGN)
Center
Air National Guard         Savannah Combat      TROOP CAMP (DESIGN)                            0           3,800
Readiness Training
Center
Air National Guard         Savannah Hilton      C-130J CORROSION CONTROL                       0          11,400
Head International   FACILITY
Airport
Air National Guard         Savannah/Hilton      DINING HALL & SERVICES TRAIN              27,000          27,000
Head International   FACILITY
Airport
Illinois               ................................

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Air National Guard         Scott Air Force      AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR                    0           6,000
Base                 (DESIGN)
Indiana                ................................
Air National Guard         Fort Wayne           F16 MISSION TRAINING FACILITY                  0          18,000
International        (DESIGN)
Airport
Iowa                   ................................
Air National Guard         Sioux Gateway        ADAL AIRCRAFT PARKING APRON                    0          45,000
Airport
Air National Guard         Sioux Gateway        EXTEND RUNWAY 13-31                            0          47,000
Airport
Air National Guard         Sioux Gateway        REPAIR RUNWAY 13-31                            0          45,000
Airport
Air National Guard         Sioux Gateway        WARM-UP / HOLDING PAD                          0          11,000
Airport
Maine                  ................................
Air National Guard         Bangor Air National  MENG 101ST ARW AMXS/AGE FACILITY               0           2,500
Guard Base           (DESIGN)
Maryland               ................................
Air National Guard         Warfield Air         ENGINE SOUND SUPPRESSOR                        0           1,000
National Guard       EQUIPMENT (DESIGN)
Base
Massachusetts          ................................
Air National Guard         Otis Air National    DINING FACILITY / EMEDS                   31,000          31,000
Guard Base
Michigan               ................................
Air National Guard         Selfridge Air        BRAVO RUNWAY IMPROVEMENT                       0           2,400
National Guard       (DESIGN)
Base
Air National Guard         Selfridge Air        RUNWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT                     0           9,000
National Guard       (DESIGN)
Base
Air National Guard         Selfridge Air        TAXIWAY ALPHA RUNWAY IMPROVEMENT               0           2,800
National Guard       (DESIGN)
Base
Mississippi            ................................
Air National Guard         Key Field Air        BASE SUPPLY WAREHOUSE                     19,000          19,000
National Guard
Base
Air National Guard         Key Field Air        CORROSION CONTROL HANGAR                       0           6,700
National Guard       (DESIGN)
Base
Nevada                 ................................
Air National Guard         Reno-Tahoe           ENGINE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT                 0           3,200
International        EQUIPMENT FACILITY (DESIGN)
Airport
Air National Guard         Reno-Tahoe           FUEL CELL HANGAR (DESIGN)                      0           5,400
International
Airport
New Hampshire          ................................
Air National Guard         Pease Air National   SMALL ARMS RANGE                               0          16,000
Guard Base
New Jersey             ................................
Air National Guard         Atlantic City        MAINTENANCE HANGAR ADDITION                    0          68,000
International        PHASE 1
Airport
Oregon                 ................................
Air National Guard         Kingsley Field Air   ACADEMIC TRAINING CENTER                       0           8,000
National Guard       (DESIGN)
Base
Air National Guard         Klamath Falls        F-35 FTU ACADEMIC TRAINING                     0          80,000
Airport              CENTER
Air National Guard         Portland             ADAL COMMUNICATIONS ANNEX                 16,500          16,500
International
Airport
Utah                   ................................
Air National Guard         Salt Lake City       FUEL CELL CORROSION CONTROL                    0          73,000
International        HANGAR
Airport
Air National Guard         Salt Lake City       MAINT HANGAR & SHOPS                           0          72,000
International
Airport
West Virginia          ................................
Air National Guard         Mclaughlin Air       SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY                   0           3,300
National Guard       (DESIGN)
Base
Wisconsin              ................................
Air National Guard         Volk Air National    ADAL ACS COMPLEX                               0           8,400
Guard Base
Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Air National Guard         Unspecified          DESIGN                                    24,146          24,146
Worldwide
Locations
Air National Guard         Unspecified          FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT,                       0         549,496
Worldwide            RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION
Locations            (TRANSFERRED FROM O&M)
Air National Guard         Unspecified          UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION            25,000          25,000
Worldwide
Locations

Subtotal Military Construction, Air National Guard                                 188,646       1,304,172
.....................  ................................
...................  ................................
AIR FORCE RESERVE
Delaware               ................................
Air Force Reserve          Dover Air Force      512TH OPERATIONS GROUP FACILITY           42,000               0
Base
New York               ................................
Air Force Reserve          Niagara Falls Air    COMBINED OPERATIONS FACILITY                   0          54,000
Reserve Station
South Carolina         ................................
Air Force Reserve          Joint Base           MEDICAL FACILITY ADDITION 307BW                0          33,000
Charleston Air
Reserve Base
Texas                  ................................
Air Force Reserve          Joint Base San       C5M AGE MAINTENANCE FACILITY              18,000          18,000
Antonio-Lackland
Virginia               ................................
Air Force Reserve          Joint Base Langley-  TARGETING ISR CRITICAL                         0          15,000
Eustis               COMMUNICATIONS DATA FACILITY
(DESIGN)
Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Air Force Reserve          Unspecified          DESIGN                                       270             270
Worldwide
Locations
Air Force Reserve          Unspecified          FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT,                       0         188,802
Worldwide            RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION
Locations            (TRANSFERRED FROM O&M)
Air Force Reserve          Unspecified          UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION               188             188
Worldwide
Locations

Subtotal Military Construction, Air Force Reserve                                   60,458         309,260
...................  ................................
NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM
Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
NATO                       NATO Security        NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM         481,832         531,832
Investment Program

Subtotal NATO Security Investment Program                                          481,832         531,832
...................  ................................
.....................  ................................
INDOPACIFIC COMBATANT COMMAND
Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
MILCON, INDOPACOM          Unspecified          INDOPACOM MILITARY CONSTRUCTION                0         150,000
Worldwide            PILOT PROGRAM
Locations

Subtotal INDOPACOM MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PILOT PROGRAM                                   0         150,000
...................  ................................
.....................  ................................
TOTAL MILITARY CONSTRUCTION                                                     16,627,720      38,546,234
...................  ................................
FAMILY HOUSING
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

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Belgium                ................................
Fam Hsg Con, Army          Chievres Air Base    FAMILY HOUSING NEW CONSTRUCTION          145,042          45,042
(100 UNITS)
Germany                ................................
Fam Hsg Con, Army          U.S. Army Garrison   FAMILY HOUSING REPLACEMENT                50,692          50,692
Bavaria              CONSTRUCTION (27 UNITS)
Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Fam Hsg Con, Army          Unspecified          DESIGN                                    32,824          32,824
Worldwide
Locations

Subtotal Family Housing Construction, Army                                         228,558         128,558
.....................  ................................
...................  ................................
FAMILY HOUSING O&M, ARMY
Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Fam Hsg O&M, Army          Unspecified          FURNISHINGS                               16,254          16,254
Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army          Unspecified          HOUSING PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT             41,089          41,089
Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army          Unspecified          LEASED HOUSING                           116,275         116,275
Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army          Unspecified          MAINTENANCE                              110,941         110,941
Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army          Unspecified          MANAGEMENT                                41,450          41,450
Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army          Unspecified          MISCELLANEOUS                                319             319
Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army          Unspecified          SERVICES                                   8,096           8,096
Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army          Unspecified          UTILITIES                                 43,994          43,994
Worldwide
Locations

Subtotal Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Army                            378,418         378,418
.....................  ................................
...................  ................................
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY & MARINE CORPS
Guam                   ................................
Fam Hsg Con, Navy &        Joint Region         COST TO COMPLETE--REPLACE                 19,384          19,384
Marine Corps               Marianas             ANDERSEN HOUSING, PHASE 4 (68
UNITS)
Fam Hsg Con, Navy &        Joint Region         COST TO COMPLETE--REPLACE                 18,000          18,000
Marine Corps               Marianas             ANDERSEN HOUSING, PHASE 7 (46
UNITS)
Fam Hsg Con, Navy &        Joint Region         REPLACE ANDERSEN HOUSING, PHASE           65,378          65,378
Marine Corps               Marianas             9 (136 UNITS) (INC)
Japan                  ................................
Fam Hsg Con, Navy &        Marine Corps Air     REPAIR WHOLE HOUSE BUILDING 1255          11,230          11,230
Marine Corps               Station Iwakuni      (6 UNITS)
Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Fam Hsg Con, Navy &        Unspecified          DESIGN                                     3,806           3,806
Marine Corps               Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg Con, Navy &        Unspecified          DESIGN (DPRI/GUAM)                         2,799           2,799
Marine Corps               Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg Con, Navy &        Unspecified          NAVY SOUTHEAST MHPI (2ND                  57,000          57,000
Marine Corps               Worldwide            RESTRUCTURE) (100 UNITS)
Locations

Subtotal Family Housing Construction, Navy & Marine Corps                          177,597         177,597
...................  ................................
.....................  ................................
FAMILY HOUSING O&M, NAVY & MARINE CORPS
Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy &        Unspecified          FURNISHINGS                               16,820          16,820
Marine Corps               Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy &        Unspecified          HOUSING PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT             57,061          57,061
Marine Corps               Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy &        Unspecified          LEASING                                   68,426          68,426
Marine Corps               Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy &        Unspecified          MAINTENANCE                              112,019         112,019
Marine Corps               Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy &        Unspecified          MANAGEMENT                                56,956          56,956
Marine Corps               Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy &        Unspecified          MISCELLANEOUS                                435             435
Marine Corps               Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy &        Unspecified          SERVICES                                  17,424          17,424
Marine Corps               Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy &        Unspecified          UTILITIES                                 44,967          44,967
Marine Corps               Worldwide
Locations

Subtotal Family Housing Operation & Maintenance, Navy & Marine Corps               374,108         374,108
.....................  ................................
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE
Colorado               ................................
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force     Buckley Air Force    MHPI RESTRUCTURE (351 UNITS)              12,000          12,000
Base
Hawaii                 ................................
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force     Joint Base Pearl     MHPI RESTRUCTURE (460 UNITS)             147,555         147,555
Harbor-Hickam
Japan                  ................................
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force     Kadena Air Base      FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENTS,              34,100          34,100
KADENA TOWER 4511 (68 UNITS)
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force     Yokota Air Base      FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENTS,              44,000          44,000
PAIP 9, PHASE 3 (34 UNITS)
Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force     Unspecified          DESIGN                                    36,575          36,575
Worldwide
Locations

Subtotal Family Housing Construction, Air Force                                    274,230         274,230
...................  ................................
.....................  ................................
FAMILY HOUSING O&M, AIR FORCE
Worldwide Unspecified  ................................

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Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force     Unspecified          FURNISHINGS                               31,275          31,275
Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force     Unspecified          HOUSING PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT             38,987          38,987
Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force     Unspecified          LEASING                                    5,436           5,436
Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force     Unspecified          MAINTENANCE                              142,572         142,572
Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force     Unspecified          MANAGEMENT                                54,581          54,581
Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force     Unspecified          MISCELLANEOUS                              1,475           1,475
Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force     Unspecified          SERVICES                                  12,701          12,701
Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force     Unspecified          UTILITIES                                 72,738          72,738
Worldwide
Locations

Subtotal Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Air Force                       359,765         359,765
...................  ................................
.....................  ................................
FAMILY HOUSING O&M, DEFENSE-WIDE
Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-      Unspecified          FURNISHINGS (DIA)                            553             553
Wide                       Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-      Unspecified          FURNISHINGS (NSA)                             93              93
Wide                       Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-      Unspecified          LEASING (DIA)                             33,911          33,911
Wide                       Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-      Unspecified          LEASING (NSA)                             14,320          14,320
Wide                       Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-      Unspecified          MAINTENANCE (NSA)                             37              37
Wide                       Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-      Unspecified          UTILITIES (DIA)                            4,445           4,445
Wide                       Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-      Unspecified          UTILITIES (NSA)                               15              15
Wide                       Worldwide
Locations

Subtotal Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Defense-Wide                     53,374          53,374
.....................  ................................
...................  ................................
FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND
Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Family Housing             Unspecified          ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES--FHIF              8,315           8,315
Improvement Fund           Worldwide
Locations

Subtotal Family Housing Improvement Fund                                             8,315           8,315
.....................  ................................
...................  ................................
UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND
Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
Unaccompanied Housing      Unspecified          ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES--UHIF                497             497
Improvement Fund           Worldwide
Locations

Subtotal Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund                                        497             497
.....................  ................................
...................  ................................
TOTAL FAMILY HOUSING                                                             1,854,862       1,754,862
DEFENSE BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, ARMY
Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
BRAC, Army                 Unspecified          BASE REALIGNMENT & CLOSURE               171,870         171,870
Worldwide
Locations

Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Army                                        171,870         171,870
.....................  ................................
...................  ................................
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, NAVY
Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
BRAC, Navy                 Unspecified          BASE REALIGNMENT & CLOSURE               112,791         112,791
Worldwide
Locations

Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Navy                                        112,791         112,791
.....................  ................................
...................  ................................
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, AIR FORCE
Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
BRAC, Air Force            Unspecified          BASE REALIGNMENT & CLOSURE               124,196         124,196
Worldwide
Locations

Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Air Force                                   124,196         124,196
.....................  ................................
...................  ................................
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, DEFENSE-WIDE
Worldwide Unspecified  ................................
BRAC, Defense-Wide         Unspecified          BASE REALIGNMENT & CLOSURE                 1,304           1,304
Worldwide
Locations

Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Defense-Wide                                  1,304           1,304
...................  ................................
TOTAL DEFENSE BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE                                         410,161         410,161
...................  ................................
TOTAL MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, FAMILY HOUSING, AND BRAC                           18,892,743      40,711,257
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TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS (In Thousands
of Dollars)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
FY 2026       Senate
Program                       Request     Authorized
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Discretionary Summary by Appropriation
Energy and Water Development and Related
Agencies
Appropriation Summary:
Energy Programs
Nuclear Energy........................       160,000       160,000

Atomic Energy Defense Activities
National Nuclear Security
Administration:
Weapons Activities..................    20,074,400    21,831,587
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation....     2,284,600     2,238,653
Naval Reactors......................     2,346,000     2,247,000
Federal Salaries and Expenses.......       555,000       555,000
Total, National Nuclear Security              25,260,000    26,872,240
Administration...........................

Defense Environmental Cleanup.........     6,956,000     6,961,000

Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D........       278,000             0

Other Defense Activities..............     1,182,000     1,182,000

Total, Atomic Energy Defense Activities...    33,676,000    35,015,250

Total, Discretionary Funding..............    33,836,000    35,175,250

Nuclear Energy
Safeguards and security...................       160,000       160,000
Total, Nuclear Energy.....................       160,000       160,000

National Nuclear Security Administration

Weapons Activities
Stockpile management
Stockpile major modernization
B61-12 Life Extension Program.........        16,000        16,000
W80-4 Life extension program..........     1,259,048     1,259,048
SLCM-N Warhead........................             0       186,000
Restoration of full funding                     (186,000)
for Nuclear-Armed Sea-
Launched Cruise Missile
Warhead......................
W87-1 Modification Program............       649,096       770,283
Restoration of management                       (121,187)
reserve for program
stabilization................
W93...................................       806,797       781,797
Program decrease.............                   (-25,000)
B61-13................................        49,357        49,357
Subtotal, Stockpile major modernization...     2,780,298     3,062,485
Stockpile sustainment.......................     1,720,200     1,620,200
Program decrease...................                  (-100,000)
Weapons dismantlement and disposition.......        82,367        87,367
Realignment of improperly applied                     (-20,000)
reconciliation funds...............
Harvesting dismantlement for stockpile                        (25,000)
modernization............................
Production operations.......................     1,020,243     1,020,243
Nuclear enterprise assurance................       117,193        98,193
Realignment of improperly applied                     (-19,000)
reconciliation funds...............
Total, Stockpile management...............     5,720,301     5,888,488

Production Modernization
Primary Capability Modernization
Plutonium Modernization
Los Alamos Plutonium Modernization
Los Alamos Pit Production.........       982,263       982,263
21-D-512 Plutonium Pit Production        509,316       509,316
Project, LANL....................
15-D-302 TA-55 Reinvestments               7,942         7,942
Project, Phase 3, LANL...........
07-D-220-04 Transuranic Liquid             5,865         5,865
Waste Facility, LANL.............
Subtotal, Los Alamos Plutonium                 1,505,386     1,505,386
Modernization............................
Savannah River Plutonium Modernization
Savannah River Pit Production.....        75,486        75,486
21-D-511 Savannah River Plutonium      1,130,000     1,130,000
Processing Facility, SRS.........
Subtotal, Savannah River Plutonium             1,205,486     1,205,486
Modernization............................
Enterprise Plutonium Support............       122,094       122,094

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Total, Plutonium Modernization............     2,832,966     2,832,966
High Explosives & Energetics
High Explosives & Energetics......       132,023       156,023
Realignment of improperly                    (24,000)
applied reconciliation
funds....................
21-D-510 HE Synthesis,                         0       125,000
Formulation, and Production, PX..
Project Continuation.....                   (125,000)
PFAS Binder Mitigation and Future                     (60,000)
Alternatives.....................
Subtotal, High Explosives & Energetics....       132,023       341,023
Total, Primary Capability Modernization...     2,964,989     3,173,989
Secondary Capability Modernization
Secondary Capability Modernization........       770,186     1,052,186
Depleted uranium risk reduction                   (145,000)
Realignment of improperly                         (137,000)
applied reconciliation funds...
18-D-690 Lithium Processing Facility, Y-12             0       150,000
Project Continuation...........                   (150,000)
06-D-141 Uranium Processing Facility, Y-12             0       830,000
Realignment of improperly applied                   (830,000)
reconciliation funds.............
Total, Secondary Capability Modernization.       770,186     2,032,186
Tritium and Defense Fuels Program
Tritium and Defense Fuels Program.........       568,384       568,384
18-D-650 Tritium Finishing Facility, SRS..             0        35,000
Program increase.................                    (35,000)
Total, Tritium and Domestic Uranium              568,384       603,384
Enrichment...............................
Non-Nuclear Capability Modernization
Non-Nuclear Capability                    221,588       190,588
Modernization......................
Program decrease.................                   (-31,000)
26-D-511 MESA Photolithography             40,000        40,000
Capability (MPC), SNL..............
26-D-510 Product Realization               15,000        15,000
Infrastructure for Stockpile
Modernization (PRISM), LLNL........
Total, Non-Nuclear Capability                    276,588       245,588
Modernization............................
Capability Based Investments................       177,996       153,996
Program decrease...................                   (-24,000)
Warhead Assembly Modernization..............        34,336        34,336
Total, Production Modernization...........     4,792,479     6,243,479

Stockpile research, technology, and
engineering
Assessment Science
Assessment Science....................       980,959       992,959
Realignment of improperly                       (-97,000)
applied reconciliation funds.
Plutonium aging and                             (109,000)
mitigation; high explosives
evaluation and alternate
pathways development.........
26-D-512 LANSCE Modernization Project         20,000        20,000
(LAMP), LANL.........................
Total, Assessment Science.................     1,000,959     1,012,959
Engineering and integrated assessments
Engineering and Integrated Assessments       399,777       473,777
Establishment of Rapid                           (12,000)
Capabilities Development
Office.......................
Phase 1 study support........                    (36,000)
Realignment of improperly                        (26,000)
applied reconciliation funds.
26-D-513 Combined Radiation                   52,248        52,248
Environments for Survivability
Testing, SNL.........................
Total, Engineering and Integrated                452,025       526,025
Assessments..............................
Inertial Confinement Fusion
Inertial Confinement Fusion...........       699,206       724,206
Enhanced facility sustainment                    (25,000)
26-D-514 NIF Enhanced Fusion Yield            26,000        26,000
Capability, LLNL.....................
Total, Inertial Confinement Fusion........       725,206       750,206
Advanced simulation and computing.......       865,995       865,995
Weapons technology and manufacturing           276,279       276,279
maturation.............................
Total, Stockpile research, technology, and     3,320,464     3,431,464
engineering..............................

Academic Programs...........................        94,000        94,000

Infrastructure and operations
Operating
Operations of facilities..............     1,722,000     1,642,000
Program decrease.............                   (-80,000)
Safety and Environmental Operations...       194,360       194,360
Maintenance and Repair of Facilities..       920,000     1,061,000
Program decrease.............                   (-50,000)
Deferred maintenance buy-down                   (191,000)
Recapitalization......................       741,179       935,000
Program decrease.............                   (-31,179)
Deferred maintenance buy-down                   (225,000)
Total, Operating..........................     3,577,539     3,832,360
Total, Infrastructure and operations......     3,577,539     3,832,360

Secure transportation asset

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Operations and equipment................       299,541       269,541
Program decrease...............                   (-30,000)
Program direction.......................       149,244       149,244
Total, Secure transportation asset........       448,785       418,785

Defense nuclear security
Operations and maintenance..............     1,245,418     1,200,418
Program decrease...............                   (-45,000)
Construction:
Total, Defense nuclear security...........     1,245,418     1,200,418

Information Technology and Cybersecurity..       811,208       658,387
Program decrease........................                  (-152,821)
Legacy Contractor Pensions and Settlement         64,206        64,206
Payments.................................
Total, Weapons Activities.................    20,074,400    21,831,587

Total, Weapons Activities.................    20,074,400    21,831,587

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
Material Management and Minimization
Reactor conversion and uranium supply...        63,383        63,383
Nuclear material removal and elimination        61,000        38,000
Program decrease...............                   (-23,000)
Plutonium disposition...................       150,686       150,686
Total, Material Management and                   275,069       252,069
Minimization.............................
Global Material Security
International nuclear security..........        62,865        62,865
Radiological security...................       186,406       186,406
Nuclear smuggling detection and                140,601       140,601
deterrence.............................
Total, Global Material Security...........       389,872       389,872
Nonproliferation and Arms Control.........       221,008       221,008
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D
Proliferation detection.................       269,376       269,376
Nonproliferation stewardship program....       149,383       124,383
Program decrease...............                   (-25,000)
Nuclear detonation detection............       307,435       309,488
Restoral of orbital sensors....             0       (2,053)
Forensics R&D...........................        20,460        20,460
Nonproliferation fuels development......             0             0
Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation          746,654       723,707
R&D......................................
Nonproliferation Construction:
U.S. Construction
18-D-150 Surplus Plutonium             50,000        50,000
Disposition Project, SRS.......
Total, Nonproliferation Construction......        50,000        50,000
Legacy contractor pensions................        20,993        20,993
Nuclear Counterterrorism and Incident
Response Program
Emergency Management...............        33,122        33,122
Counterterrorism and                      596,878       596,878
Counterproliferation...............
Total, Nuclear Counterterrorism and              630,000       630,000
Incident Response Program................
Subtotal, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation     2,333,596     2,287,649

Adjustments
Use of prior year balances..............       -39,574       -39,574
Cancellation of Prior Year Balances.....        -9,422        -9,422
Total, Adjustments........................       -48,996       -48,996

Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation...     2,284,600     2,238,653

Naval Reactors
Naval reactors development................       884,579       884,579
Columbia-Class reactor systems development        35,300        35,300
Naval reactors operations and                    703,581       703,581
infrastructure...........................
Program direction.........................        61,540        61,540
Construction:
14-D-901 Spent Fuel Handling                   526,000       427,000
Recapitalization Project, NRF..........
Program decrease...............                   (-99,000)
25-D-530 Naval Examination Acquisition          60,000        60,000
Project................................
26-D-530 East Side Office Building......        75,000        75,000
Total, Naval Reactors Construction........       661,000       562,000
Total, Naval Reactors.....................     2,346,000     2,247,000

Federal Salaries and Expenses

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Program direction.........................       555,000       555,000
Total, Federal Salaries and Expenses......       555,000       555,000

TOTAL, National Nuclear Security              25,260,000    26,872,240
Administration...........................

Defense Environmental Cleanup
Closure sites administration............           500           500
Richland
River corridor and other cleanup                68,562        68,562
operations.............................
Central plateau remediation.............       754,259       754,259
Richland community and regulatory               10,700        10,700
support................................
22-D-402 L-897 200 Area Water Treatment          4,000         4,000
Facility...............................
Total, Richland...........................       837,521       837,521

Office of River Protection:
Waste Treatment Immobilization Plant           390,415       390,415
Commissioning..........................
Tank Farm Activities....................       923,212       923,212
Construction:
23-D-403 Hanford 200 West Area Tank        108,200       108,200
Farms Risk Management Project......
15-D-409 Low Activity Waste                 78,600        78,600
Pretreatment System................
01-D-416: Waste Treatment and              600,000       600,000
Immobilization Plant, RL...........
Subtotal, Construction....................       786,800       786,800
Total, Office of River Protection.........     2,100,427     2,100,427

Idaho National Laboratory:
Idaho cleanup and waste disposition.....       452,242       452,242
Idaho community and regulatory support..         3,779         3,779
Construction:
22-D-403 Idaho Spent Nuclear Fuel            2,000         2,000
Staging Facility...................
22-D-402 Calcine Construction.......         2,000         2,000
Subtotal, Construction....................         4,000         4,000
Total, Idaho National Laboratory..........       460,021       460,021

NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory..         1,955         1,955
Separations Processing Research Unit....           950           950
Nevada..................................        64,835        64,835
Sandia National Laboratory..............         1,030         1,030
Los Alamos National Laboratory..........       278,288       278,288
Los Alamos Excess Facilities D&D........         1,693         1,693
Total, NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites....       348,751       348,751

Oak Ridge Reservation:
OR Nuclear Facility D&D.................       346,562       346,562
U233 Disposition Program................        63,000        63,000
OR cleanup and waste disposition........        75,000        75,000
Construction:
14-D-403 Outfall 200 Mercury                34,885        34,885
Treatment Facility.................
17-D-401 On-site Waste Disposal             15,050        15,050
Facility...........................
Subtotal, Construction....................        49,935        49,935
OR reservation community & regulatory            5,900         5,900
support................................
OR technology development and deployment         3,300         3,300
Total, Oak Ridge Reservation..............       543,697       543,697

Savannah River Site:
Savannah River risk management                 396,394       396,394
operations.............................
Savannah River community and regulatory          5,317        10,317
support................................
Payment in lieu of taxes.......                     (5,000)
Savannah River National Laboratory O&M..        90,719        90,719
Construction:
20-D-401 Saltstone Disposal Unit            52,500        52,500
#10, 11, 12........................
19-D-701: SR Security Systems                  708           708
Replacement........................
Subtotal, Construction....................        53,208        53,208
Radioactive liquid tank waste                1,066,000     1,066,000
stabilization and disposition..........
Total, Savannah River Site................     1,611,638     1,616,638

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.............       413,424       413,414
Construction:
21-D-401: Hoisting Capability                2,000         2,000
Project............................
Total, Construction.......................         2,000         2,000
Total, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant........       415,424       415,424

Program direction.........................       312,818       312,818

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Program support...........................        20,320        20,320
Safeguards and Security--Defense                 288,871       288,871
Environmental Cleanup....................
Technology development and deployment.....        16,012        16,012
Subtotal, Defense Environmental Cleanup...     6,956,000     6,961,000

TOTAL, Defense Environmental Cleanup......     6,956,000     6,961,000

Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D..............       278,000             0
Program Reduction..................                  (-278,000)

Other Defense Activities
Environment, health, safety and security
Environment, health, safety and security       141,908       141,908
mission support........................
Program direction.......................        90,555        90,555
Total, Environment, health, safety and           232,463       232,463
security.................................

Office of Enterprise Assessments
Enterprise assessments..................        30,022        30,022
Program direction.......................        59,132        59,132
Total, Office of Enterprise Assessments...        89,154        89,154

Specialized security activities...........       441,000       441,000

Legacy Management
Legacy Management Activities--Defense...       177,716       177,716
Program Direction.......................        22,542        22,542
Total, Legacy Management..................       200,258       200,258

Defense-Related Administrative Support....       214,626       214,626

Office of Hearings and Appeals............         4,499         4,499
Subtotal, Other Defense Activities........     1,182,000     1,182,000
Total, Other Defense Activities...........     1,182,000     1,182,000
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DIVISION E--ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

TITLE LII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

SEC. 5211. AVOIDING DUPLICATION OF HYPERSONIC TESTING
EFFORTS.

To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary of
Defense shall use existing hypersonic testing facilities or
hypersonic testing facilities currently undergoing
refurbishment, including those owned by other departments and
agencies, for testing related to the development of
hypersonic systems.

Subtitle C--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters

SEC. 5221. EVALUATION OF ADDITIONAL TEST CORRIDORS FOR
HYPERSONIC AND LONG-RANGE WEAPONS.

The text of section 223 is hereby deemed to read as
follows:

``SEC. 5223. EVALUATION OF ADDITIONAL TEST CORRIDORS FOR
HYPERSONIC AND LONG-RANGE WEAPONS.

``(a) Evaluation Required.--To assess impact effectiveness
and increase the cadence of testing and training for long-
range and hypersonic systems, the Secretary of Defense shall,
acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research
and Engineering and the Director of the Test Resource
Management Center and in consultation with requirements
owners of long-range and hypersonic systems of the Armed
Forces, evaluate--
``(1) the comparative advantages of episodic and permanent
special activity airspace designated by the Federal Aviation
Administration for use by the Department of Defense suitable
for the test and training of long-range and hypersonic
systems;
``(2) requirements for continental test ranges, including--
``(A) attributes, including live, virtual, and constructive
capabilities;
``(B) scheduling and availability;
``(C) safety;
``(D) end strength;
``(E) facilities, infrastructure, radar, and related
systems;
``(F) launch locations including--
``(i) Bearpaw Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace,
Montana;
``(ii) Mountain Home Range Complex, Idaho;
``(iii) Fallon Range Training Complex, Nevada;
``(iv) Utah Test and Training Range, Utah;
``(v) Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada;
``(vi) Green River Test Complex, Utah; and
``(vii) White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico;
``(G) impact areas within the White Sands Missile Range,
New Mexico; and
``(H) such other characteristics as the Secretary considers
appropriate; and
``(3) potential enhancements to existing National
Aeronautics and Space Administration facilities needed to
enable use of these facilities by the Department of Defense
for testing and research of hypersonic systems.
``(b) Briefing.--Not later than December 1, 2026, the
Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Armed Services of
the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House
of Representatives a briefing on the findings of the
Secretary with respect to the evaluation conducted pursuant
to subsection (a), including an assessment of the completion
date.
``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `impact area' means the point at which a
test terminates.
``(2) The term `launch location' means the point from which
a test is initiated.''.

TITLE LIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

Subtitle D--Reports

SEC. 5331. REPORT ON ADOPTION OF GRAPHITE OXIDE-BASED
FIREFIGHTING FOAMS.

(a) In General.--Not later than February 1, 2026, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report on the progress and strategy of
the Department of Defense for accelerating adoption of
graphite oxide-based firefighting foams.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) A summary of current testing, evaluation, and
certification efforts for graphite oxide-based firefighting
foams, including performance data and environmental
assessments.
(2) An identification of any remaining technical,
regulatory, or logistical barriers to full-scale adoption of
such foams, along with proposed mitigation strategies.
(3) A timeline for the phased replacement throughout the
Department of firefighting foams containing perfluoroalkyl or
polyfluoroalkyl substances with graphite oxide-based
alternatives.
(4) A description of interagency coordination and
partnerships with industry and academia to ensure such foams
meet relevant safety, operational, and environmental
standards for military use.

TITLE LVI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER MATTERS

Subtitle B--Special and Incentive Pay

SEC. 5611. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING BONUS AND
SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES.

(a) Authorities Relating to Reserve Forces.--Section 910(g)
of title 37, United States Code, relating to income
replacement

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payments for reserve component members experiencing extended
and frequent mobilization for active duty service, is amended
by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December
31, 2026''.
(b) Title 10 Authorities Relating to Health Care
Professionals.--The following sections of title 10, United
States Code, are amended by striking ``December 31, 2025''
and inserting ``December 31, 2026'':
(1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse officer
candidate accession program.
(2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of education
loans for certain health professionals who serve in the
Selected Reserve.
(c) Authorities Relating to Nuclear Officers.--Section
333(i) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31,
2026''.
(d) Authorities Relating to Title 37 Consolidated Special
Pay, Incentive Pay, and Bonus Authorities.--The following
sections of title 37, United States Code, are amended by
striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31,
2026'':
(1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus authority for
enlisted members.
(2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus authority for
officers.
(3) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation incentive
pay and bonus authorities for officers.
(4) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus and incentive
pay authorities for officers in health professions.
(5) Section 336(g), relating to contracting bonus for
cadets and midshipmen enrolled in the Senior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps.
(6) Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty pay.
(7) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay or special
duty pay.
(8) Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive pay or
proficiency bonus.
(9) Section 355(h), relating to retention incentives for
members qualified in critical military skills or assigned to
high priority units.
(e) Authority to Provide Temporary Increase in Rates of
Basic Allowance for Housing.--Section 403(b) of title 37,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (7)(E), relating to an area covered by a
major disaster declaration or containing an installation
experiencing an influx of military personnel, by striking
``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 2026'';
and
(2) in paragraph (8)(C), relating to an area where actual
housing costs differ from current rates by more than 20
percent, by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting
``December 31, 2026''.

Subtitle C--Other Matters

SEC. 5621. PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE COUPONS TO JUNIOR
ENLISTED MEMBERS TO PURCHASE FOOD AT
COMMISSARIES.

(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) members of the Armed Forces and their families deserve
access to affordable and healthy food options, including
during their duty day;
(2) there has been increased awareness about the challenges
members and their families face in accessing affordable and
healthy food options;
(3) those challenges have been especially acute for
unaccompanied junior enlisted members who live in government-
provided quarters on military installations; and
(4) the Department of Defense should explore a variety of
proposals for expanding the accessibility of healthy and
affordable food options to members, especially members who
live in unaccompanied housing on military installations.
(b) Pilot Program.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may conduct a
pilot program to assess the efficacy of providing junior
enlisted members of the Armed Forces a monthly coupon for use
in procuring food at commissaries.
(2) Selection of installations.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary may conduct the pilot
program authorized by paragraph (1) at 2 military
installations.
(B) Considerations.--In selecting installations for the
pilot program authorized by paragraph (1), the Secretary
shall consider installations with--
(i) large numbers of enlisted members who live in
unaccompanied housing;
(ii) the largest ratios of enlisted members to commissioned
officers;
(iii) unaccompanied housing that provides access to
functioning kitchens that residents may use to prepare meals;
(iv) commissaries that are experimenting with or expanding
their selection of nutritious and minimally processed ready-
made and easy-to-make food options;
(v) low rates of attendance at dining facilities;
(vi) low customer satisfaction ratings for dining
facilities, including installations with complaints about
dining facilities submitted through the Interactive Customer
Evaluation system of the Department of Defense; and
(vii) commissaries located within easily accessible
distances from unaccompanied housing.
(3) Coupons.--
(A) Amount.--The Secretary may determine the amount of the
coupons to be provided under the pilot program authorized by
paragraph (1).
(B) Use.--
(i) In general.--A coupon provided under the pilot program
authorized by paragraph (1) may be used only to purchase food
at commissaries.
(ii) Exclusions.--A coupon provided under the pilot program
authorized by paragraph (1) may not be used--

(I) to purchase alcoholic beverages or tobacco; or
(II) to pay any deposit fee in excess of the amount of the
State fee reimbursement (if any) required to purchase any
food or food product contained in a returnable bottle or can,
without regard to whether the fee is included in the shelf
price posted for the food or food product.

(C) Supplement to other food assistance.--A coupon provided
to a member under the pilot program authorized by paragraph
(1) shall be supplement and not supplant--
(i) the basic allowance for subsistence under section 402
of title 37, United States Code; and
(ii) any program to provide meals or rations in kind for
which the member is eligible.
(4) Duration of pilot program.--The pilot program
authorized by paragraph (1) shall terminate not later than
one year after the pilot program commences.
(5) Report required.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the
termination under paragraph (4) of the pilot program
authorized by paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report
detailing the results of the pilot program.
(B) Elements.--The report required by subparagraph (A)
shall include an assessment of the following:
(i) The use of coupons by members who received coupons
under the pilot program.
(ii) The satisfaction of and feedback from such members
relating to the coupons.
(iii) The impact of providing the coupons on--

(I) the rates at which such members used commissaries; and
(II) the rates at which such members used dining facilities
on their installations.

(iv) Historical rates of use of dining facilities on
installations and historical customer satisfaction metrics
for such facilities, including the number of complaints with
respect to such facilities submitted through the Interactive
Customer Evaluation system of the Department of Defense.
(v) The efficacy of the pilot program in--

(I) reducing food insecurity rates among junior enlisted
members;
(II) increasing the availability of nutritious food options
for such members at commissaries; and
(III) increasing the availability of nutritious food
options for such members generally, including such members
living in unaccompanied housing.

(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Coupon.--The term ``coupon'' means a voucher or
monetary benefit for a member of the Armed Forces that may be
used only at a commissary for the purchase of food.
(2) Food.--The term ``food'' means any food or food product
intended for home consumption, including a ready-made food
item.

TITLE LVII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters

SEC. 5721. BRIEFING ON USE OF OTHER TRANSACTION AGREEMENTS
FOR DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL PROTOTYPES.

(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on
how the use of other transaction agreements can expedite
development of medical prototypes for assessment by end-user
communities to address capability gaps in medical research by
leveraging subject matter expertise, infrastructure, and
resources to include developing, testing, and fielding
prototype technologies and solutions for the military health
system.
(b) Elements.--The briefing required under subsection (a)
shall include an update on the following:
(1) Current medical research and development efforts to
support the health and readiness of members of the Armed
Forces.
(2) Efforts of the Department of Defense to establish
partnerships with small businesses, academic institutions,
and industry to facilitate the advancement of medical
concepts and prototypes to protect, treat, and optimize
health, performance, and survivability of members of the
Armed Forces.
(3) How the Department is addressing critical gaps in
combat casualty care, including trauma care delivery,
musculoskeletal injury, and wound management.

SEC. 5722. REPORT ON INTEGRATION OF LIFESTYLE AND PERFORMANCE
MEDICINE AND BEHAVIORS TO SUPPORT HEALTH AND
MILITARY READINESS.

Not later than December 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives a report containing
recommendations on how to integrate lifestyle and performance
medicine and behaviors (such as diet, exercise, and sleep)
throughout the Department of Defense to support the health
and military readiness of members of the Armed Forces.

SEC. 5723. EVALUATION OF CERTAIN RESEARCH RELATED TO
MENOPAUSE, PERIMENOPAUSE, OR MID-LIFE WOMEN'S
HEALTH.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination
with Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall evaluate--

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(1) the results of completed research related to menopause,
perimenopause, or mid-life women's health among women who are
members of the uniformed services or veterans;
(2) the status of such research that is ongoing;
(3) any gaps in knowledge and research on--
(A) treatments for menopause-related symptoms, including
hormone and non-hormone treatments;
(B) the safety and effectiveness of treatments for
menopause-related symptoms;
(C) the relation of service in the uniformed services to
perimenopause and menopause and the impact of such service on
perimenopause and menopause; and
(D) the impact of perimenopause and menopause on the mental
health of women who are members of the uniformed services or
veterans;
(4) the availability of and uptake of professional training
resources for covered providers relating to mid-life women's
health with respect to the care, treatment, and management of
perimenopause and menopausal symptoms, and related support
services; and
(5) the availability of and uptake of treatments for women
who are members of the uniformed services or veterans who are
experiencing perimenopause or menopause.
(b) Report; Strategic Plan.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall each
submit to Congress a report containing--
(1) the findings of the evaluation conducted under
subsection (a);
(2) recommendations for improving professional training
resources described in subsection (a)(4) for covered
providers; and
(3) a strategic plan that--
(A) resolves the gaps in knowledge and research identified
in the report; and
(B) identifies topics in need of further research relating
to potential treatments for menopause-related symptoms of
women who are members of the uniformed services or veterans.
(c) Nonduplication and Supplementation of Efforts.--In
carrying out activities under this section, the Secretary of
Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure
that such activities minimize duplication and supplement, not
supplant, existing information-sharing efforts of the
Department of Health and Human Services.
(d) Sense of Congress on Additional Research Related to
Menopause, Perimenopause, or Mid-life Women's Health.--It is
the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs should each conduct research
related to menopause, perimenopause, or mid-life health
regarding women who are members of the uniformed services or
veterans.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered provider.--The term ``covered provider'' means
a health care provider employed by the Department of Defense
or the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(2) Menopause.--The term``menopause'' means the stage of a
woman's life--
(A) when menstrual periods stop permanently and she can no
longer get pregnant; and
(B) that is not a disease state, but a normal part of aging
for women.
(3) Mid-life.--The term``mid-life'' means a life stage
that--
(A) coincides with the menopausal transition in women,
which may be physical or emotional;
(B) encompasses the late reproductive age, which can begin
at approximately 35 years of age, to the late postmenopausal
stages of reproductive aging, which can extend to
approximately 65 years of age; and
(C) often marks the onset of many chronic diseases.
(4) Perimenopause.--The term ``perimenopause'' means the
time during a woman's life when levels of the hormone
estrogen fall unevenly in a woman's body and is also called
the menopausal transition.
(5) Postmenopausal.--The term ``postmenopausal'' means the
stage of a woman's life after a woman has been without a
menstrual period for 12 months that lasts for the rest of a
woman's life and reflects a time when women are at increased
risk for osteoporosis and heart disease.

TITLE LVIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED
MATTERS

Subtitle E--Other Matters

SEC. 5861. REPEALS OF EXISTING LAWS TO STREAMLINE THE DEFENSE
ACQUISITION PROCESS.

The text of section 868 is hereby deemed to read as
follows:

``SEC. 868. REPEALS OF EXISTING LAW TO STREAMLINE THE DEFENSE
ACQUISITION PROCESS.

``The following provisions are hereby repealed:
``(1) Section 3070 of title 10, United States Code.
``(2) Section 874 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
3101).
``(3) Section 810 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
3101).
``(4) Section 3106 of title 10, United States Code.
``(5) Section 8688 of title 10, United States Code.
``(6) Subsections (a)-(c) of section 804 of the Duncan
Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4356).
``(7) Section 822 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 10 U.S.C. note
prec. 3201).
``(8) Section 892 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 3201
note).
``(9) Section 805 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 10 U.S.C. 3201
note).
``(10) Section 802 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 3206
note).
``(11) Section 3208 of title 10, United States Code.
``(12) Section 852 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck'
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2015 (Public Law 113-291; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
``(13) Subsections (a)-(f) of section 866 of the Ike
Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2011 (Public Law 111-383; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
``(14) Section 143 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417;
10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
``(15) Section 254 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417;
10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
``(16) Section 886 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. note
prec. 3241).
``(17) Section 851 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375;
10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
``(18) Section 314 of the Bob Stump National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314;
10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
``(19) Section 826 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-398;
10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
``(20) Section 806 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261;
10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
``(21) Section 368 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 10 U.S.C. 3303
note).
``(22) Section 875 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. note
prec. 3344 ).
``(23) Section 816 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 10 U.S.C. note
prec. 3344).
``(24) Section 3373 of title 10, United States Code.
``(25) Section 883 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263;
10 U.S.C. 3372 note).
``(26) Section 3455 of title 10, United States Code.
``(27) Section 3678 of title 10, United States Code.
``(28) Section 133 of the Bob Stump National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314;
10 U.S.C. 3678 note).
``(29) Section 891 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
(Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 3804 note).
``(30) Section 380 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 4001
note).
``(31) Section 1056 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 4001
note).
``(32) Section 1603 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. 4007
note).
``(33) Section 1089 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 4025
note).
``(34) Section 812 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 10 U.S.C. note
prec. 4061).
``(35) Section 235 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 4126
note).
``(36) Section 252 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. note
prec. 4141).
``(37) Section 1043 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 10 U.S.C. 4174
note).
``(38) Section 828 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. note
prec. 4201).
``(39) Section 1252 of the Defense Procurement Reform Act
of 1984 (Public Law 98-525; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note).
``(40) Section 812 of the Ike Skelton National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383;
10 U.S.C. note prec. 4211).
``(41) Section 806 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 10 U.S.C. note
prec. 4211).
``(42) Section 818 of the John Warner National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364;
10 U.S.C. note prec. 4231).
``(43) Section 802(d)(2) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10
U.S.C. 4251 note).
``(44) Section 4271 of title 10, United States Code.
``(45) Section 814 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417;
10 U.S.C. 4271 note).
``(46) Section 925(b) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 4271
note).

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``(47) Section 812 of the John Warner National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364;
10 U.S.C. 4325 note).
``(48) Section 4423 of title 10, United States Code.
``(49) Section 831(b) of the Ike Skelton National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383;
10 U.S.C. note prec. 4501).
``(50) Section 863(a)-(h) of the Ike Skelton National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law
111-383; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4501).
``(51) Section 832 of the John Warner National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364;
10 U.S.C. note prec. 4501).
``(52) Section 883(e) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. note
prec. 4571).
``(53) Section 938 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. note
prec. 4571).
``(54) Section 1272 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 4571
note).
``(55) Section 2867 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 10 U.S.C. 4571
note).
``(56) Section 215 of the Ike Skelton National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383;
10 U.S.C. 4571 note).
``(57) Section 881 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 4571
note).
``(58) Section 804 of the Bob Stump National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314;
10 U.S.C. 4571 note).
``(59) Chapter 345 of title 10, United States Code.
``(60) Section 378 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 113
note).
``(61) Section 846(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
(Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 4811 note).
``(62) Section 932 of the Ike Skelton National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383;
10 U.S.C. 2224 note).
``(63) Section 849 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1487).
``(64) Section 804 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2402).
``(65) Section 881 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. note
prec. 4601).
``(66) Section 802 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375;
10 U.S.C. note prec. 3062).
``(67) Section 913 of the Department of Defense
Authorization Act, 1986 (Public Law 99-145; 10 U.S.C. note
prec. 3201).
``(68) Section 821 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. note
prec. 3451).
``(69) Section 824(a) of the Ike Skelton National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383;
10 U.S.C. 3774 note).
``(70) Section 805 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. note
prec. 3451).
``(71) Section 844(b) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 3453
note).
``(72) Section 238(b) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 4841
note).
``(73) Subtitle D of title II of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163;
119 Stat. 3175).
``(74) Section 214 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 4841
note).
``(75) Section 218 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
(Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 8013 note).
``(76) Section 229 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 4001
note).
``(77) Section 232 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 4001
note).
``(78) Section 222 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232;
10 U.S.C. 4014 note).
``(79) Section 230 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232;
10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061).
``(80) Section 843 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232;
10 U.S.C. note prec. 4171).
``(81) Section 938 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. note
prec. 4571).
``(82) Section 1651 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 4571
note).
``(83) Section 1064 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232;
10 U.S.C. 4571 note).
``(84) Section 854 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck'
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2015 (Public Law 113-291; 10 U.S.C. 4571 note).''.

SEC. 5862. DUTY-FREE ENTRY OF SUPPLIES PROCURED BY DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE.

The text of section 874 is hereby deemed to read as
follows:

``SEC. 874. DUTY-FREE ENTRY OF SUPPLIES PROCURED BY
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

``The Secretary of Defense shall--
``(1) track the impact of economic fluctuations, include
tariffs, supply chain disruptions and inflation, on all major
prime contracts entered into by the Department of Defense;
and
``(2) not later than January 30, 2026, submit to the
congressional defense committees a report that includes--
``(A) an assessment of cost increases to both the
Department and contractors as a result of tariffs imposed
under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and section 232 of the Trade Expansion
Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862);
``(B) an assessment of the effects of such tariffs on
supply chains and lead times for major defense platforms; and
``(C) a summary of agreements entered into under section
4851 of title 10, United States Code, and an assessment of
the application of those agreements to the defense supply
chain.''.

TITLE LX--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations

SEC. 6011. SUPPORT FOR COUNTERDRUG ACTIVITIES AND ACTIVITIES
TO COUNTER TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME.

The text of section 1033 is hereby deemed to read as
follows:

``SEC. 1033. SUPPORT FOR COUNTERDRUG ACTIVITIES AND
ACTIVITIES TO COUNTER TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED
CRIME.

``Subsection (h) of section 284 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
``(1) in paragraph (1)--
``(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as
subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and
``(B) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as redesignated
by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the following new
subparagraph:
``(A) In the case of support for a purpose described in
subsection (b)--
``(i) the agency to which support is provided;
``(ii) the budget, and anticipated delivery schedule for
support;
``(iii) the source of funds provided for the project or
purpose;
``(iv) a description of the arrangements, if any, for the
sustainment of the project or purpose and the source of funds
to support sustainment of the capabilities and performance
outcomes achieved using such support, if applicable;
``(v) a description of the objectives for the project or
purpose; and
``(vi) information, including the amount, type, and
purpose, about the support provided the agency during the
three fiscal years preceding the fiscal year for which the
support covered by the notice is provided under this section
with respect to--

``(I) this section;
``(II) counterdrug activities authorized by section 1033 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998
(Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1811); or
``(III) any other significant program, account, or activity
for the provision of security assistance that the Secretary
of Defense and the Secretary of State consider appropriate.
and

``(2) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by striking `the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives'
and inserting `the congressional defense committees'.''.

Subtitle F--Other Matters

SEC. 6021. TAKING OR TRANSMITTING VIDEO OF DEFENSE
INFORMATION PROHIBITED.

Section 793 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting ``video,'' after ``photographic negative,'' each
place such term appears.

SEC. 6022. STUDY AND REPORT.

Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall--
(1) conduct a study on the transparency and cooperation
regarding--
(A) brokers and dealers that are a member of a national
securities association and registered with the Securities and
Exchange Commission that are controlled by or organized under
the laws of the People's Republic of China; and
(B) investment advisors registered with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and controlled by or organized under the
laws of the People's Republic of China; and
(2) submit to Congress a report that includes the results
of the study conducted under paragraph (1).

SEC. 6023. INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR ENERGY.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``International Nuclear Energy Act of 2025''.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Advanced nuclear reactor.--The term ``advanced nuclear
reactor'' means--
(A) a nuclear fission reactor, including a prototype plant
(as defined in sections 50.2 and 52.1 of title 10, Code of
Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)), with
significant improvements compared to reactors operating on
October 19, 2016, including improvements such as--
(i) additional inherent safety features;
(ii) lower waste yields;
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(iv) increased tolerance to loss of fuel cooling;
(v) enhanced reliability or improved resilience;
(vi) increased proliferation resistance;
(vii) increased thermal efficiency;
(viii) reduced consumption of cooling water and other
environmental impacts;
(ix) the ability to integrate into electric applications
and nonelectric applications;
(x) modular sizes to allow for deployment that corresponds
with the demand for electricity or process heat; and
(xi) operational flexibility to respond to changes in
demand for electricity or process heat and to complement
integration with intermittent renewable energy or energy
storage;
(B) a fusion machine (as defined in section 11 of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014)); and
(C) a radioisotope power system that utilizes heat from
radioactive decay to generate energy.
(2) Ally or partner nation.--The term ``ally or partner
nation'' means--
(A) the Government of any country that is a member of the
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development;
(B) the Government of the Republic of India; and
(C) the Government of any country designated as an ally or
partner nation by the Secretary of State for purposes of this
section.
(3) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the Committees on Foreign Relations, Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs, and Energy and Natural Resources of
the Senate; and
(B) the Committees on Foreign Affairs and Energy and
Commerce of the House of Representatives.
(4) Associated entity.--The term ``associated entity''
means an entity that--
(A) is owned, controlled, or operated by--
(i) an ally or partner nation; or
(ii) an associated individual; or
(B) is organized under the laws of, or otherwise subject to
the jurisdiction of, a country described in paragraph (2),
including a corporation that is incorporated in a country
described in that paragraph.
(5) Associated individual.--The term ``associated
individual'' means a foreign national who is a national of a
country described in paragraph (2).
(6) Civil nuclear.--The term ``civil nuclear'' means
activities relating to--
(A) nuclear plant construction;
(B) nuclear fuel services;
(C) nuclear energy financing;
(D) nuclear plant operations;
(E) nuclear plant regulation;
(F) nuclear medicine;
(G) nuclear safety;
(H) community engagement in areas in reasonable proximity
to nuclear sites;
(I) infrastructure support for nuclear energy;
(J) nuclear plant decommissioning;
(K) nuclear liability;
(L) safe storage and safe disposal of spent nuclear fuel;
(M) environmental safeguards;
(N) nuclear nonproliferation and security; and
(O) technology related to the matters described in
subparagraphs (A) through (N).
(7) Embarking civil nuclear nation.--
(A) In general.--The term ``embarking civil nuclear
nation'' means a country that--
(i) does not have a civil nuclear energy program;
(ii) is in the process of developing or expanding a civil
nuclear energy program, including safeguards and a legal and
regulatory framework, for--

(I) nuclear safety;
(II) nuclear security;
(III) radioactive waste management;
(IV) civil nuclear energy;
(V) environmental safeguards;
(VI) community engagement in areas in reasonable proximity
to nuclear sites;
(VII) nuclear liability; or
(VIII) advanced nuclear reactor licensing;

(iii) is in the process of selecting, developing,
constructing, or utilizing advanced light water reactors,
advanced nuclear reactors, or advanced civil nuclear
technologies; or
(iv) is eligible to receive development lending from the
World Bank.
(B) Exclusions.--The term ``embarking civil nuclear
nation'' does not include--
(i) the People's Republic of China;
(ii) the Russian Federation;
(iii) the Republic of Belarus;
(iv) the Islamic Republic of Iran;
(v) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;
(vi) the Republic of Cuba;
(vii) the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela;
(viii) Burma; or
(ix) any other country--

(I) the property or interests in property of the government
of which are blocked pursuant to the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); or
(II) the government of which the Secretary of State has
determined has repeatedly provided support for acts of
international terrorism for purposes of--

(aa) section 620A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2371(a));
(bb) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2780(d));
(cc) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Export Control Reform
Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)(1)(A)(i)); or
(dd) any other relevant provision of law.
(8) National energy dominance council.--The term ``National
Energy Dominance Council'' means the National Energy
Dominance Council established within the Executive Office of
the President under Executive Order 14213 (90 Fed. Reg. 9945;
relating to establishing the National Energy Dominance
Council).
(9) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Energy.
(10) Spent nuclear fuel.--The term ``spent nuclear fuel''
has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Nuclear
Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101).
(11) U.S. nuclear energy company.--The term ``U.S. nuclear
energy company'' means a company that--
(A) is organized under the laws of, or otherwise subject to
the jurisdiction of, the United States; and
(B) is involved in the nuclear energy industry.
(c) Nuclear Exports Working Group.--
(1) Establishment.--There is established a working group,
to be known as the ``Nuclear Exports Working Group''
(referred to in this subsection as the ``working group'').
(2) Composition.--The working group shall be composed of--
(A) senior-level Federal officials, selected internally by
the applicable Federal agency or organization, from any
Federal agency or organization that the President determines
to be appropriate; and
(B) other senior-level Federal officials, selected
internally by the applicable Federal agency or organization,
from any other Federal agency or organization that the
Secretary determines to be appropriate.
(3) Reporting.--The working group shall report to the
President or 1 or more Federal officials designated by the
President, if applicable.
(4) Duties.--The working group shall coordinate, not less
frequently than quarterly, with the Civil Nuclear Trade
Advisory Committee of the Department of Commerce, the Nuclear
Energy Advisory Committee of the Department of Energy, and
other advisory or stakeholder groups, as necessary, to
maintain an accurate and up-to-date knowledge of the standing
of civil nuclear exports from the United States, including
with respect to meeting the targets established as part of
the 10-year civil nuclear trade strategy described in
paragraph (5)(A).
(5) Strategy.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the working group shall establish a
10-year civil nuclear trade strategy, including biennial
targets for the export of civil nuclear technologies,
including light water and non-light water reactors and
associated equipment and technologies, civil nuclear
materials, and nuclear fuel that align with meeting
international energy demand while seeking to avoid or reduce
emissions and prevent the dissemination of nuclear
technology, materials, and weapons to adversarial nations and
terrorist groups.
(B) Collaboration required.--In establishing the strategy
under subparagraph (A), the working group shall collaborate
with--
(i) any Federal agency that the President determines to be
appropriate; and
(ii) representatives of private industry and experts in
nuclear security and risk reduction, as appropriate.
(d) Engagement With Ally or Partner Nations.--
(1) In general.--The President shall launch, in accordance
with applicable nuclear technology export laws (including
regulations), an international initiative to modernize the
civil nuclear outreach to embarking civil nuclear nations.
(2) Financing.--
(A) In general.--In carrying out the initiative described
in paragraph (1), the President, acting through an
appropriate Federal official, and in coordination with the
officials described in subparagraph (B), may, if the
President determines to be appropriate, seek to establish
cooperative financing relationships for the export of civil
nuclear technology, components, materials, and infrastructure
to embarking civil nuclear nations.
(B) Officials described.--The officials referred to in
subparagraph (A) are--
(i) appropriate officials of any Federal agency that the
President determines to be appropriate; and
(ii) appropriate officials representing foreign countries
and governments, including--

(I) ally or partner nations;
(II) embarking civil nuclear nations; and
(III) any other country or government that the President
(or 1 or more Federal officials designated by the President)
and the officials described in clause (i) jointly determine
to be appropriate.

(3) Activities.--In carrying out the initiative described
in paragraph (1), the President shall--
(A) assist nongovernmental organizations and appropriate
offices, administrations, agencies, laboratories, and
programs of the Department of Energy and other relevant
Federal agencies and offices in providing education and
training to foreign governments in nuclear safety, security,
and safeguards--
(i) through engagement with the International Atomic Energy
Agency; or
(ii) independently, if the applicable entity determines
that it would be more advantageous under the circumstances to
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the applicable education and training independently;
(B) assist the efforts of the International Atomic Energy
Agency to expand the support provided by the International
Atomic Energy Agency to embarking civil nuclear nations for
nuclear safety, security, and safeguards;
(C) coordinate with appropriate Federal departments and
agencies on efforts to expand outreach to the private
investment community and establish public-private financing
relationships that enable the adoption of civil nuclear
technologies by embarking civil nuclear nations, including
through exports from the United States;
(D) seek to better coordinate, to the maximum extent
practicable, the work carried out by any Federal agency that
the President determines to be appropriate; and
(E) coordinate with the Export-Import Bank of the United
States to improve the efficient and effective exporting and
importing of civil nuclear technologies and materials.
(e) Cooperative Financing Relationships With Ally or
Partner Nations and Embarking Civil Nuclear Nations.--
(1) In general.--The President shall designate an
appropriate White House official to coordinate with the
officials described in subsection (d)(2)(B) to develop, as
the President determines to be appropriate, financing
relationships with ally or partner nations to assist in the
adoption of civil nuclear technologies exported from the
United States or ally or partner nations to embarking civil
nuclear nations.
(2) United states competitiveness clauses.--
(A) Definition of united states competitiveness clause.--In
this paragraph, the term ``United States competitiveness
clause'' means any United States competitiveness provision in
any agreement entered into by the Department of Energy,
including--
(i) a cooperative agreement;
(ii) a cooperative research and development agreement; and
(iii) a patent waiver.
(B) Consideration.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the
relevant officials described in that paragraph shall consider
the impact of United States competitiveness clauses on any
financing relationships entered into or proposed to be
entered into under that paragraph.
(C) Waiver.--The Secretary shall facilitate waivers of
United States competitiveness clauses as necessary to
facilitate financing relationships with ally or partner
nations under paragraph (1).
(f) Cooperation With Ally or Partner Nations on Advanced
Nuclear Reactor Demonstration and Cooperative Research
Facilities for Civil Nuclear Energy.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in
coordination with the Secretary and the Secretary of
Commerce, shall conduct bilateral and multilateral meetings
with not fewer than 5 ally or partner nations, with the aim
of enhancing nuclear energy cooperation among those ally or
partner nations and the United States, for the purpose of
developing collaborative relationships with respect to
research, development, licensing, and deployment of advanced
nuclear reactor technologies for civil nuclear energy.
(2) Requirement.--The meetings described in paragraph (1)
shall include--
(A) a focus on cooperation to demonstrate and deploy
advanced nuclear reactors, with an emphasis on U.S. nuclear
energy companies, during the 10-year period beginning on the
date of enactment of this Act to provide options for
addressing energy security and environmental impacts; and
(B) a focus on developing a memorandum of understanding or
any other appropriate agreement between the United States and
ally or partner nations with respect to--
(i) the demonstration and deployment of advanced nuclear
reactors; and
(ii) the development of cooperative research facilities.
(3) Financing arrangements.--In conducting the meetings
described in paragraph (1), the Secretary of State, in
coordination with the Secretary, the Secretary of Commerce,
and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies and only
after initial consultation with the appropriate committees of
Congress, shall seek to develop financing arrangements to
share the costs of the demonstration and deployment of
advanced nuclear reactors and the development of cooperative
research facilities with the ally or partner nations
participating in those meetings.
(g) International Civil Nuclear Energy Cooperation.--
Section 959B of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
16279b) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``The Secretary'' and inserting the following:
``(a) In General.--The Secretary'';
(2) in subsection (a) (as so designated)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``financing,''; and
(ii) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the end;
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``preparations for'';
and
(ii) in subparagraph (C)(v), by striking the period at the
end and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) to support, with the concurrence of the Secretary of
State, the safe, secure, and peaceful use of civil nuclear
technology in countries developing nuclear energy programs,
with a focus on countries that have increased civil nuclear
cooperation with the Russian Federation or the People's
Republic of China; and
``(4) to promote the fullest utilization of the reactors,
fuel, equipment, services, and technology of U.S. nuclear
energy companies (as defined in subsection (b) of the
International Nuclear Energy Act of 2025) in civil nuclear
energy programs outside the United States through--
``(A) bilateral and multilateral arrangements developed and
executed with the concurrence of the Secretary of State that
contain commitments for the utilization of the reactors,
fuel, equipment, services, and technology of U.S. nuclear
energy companies (as defined in that subsection);
``(B) the designation of 1 or more U.S. nuclear energy
companies (as defined in that subsection) to implement an
arrangement under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary
determines that the designation is necessary and appropriate
to achieve the objectives of this section; and
``(C) the waiver of any provision of law relating to
competition with respect to any activity related to an
arrangement under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary, in
consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of
Commerce, determines that a waiver is necessary and
appropriate to achieve the objectives of this section.''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Requirements.--The program under subsection (a) shall
be supported in consultation with the Secretary of State and
implemented by the Secretary--
``(1) to facilitate, to the maximum extent practicable,
workshops and expert-based exchanges to engage industry,
stakeholders, and foreign governments with respect to
international civil nuclear issues, such as--
``(A) training;
``(B) financing;
``(C) safety;
``(D) security;
``(E) safeguards;
``(F) liability;
``(G) advanced fuels;
``(H) operations; and
``(I) options for multinational cooperation with respect to
the disposal of spent nuclear fuel (as defined in section 2
of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101));
and
``(2) in coordination with any Federal agency that the
President determines to be appropriate.
``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of funds
appropriated or otherwise made available to the Secretary to
carry out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151
et seq.) in fiscal years 2026 through 2030, the Secretary may
use $15,500,000 to carry out this section.''.
(h) International Civil Nuclear Program Support.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in
coordination with the Secretary and 1 or more other Federal
officials designated by the President, if applicable, shall
launch an international initiative (referred to in this
subsection as the ``initiative'') to provide financial
assistance to, and facilitate the building of technical
capacities by, in accordance with this subsection, embarking
civil nuclear nations for activities relating to the
development of civil nuclear energy programs.
(2) Financial assistance.--
(A) In general.--In carrying out the initiative, the
Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary and 1
or more other Federal officials designated by the President,
if applicable, is authorized to award grants of financial
assistance in amounts not greater than $5,500,000 to
embarking civil nuclear nations in accordance with this
paragraph--
(i) for activities relating to the development of civil
nuclear energy programs; and
(ii) to facilitate the building of technical capacities for
those activities.
(B) Limitations.--The Secretary of State, in coordination
with the Secretary and 1 or more other Federal officials
designated by the President, if applicable, may award--
(i) not more than 1 grant of financial assistance under
subparagraph (A) to any 1 embarking civil nuclear nation each
fiscal year; and
(ii) not more than a total of 5 grants of financial
assistance under subparagraph (A) to any 1 embarking civil
nuclear nation.
(3) Senior advisors.--
(A) In general.--In carrying out the initiative, the
Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary and 1
or more other Federal officials designated by the President,
if applicable, is authorized to provide financial assistance
to an embarking civil nuclear nation for the purpose of
contracting with a U.S. nuclear energy company to hire 1 or
more senior advisors to assist the embarking civil nuclear
nation in establishing a civil nuclear program.
(B) Requirement.--A senior advisor described in
subparagraph (A) shall have relevant experience and
qualifications to advise the embarking civil nuclear nation
on, and facilitate on behalf of the embarking civil nuclear
nation, 1 or more of the following activities:
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(ii) The development of a standardized financing and
project management framework for the construction of nuclear
power plants.
(iii) The development of a standardized licensing framework
for--

(I) light water civil nuclear technologies; and
(II) non-light water civil nuclear technologies and
advanced nuclear reactors.

(iv) The identification of qualified organizations and
service providers.
(v) The identification of funds to support payment for
services required to develop a civil nuclear program.
(vi) Market analysis.
(vii) The identification of the safety, security,
safeguards, and nuclear governance required for a civil
nuclear program.
(viii) Risk allocation, risk management, and nuclear
liability.
(ix) Technical assessments of nuclear reactors and
technologies.
(x) The identification of actions necessary to participate
in a global nuclear liability regime based on the Convention
on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage, with Annex,
done at Vienna September 12, 1997 (TIAS 15-415).
(xi) Stakeholder engagement.
(xii) Management of spent nuclear fuel and nuclear waste.
(xiii) Any other major activities to support the
establishment of a civil nuclear program, such as the
establishment of export, financing, construction, training,
operations, and education requirements.
(C) Clarification.--Financial assistance under this
paragraph is authorized to be provided to an embarking civil
nuclear nation in addition to any financial assistance
provided to that embarking civil nuclear nation under
paragraph (2).
(4) Limitation on assistance to embarking civil nuclear
nations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Offices of the Inspectors General for the
Department of State and the Department of Energy shall
coordinate--
(A) to establish and submit to the appropriate committees
of Congress a joint strategic plan to conduct comprehensive
oversight of activities authorized under this subsection to
prevent fraud, waste, and abuse; and
(B) to engage in independent and effective oversight of
activities authorized under this subsection through joint or
individual audits, inspections, investigations, or
evaluations.
(5) Authorization of appropriations.--Of funds appropriated
or otherwise made available to the Secretary of State to
carry out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151
et seq.) in fiscal years 2026 through 2030, the Secretary of
State may use $50,000,000 to carry out this subsection.
(i) Biennial Cabinet-level International Conference on
Nuclear Safety, Security, Safeguards, and Sustainability.--
(1) In general.--The President, in coordination with
international partners, as determined by the President, and
industry, shall hold a biennial conference on civil nuclear
safety, security, safeguards, and sustainability (referred to
in this subsection as a ``conference'').
(2) Conference functions.--It is the sense of Congress that
each conference should--
(A) be a forum in which ally or partner nations may engage
with each other for the purpose of reinforcing the commitment
to--
(i) nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and
sustainability;
(ii) environmental safeguards; and
(iii) local community engagement in areas in reasonable
proximity to nuclear sites; and
(B) facilitate--
(i) the development of--

(I) joint commitments and goals to improve--

(aa) nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and
sustainability;
(bb) environmental safeguards; and
(cc) local community engagement in areas in reasonable
proximity to nuclear sites;

(II) stronger international institutions that support
nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and sustainability;
(III) cooperative financing relationships to promote
competitive alternatives to Chinese and Russian financing;
(IV) a standardized financing and project management
framework for the construction of civil nuclear power plants;
(V) a standardized licensing framework for civil nuclear
technologies;
(VI) a strategy to change internal policies of
multinational development banks, such as the World Bank, to
support the financing of civil nuclear projects;
(VII) a document containing any lessons learned from
countries that have partnered with the Russian Federation or
the People's Republic of China with respect to civil nuclear
power, including any detrimental outcomes resulting from that
partnership; and
(VIII) a global civil nuclear liability regime;

(ii) cooperation for enhancing the overall aspects of civil
nuclear power, such as--

(I) nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and
sustainability;
(II) nuclear laws (including regulations);
(III) waste management;
(IV) quality management systems;
(V) technology transfer;
(VI) human resources development;
(VII) localization;
(VIII) reactor operations;
(IX) nuclear liability; and
(X) decommissioning; and

(iii) the development and determination of the mechanisms
described in subparagraphs (G) and (H) of subsection (j)(1),
if the President intends to establish an Advanced Reactor
Coordination and Resource Center as described in that
subsection.
(3) Input from industry and government.--It is the sense of
Congress that each conference should include a meeting that
convenes nuclear industry leaders and leaders of government
agencies with expertise relating to nuclear safety, security,
safeguards, or sustainability to discuss best practices
relating to--
(A) the safe and secure use, storage, and transport of
nuclear and radiological materials;
(B) managing the evolving cyber threat to nuclear and
radiological security; and
(C) the role that the nuclear industry should play in
nuclear and radiological safety, security, and safeguards,
including with respect to the safe and secure use, storage,
and transport of nuclear and radiological materials,
including spent nuclear fuel and nuclear waste.
(j) Advanced Reactor Coordination and Resource Center.--
(1) In general.--The President shall consider the
feasibility of leveraging existing activities or frameworks
or, as necessary, establishing a center, to be known as the
``Advanced Reactor Coordination and Resource Center''
(referred to in this subsection as the ``Center''), for the
purposes of--
(A) identifying qualified organizations and service
providers--
(i) for embarking civil nuclear nations;
(ii) to develop and assemble documents, contracts, and
related items required to establish a civil nuclear program;
and
(iii) to develop a standardized model for the establishment
of a civil nuclear program that can be used by the
International Atomic Energy Agency;
(B) coordinating with countries participating in the Center
and with the Nuclear Exports Working Group established under
subsection (c)--
(i) to identify funds to support payment for services
required to develop a civil nuclear program;
(ii) to provide market analysis; and
(iii) to create--

(I) project structure models;
(II) models for electricity market analysis;
(III) models for nonelectric applications market analysis;
and
(IV) financial models;

(C) identifying and developing the safety, security,
safeguards, and nuclear governance required for a civil
nuclear program;
(D) supporting multinational regulatory standards to be
developed by countries with civil nuclear programs and
experience;
(E) developing and strengthening communications,
engagement, and consensus-building;
(F) carrying out any other major activities to support
export, financing, education, construction, training, and
education requirements relating to the establishment of a
civil nuclear program;
(G) developing mechanisms for how to fund and staff the
Center; and
(H) determining mechanisms for the selection of the
location or locations of the Center.
(2) Objective.--The President shall carry out paragraph (1)
with the objective of establishing the Center if the
President determines that it is feasible to do so.
(k) Strategic Infrastructure Fund Working Group.--
(1) Establishment.--There is established a working group,
to be known as the ``Strategic Infrastructure Fund Working
Group'' (referred to in this subsection as the ``working
group'') to provide input on the feasibility of establishing
a program to support strategically important capital-
intensive infrastructure projects.
(2) Composition.--The working group shall be composed of--
(A) senior-level Federal officials, selected by the head of
the applicable Federal agency or organization, from any
Federal agency or organization that the President determines
to be appropriate;
(B) other senior-level Federal officials, selected by the
head of the applicable Federal agency or organization, from
any other Federal agency or organization that the Secretary
determines to be appropriate; and
(C) any senior-level Federal official selected by the
President or 1 or more Federal officials designated by the
President from any Federal agency or organization.
(3) Reporting.--The working group shall report to the
National Security Council.
(4) Duties.--The working group shall--
(A) provide direction and advice to the officials described
in subsection (d)(2)(B)(i) and appropriate Federal agencies,
as determined by the working group, with respect to the
establishment of a Strategic Infrastructure Fund (referred to
in this paragraph as the ``Fund'') to be used--
(i) to support those aspects of projects relating to--

(I) civil nuclear technologies; and
(II) microprocessors; and

(ii) for strategic investments identified by the working
group; and
(B) address critical areas in determining the appropriate
design for the Fund, including--
(i) transfer of assets to the Fund;
(ii) transfer of assets from the Fund;
(iii) how assets in the Fund should be invested; and
(iv) governance and implementation of the Fund.

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(5) Briefing and report required.--
(A) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the working group shall brief the
committees described in subparagraph (C) on the status of the
development of the processes necessary to implement this
subsection.
(B) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the working group shall submit to the
committees described in subparagraph (C) a report on the
findings of the working group that includes suggested
legislative text for how to establish and structure a
Strategic Infrastructure Fund.
(C) Committees described.--The committees referred to in
subparagraphs (A) and (B) are--
(i) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Armed
Services, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the
Committee on Environment and Public Works, the Committee on
Finance, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
and
(ii) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on
Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on
Ways and Means, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives.
(D) Administration of the fund.--The report submitted under
subparagraph (B) shall include suggested legislative language
requiring all expenditures from a Strategic Infrastructure
Fund established in accordance with this subsection to be
administered by the Secretary of State (or a designee of the
Secretary of State).
(l) Joint Assessment Between the United States and India on
Nuclear Liability Rules.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of State, in consultation
with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and
agencies, shall establish and maintain within the U.S.-India
Strategic Security Dialogue a joint consultative mechanism
with the Government of the Republic of India that convenes on
a recurring basis--
(A) to assess the implementation of the Agreement for
Cooperation between the Government of the United States of
America and the Government of India Concerning Peaceful Uses
of Nuclear Energy, signed at Washington October 10, 2008
(TIAS 08-1206);
(B) to discuss opportunities for the Republic of India to
align domestic nuclear liability rules with international
norms; and
(C) to develop a strategy for the United States and the
Republic of India to pursue bilateral and multilateral
diplomatic engagements related to analyzing and implementing
those opportunities.
(2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years,
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of
other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that
describes the joint assessment developed pursuant to
paragraph (1)(A).
(m) Rule of Construction.--Except as expressly stated in
this section, nothing in this section may be construed to
alter or otherwise affect the interpretation or
implementation of section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of
1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153) or any other provision of law,
including the requirement that agreements pursuant to that
section be submitted to Congress for consideration.
(n) Sunset.--This section and the amendments made by this
section shall cease to have effect on the date that is 20
years after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 6024. NATIONAL REGISTRY OF KOREAN AMERICAN DIVIDED
FAMILIES.

(a) National Registry.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of State, acting through the
Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues, the
Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, or such
other individual as the Secretary may designate, shall--
(A) engage, to the extent practicable, Korean American
families who wish to be reunited with family members residing
in North Korea from which such Korean American families were
divided after the signing of the Agreement Concerning a
Military Armistice in Korea, signed at Panmunjom July 27,
1953 (commonly referred to as the ``Korean War Armistice
Agreement'' ), in anticipation of future reunions for such
families and family members, including in-person and video
reunions; and
(B) establish a private, internal national registry of the
names and other relevant information of such Korean American
families--
(i) to facilitate such future reunions; and
(ii) to provide for a repository of information about such
Korean American families and family members in North Korea,
including information about individuals who may be deceased.
(2) Disclosure of information.--The Secretary of State may
enter into agreements with Korean individuals and families,
academic institutions, or other members of the public, as
appropriate, to share, in whole or in part, information
collected and housed in the database if--
(A) the United States person whose personally identifiable
information would be disclosed as a result of an agreement
has provided consent to such disclosure; and
(B) the agreement outlines reasonable steps and commitments
to ensure that any information disclosed as a result of such
agreement is--
(i) kept private and confidential; and
(ii) will not be disclosed improperly to other parties
outside the agreement.
(b) Actions to Facilitate Dialogue Between the United
States and North Korea.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of State should take steps
to ensure that any direct dialogue between the United States
and North Korea includes progress towards holding future
reunions for Korean American families and their family
members in North Korea.
(2) Consultations.--The Secretary of State shall consult
with the Government of the Republic of Korea, as appropriate,
in carrying out this subsection.
(3) Reporting requirement.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of State, acting through the
Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues, shall
include in each report required under section 107(d) of the
North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7817(d)) a
description of the consultations described in paragraph (2)
conducted during the year preceding the submission of the
report.
(B) Elements.--The reporting required under subparagraph
(A) should include--
(i) the status of the national registry established
pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(B);
(ii) the number of individuals included on the registry
who--

(I) have met their family members in North Korea during
previous reunions; and
(II) have yet to meet their family members in North Korea;

(iii) a summary of responses by North Korea to requests by
the United States Government to hold reunions of divided
families; and
(iv) a description of actions taken by North Korea that
prevent the emigration of family members of Korean American
families.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives.

SEC. 6025. REPORTS ON FOOD INSECURITY IN ARMED FORCES.

Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of
this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to Congress a report on food insecurity
in the Armed Forces.

SEC. 6026. ALIGNMENT OF UPDATES OF STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE
MANUFACTURING USA PROGRAM WITH UPDATES TO
NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.

(a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 34(i) of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C.
278s(i)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and update not less
frequently than once every 3 years thereafter,'';
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (M) as
subparagraphs (E) through (N), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C), the following new
bsubparagraph:
``(D) to update the strategic plan developed under
subparagraph (C) not less frequently than once every 4 years
such that the planning cycle for the updates aligns with the
planning cycle for updates to the National Strategy for
Advanced Manufacturing required under section 102(c)(4) of
the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C.
6622(c)(4)) to better ensure the Program reflects the
priorities of the national strategy;''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further
amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``paragraph (2)(C)'' and
inserting ``subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (2)''; and
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``paragraph (2)(C)'' and
inserting ``subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) and any update
to the plan required under subparagraph (D) of such
paragraph''.

SEC. 6027. EXTENSION OF DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950.

Section 717(a) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50
U.S.C. 4564(a)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2025''
and inserting ``September 30, 2026''.

SEC. 6028. INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS UNDER THE FOREIGN AGENTS
REGISTRATION ACT.

(a) Definition of Informational Material.--Section 1 of the
Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22
U.S.C. 611) is amended by inserting after subsection (p) the
following:
``(q) Informational Material.--The term `informational
material' means any material that a person disseminating the
material believes or has reason to believe will, or that the
person intends to in any way, influence any agency or
official of the Government of the United States or any
section of the public within the United States with reference
to--
``(1) formulating, adopting, or changing the domestic or
foreign policies of the United States; or
``(2) the political or public interests, policies, or
relations of a government of a foreign country or a foreign
political party.''.
(b) Filing and Labeling of Informational Materials and
Requests for Information or Advice.--Section 4 of the Foreign
Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 614)
is amended--

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(1) in the section heading, by striking ``political
propaganda'' and inserting ``informational materials'';
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``that states the name
of the foreign country in which the foreign principal is
located,'' after ``on behalf of the foreign principal,''; and
(3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
``(e) Information Furnished to Agencies or Officials of the
United States Government.--It shall be unlawful for any
person within the United States who is an agent of a foreign
principal required to register under the provisions of this
Act to transmit, convey, or otherwise furnish to any agency
or official of the Government (including a Member or
committee of either House of Congress) for or in the
interests of such foreign principal any informational
material or to request from any such agency or official for
or in the interests of such foreign principal any information
or advice with respect to any matter pertaining to the
political or public interests, policies, or relations of a
foreign country or of a political party or pertaining to the
foreign or domestic policies of the United States unless the
informational material or the request is prefaced or
accompanied by a true and accurate statement to the effect
that such person is registered as an agent of such foreign
principal under this Act.''.
(c) Reports to the Congress.--Section 11 of the Foreign
Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 621)
is amended by striking ``political propaganda'' and inserting
``informational material''.

SEC. 6029. CREDIT MONITORING.

(a) In General.--The Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C.
1681 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 605A(k) (15 U.S.C. 1681c-1(k))--
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Armed forces.--The term `armed forces' has the
meaning given the term in section 101(a) of title 10, United
States Code.
``(B) Armed forces member consumer.--The term `armed forces
member consumer' means a consumer who, regardless of duty
status, is a member of the armed forces.''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``active duty military
consumer'' and inserting ``armed forces member consumer'';
and
(2) in section 625(b)(1)(K) (15 U.S.C. 1681t(b)(1)(K)), by
striking ``active duty military consumers'' and inserting
``armed forces member consumers''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a)
shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 6030. TREATMENT OF EXEMPTIONS UNDER THE FOREIGN AGENTS
REGISTRATION ACT OF 1938.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation, and
Obscured Foreign Financing Act of 2025'' or the ``PAID OFF
Act of 2025''.
(b) Treatment of Exemptions Under the Foreign Agents
Registration Act of 1938.--Section 3 of the Foreign Agents
Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 613), is
amended--
(1) in the matter preceding subsection (a), by inserting
``, except as provided in subsection (i)'' after
``principals''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(i) Limitations.--The exemptions under subsections
(d)(1), (d)(2), and (h) shall not apply to any agent of a
foreign principal that is a corporate or government entity
that is owned or controlled by 1 or more of the identified
countries listed in clauses (i) through (v) of section
1(m)(1)(A) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(m)(1)(A)).''.
(c) Mechanism to Amend Definition of ``Country of
Concern''.--Section 1(m) of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(m)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs
(7) and (8), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
``(6) Modification to definition of `country of concern'.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary of State may, in
consultation with the Attorney General, propose the addition
or deletion of countries described in paragraph (1)(A).
``(B) Submission.--Any proposal described in subparagraph
(A) shall--
``(i) be submitted to the Chairman and Ranking Member of
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary
of the House of Representatives; and
``(ii) become effective upon enactment of a joint
resolution of approval as described in subparagraph (C).
``(C) Joint resolution of approval.--
``(i) In general.--For purposes of subparagraph (B)(ii),
the term `joint resolution of approval' means only a joint
resolution--

``(I) that does not have a preamble;
``(II) that includes in the matter after the resolving
clause the following: `That Congress approves the
modification of the definition of ``country of concern''
under section 1(m) of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956, as submitted by the Secretary of State on ____;
and section 1(m)(1)(A) of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(m)(1)(A)) is amended
by ______